Workshops :: Slackline

Slackline

Lex Peters

Saturday & Sunday at 1pm and 3pm @ The Lake

Come learn Slacklining! It is a practice in balance that typically uses nylon or polyester webbing tensioned between two anchor points.

Slacklining is a practice in balance that typically uses nylon or polyester webbing tensioned between two anchor points. Many people suggest slacklining is distinct from tightrope walking in that the line is not held rigidly taut (although it is still under some tension); it is instead dynamic, stretching and bouncing like a long and narrow trampoline.

 

Biography

Lex Peters is a software engineer, gymnastics coach, partner dance instructor and partner acrobat with over 15 years of experience. Lex started partner acrobats in 1997 while studying the Lindyhop. His long-time interest in partner acrobatics is now heavily focused on Acrobatic Yoga.

Lex has collaborated and performed with various dance companies, entertainers, and musicians such as Rennie Harris Puremovement, Master Jay Master Moves, D.J. Venus 7, Angel Studios, Philadelphia Experiment (PEX), and the Trailer Park Trio.