Join us for an L-basing flow experience to remember. Play with rotational momentum, entries, and exits to make your acro graceful and smooth. Dive into new improv tools to test your strength and control. Learn techniques that can be scaled to refine your precision and build the calibration required to level up your acro!
Adi and Devon love co-creating magical flows with unexpected twists and moments to express your own unique connection. Don't miss out on this fun weekend adventure!
Our guest instructors
Adi Firefly enjoys exploring life principles through movement. Her work focuses on building precision, connection, and adaptability as teachable foundations for both individual growth and collaborative practices.
With a background in gymnastics, flow arts, circus, and Feldenkrais techniques, Adi brings a playful and grounded approach to cultivating resilience in acro. She is known for creating safe and dynamic learning environments where practitioners feel supported in challenging themselves as they experience the holistic benefits of acro (such as physical well-being, consent-based touch, social connection, and expressive freedom). From this space of trust and curiosity, she inspires others to explore flow and develop awareness through shared physical dialogue.
Her current work focuses on developing intentional pathways between ground and base, positioning controlled falls and transitional movements as essential components of creative acro technique.
Devon French has been living the acroyoga teacher's life for the last 10 years. Teaching in many countries around the world has led Devon to understand that communication is more than words. From a foundation of strong connection and communication, both verbal and nonverbal, we can explore the many facets of this beautiful practice and open up our minds to what is possible.
Devon is the co-founder of VanCityAcro and has guided many people safely through classes, workshops, retreats, and teacher trainings.
Weekend Schedule
Friday Evening, September 26th
7–9pm: All Levels Flow
Join Adi and Devon to dive into their teaching philosophy. This class will be open level (see prerequisites) as the content will be able to meet you where you're at. Come prepared with your curiosity and willingness to explore some fun concepts and transitions.
Saturday, September 27th
10am–12:30pm: Acro for Eternity
Is your acro practice fun? Interesting?
Learn how to build a practice that keeps you excited about acro (almost) forever. Create a daily flow with us that challenges you in all the ways you want.
2–5pm: Better than Dating: Talking With & Without Words
Try some of our newer transitions, hot off the press! Find ease and fluidity in your movements while learning what graceful partnership is all about. Learn new entrances and exits to spice up your acro practice.
Sunday, September 28th
10am–12:30pm: How to Pick Your Partner Up in “3 Easy Steps”
Building on what we've learned, we’ll dive into the dance of in-between: the fun dips and dances between entrances and exits. You’ll learn some “easy” steps to help pick up your partner (steps which just happen to be woven into a delightfully long and unexpected piece of choreography).
2–5pm: Pushing Your Edge: Finding Your Flow
Expect laughter, creativity, and plenty of “Aha!” moments as we set the stage for a full-on movement adventure where we make art together. Explore the creative process and tap into your own insights along the way.
What happens when we break out of simple poses and dive into creative morphs? Unlock novel possibilities in traditional transitions, diving into improvisational tools that test your strength and control. These techniques aren't just new moves—they are keys to refining your precision & building calibration for artistry and flow state. Come explore with us!
Location
This workshop is hosted in San Francisco at Zaccho Dance Theatre. The venue provides plenty of space, gymnastics mats on a sprung floor, and free street parking.
Prerequisites
This workshop will focus on L-basing skills.
For the full weekend: attendees should be comfortable moving in side stars, and able to transition between star and side star.
For the Friday session only: side star, star.
You do not need to sign up with a partner, we'll help you find other attendees to work with.
