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(Click on icon next to class or event title or scroll down for class descriptions & instructor bios.)
Click here to jump to classes held at the Goodman Community Center in Madison
* Hatha Yoga--IN MAZO: 6:15-7:15 p.m. Tuesdays, ongoing
*Low-flying trapeze (kids)--IN MAZO: Tuesdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Sept. 28-Nov. 2 (session I) and Nov. 9-Dec. 14 (session II)
*Low-flying trapeze (teens/adults)--IN MAZO: Tuesdays, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 28-Nov. 2 (session I) and Nov. 9-Dec. 14 (session II)
*Aerial performance workshop (kids/teens) -- IN MAZO: Sundays, 1:30-3:00 p.m. Sept. 26-Dec. 12, and Jan. 9-23. Performances on Sunday Jan. 30 in Madison, and on Feb. 4-6 in Mazomanie.
* Intro to Aerial Silks (Adults, teens, kids 10 and up)--IN MADISON, GOODMAN COMMUNITY CENTER: 6:45-8 p.m. Wednesdays, Sept. 1-22
* Aerial Arts for Kids (7 and up)--IN MADISON, GOODMAN COMMUNITY CENTER: 4:30-5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Sept. 29-Nov. 17
* Intro to Low-flying Trapeze for adults/teens--In MADISON, GOODMAN COMMUNITY CENTER: 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesdays Sept. 29-Nov. 17
* Ongoing low-flying trapeze for adults/teens (w/ prior experience/instructor consent)--In MADISON, GOODMAN COMMUNITY CENTER: 6:30-8 p.m. Sundays, Sept. 26-Dec. 12
* Private instruction in low-flying trapeze, aerial silks, clowning/physical theater, pilates, creative movement: Contact us for more information!
WEEKLY CLASSES
Register for any of our Mazomanie or Madison-based classes by printing our Mazo Movement Arts Center registration/release form and mailing it to us along with a check for your fee. Click on the instructor's name to read their bio. If you have any questions, please e-mail marcianitaus@yahoo.com or call (608) 669-6403.
Hatha Yoga--IN MAZO: with Marcia Miquelon. Our Hatha Yoga classes are open to all levels with great attention given to the fluid coordination of breath and movement. Begin where you are, and build strength, flexibility, balance, self awareness and inner calm. Asanas (physical postures), pranayama (breath), invigoration and deep relaxation will be a part of every class.
Who: Teens/Adults, all ability levels.
When: Tuesdays, 6:15-7:15 p.m., ongoing
Cost: $70 for an 8-class pass or $10/class to drop in. (go to top of page)
Low-flying trapeze (kids)--IN MAZO: with Marcia Miquelon. This class is intended for new and returning aerialists. After learning/reviewing the basics, we will set up learning, play and practice structures which pose new challenges for all experience levels. We'll spin, fly and dangle from the single-point, low-flying trapeze and other aerial apparatus.
Who: Kids ages 7 and up
When: Tuesdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Sept. 28-Nov. 2 (session I), Nov. 9-Dec. 14 (session II)
Cost: $75 for the 6-week session. Pre-registration is required. Please print our registration/release form and mail it along w/ a check for your fee. (go to top of page)
Low-flying trapeze (teens/adults)--IN MAZO: with Marcia Miquelon. This class will cover the basics of hanging, dangling, flying and floating on single-point, low-flying trapezes and other aerial apparatus. Build strength while having fun; release tension and find length and space in the spine, shoulders and neck.
Who: Teens/adults, no prior experience required
When: Tuesdays, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 28-Nov. 2 (session I), Nov. 9-Dec. 14 (session II)
Cost: $75 for the 6-week session. Pre-registration is required. Please print our registration/release form and mail it along w/ a check for your fee. (go to top of page)
Aerial performance workshop (kids/teens) -- IN MAZO: Join the Wild Rumpus Circus for its next production! Our performance workshops are a wonderful annual tradition involving improvisation, focusing the imagination, and discovering ways to portray whimsical worlds, tell innovative stories and showcase the strength, agility and talent of each unique batch of youth performers. Our efforts will culminate at "Celebrating Youth!" at the Monona Terrace in Madison on Sunday, January 30, and at our next (almost) annual "Wild Rumpus Winter Circus," at the Mazo Movement Arts Center on the weekend of Feb. 4-6.
Who: Youth ages nine and up, with prior aerial experience.
When: Sundays, 1:30-3:00 p.m. Sept. 26-Dec. 12 and Jan. 9-23. Performances on Sunday Jan. 30 at the Monona Terrace in Madison, and Feb. 4-6 in Mazomanie.
Cost: $175 for the 15-week session. Pre-registration is required. Please print our registration/release form and mail it along w/ a check for your fee. (go to top of page)
Intro to Aerial Silks (Adults, teens, kids 10 and up)--IN MADISON, GOODMAN COMMUNITY CENTER: with Luv Joy Seamon.
This class will provide an in-depth introduction to aerial silks technique. Students will learn climbing techniques, footlocks, and basic standing sequences from the footlock, the straddle and the same side hook. We will also use the silks as a sling to teach some of the
basic techniques.
Who: Kids 10 and up, Teens, adults, w/ prior aerial experience (no silks experience required)
When: Wednesdays, 6:45-8 p.m. Sept. 1-22
Cost: $60 for the 4-week session. Pre-registration is required. Please print our registration/release form and mail it along w/ a check for your fee. (go to top of page)
Aerial Arts for Kids (7 and up)--IN MADISON, GOODMAN COMMUNITY CENTER: with Marcia Miquelon. We are thrilled to be offering aerial and circus arts classes at the new Goodman Community Center, 149 Waubesa St. on Madison's near east side. This class is for new and returning youth aerialists. We'll be spinning, flying and dangling from single-point, low-flying trapezes and other aerial apparatus. After learning/reviewing the basics, we will set up learning, play and practice structures which pose new challenges for all experience levels.
Who: Kids ages 7 and up.
When: Weds, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Sept. 29-Nov. 17
Cost: $100 for 8 weeks. Pre-registration is required. Please print our registration/release form and mail it along w/ a check for your fee. (go to top of page)
Intro to Low-flying Trapeze for adults/teens--In MADISON, GOODMAN COMMUNITY CENTER: with Marcia Miquelon. This class will cover the basics of hanging, dangling, flying and floating on single-point, low-flying trapezes and other aerial apparatus. Build strength while having fun; release tension and find length and space in the spine, shoulders and neck.
Who: Teens/adults, no prior experience required
When: Wednesdays, 5:30-7 p.m. Sept. 29-Nov. 17
Cost: $120 for the 8 week session (go to top of page)
Ongoing low-flying trapeze for adults/teens (w/ prior experience/instructor consent)--In MADISON, GOODMAN COMMUNITY CENTER: For aerialists with at least three months of prior aerial instruction and/or consent of the instructor. Build strength and endurance, learn play and practice structures incorporating basic low-flying trapeze vocabulary, and increase your knowledge and skill w/ new hangs and aerial maneuvers.
Who: Teens/adults with prior experience and consent of instructor.
When: Sundays, 6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 26-Dec. 12
Cost: $50 for a four-class pass, or $15/class to drop in. (go to top of page)
Private instruction in low-flying trapeze, aerial silks, clowning/physical theater, pilates, creative movement: with Marcia Miquelon, Gini Knight, Luv Joy Seamon, Jacob Mills. Prepare for a special performance project, indulge in some fun-based personal training, put a special twist on an upcoming birthday party or celebration. With advance planning, we can tailor our instruction to your schedule and goals. Contact us for more information!
INSTRUCTOR'S BIOS
Marcia Miquelon directs the Mazomanie Movement Arts Center. Her background includes ballet, modern, African and Latin dance, along with yoga and contact improvisation. Her love of teaching has taken her from the ski slopes of Utah to the classrooms of Southern Africa. She joined Cycropia Aerial Dance (www.cycropia.org) in 1994, and has performed, choreographed, directed, and served in administrative roles w/ this unique artists collective ever since. She completed Scott Anderson's Alignment Yoga teacher training course, a National Yoga Alliance accredited program, in 2004, and completed her adjunct certification in the Skinner Releasing Technique in 2005. (go to top of page)
Jacob Mills is a professional actor, physical comedian and educator. He has been performing and teaching since 1974. Jacob studied theater at Cabrillo College in California, the Goodman School of Drama at the Art Institute in Chicago, and is a graduate of the Hayes-Marshall School of Theatre in Portland, Oregon. He is a past Artist-In-Residence for the City of Chicago, and his performances have been featured in a wide array of venues in the US and Europe, including schools,theaters,festivals, cruise ships and corporate events. He can be seen and heard on local and regional TV and radio spots. Locally he has performed with Cycropia Aerial Dance, Cherry Pop Burlesque and Chicago's Zyngara New World Circus. He has been a featured instructor at the Rhinelander School of the Arts, offering week-long residencies for the UW Madison. Since 1981 he has toured and performed as the juggling and comedy duo, Cheney and Mills. In 2002, Jacob teamed up with Marcia Miquelon and Rob Summerbell to create The "Let the Wild Rumpus Begin!" Circus Arts Camp, where he teaches mime, mask movement forms, acting, improvisation and a variety of circus skills. (go to top of page)
Luv Joy Seamon is a dancer, choreographer, dance-movement therapist, and has been a certified Pilates instructor since 1999. She was co-founder and co-artistic director of She Performance Collective, a Chicago based modern dance company, and is currently a member of LAVA performance collective, a group that has toured the country with its athletic contact improvisation based performances and workshops. Most Recently she has performed around Wisconsin with Cycropia Aerial Dance and The Wild Rumpus Circus. Luv's training in a variety of physical disciplines such as modern dance, contact improvisation, circus arts, theatre, aerial dance, and diving inform her teaching and performance style. (go to top of page)
Gini Knight has been training on aerial equipment, including aerial silks, for almost ten years. She has worked with Canopy Aerial Dance Studio, Nimble Arts Circus Productions, Pendulum Aerial Dance Theatre, and Cycropia Aerial Dance and performed with Canopy Aerial Dance Studio and Cycropia Aerial Dance. Her silks technique and teacher training methods were developed from working with Susan Murphy, Nicole Mermans, Elsie Smith, and Serenity Smith Forchion. (go to top of page)