Low fly (aerial dance harness) workshop with Lindsey Butcher
Low fly is a single point harness class in free space that works in and out of contact with the floor using abseil lines and climbing equipment.
Beginning with a movement warm up we’ll then move into the air to revisit some of the fundamentals, before introducing new rigging propositions and use guided improvisation tasks to find moments of suspension and flight whilst dancing on the floor. We’ll work in solos, pairs and groups to explore finding techniques for flying and partnering with momentum and sensitivity, giving and supporting weight and expanding our range of spatial orientation.
Please note this workshop is only for those with previous experience
About Lindsey Butcher
Since graduating from London Contemporary, Lindsey has worked with numerous dance, theatre, circus and opera companies as a dancer, aerialist, teacher, mentor and choreographer. As a dance and aerial practitioner, she has over 38 years of professional practice and remains very active as a performer, choreographer, teacher and mentor.
In 2003, (after winning the Jerwood Award for Circus) Lindsey founded the aerial dance company Gravity & Levity to provide a vehicle for her artistic vision. Much of Lindsey’s aerial choreographic work over the last 15+ years has been ‘building based’ vertical dance commissions, a discipline in which she specializes and she teaches master classes in the UK and Internationally: France, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Canada, Panama and Brazil.
She is also a founder member of the Vertical Dance Forum, a transnational group who received Creative Europe funding to disseminate this practice and support the development of the art form.
Photo: Mark Morreau
More Information
Dates
Sat 3rd May 2025
10.30am-4.30pm
Cost
£70
£60 for Open Training Members (concession rate)
Maximum number of participants
12
Who is it for
This class is for those with some previous experience of aerial dance harness (low-fly) work i.e. you’ve previously attended several classes before either with Lindsey or elsewhere and have at least a basic understanding of the climbing equipment we’ll be using.
Booking
For booking the workshop, please click below. Even if the process for booking shows you the full price, once you log in, it will automatically give you the concession rate if you are an open training member.