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Partner Aerial Dance
Nina Charity
Saturday 11 am @ The Aviary
For the Intermediate to Advanced Level Aerial Dancer, this will teach Aerial Dance style partnering skills that involve spins and static movement on both Silks and Dance Trapeze.
An Intermediate Level or higher is required for this workshop. It lays the groundwork for Partner Aerial Dance on both Silks and Dance Trapeze. It explores basing, holds, physical cues, and transitions for successful apparatus partnering. Please dress for the comfort of both yourself AND your partner!
Biography
NINA CHARITY, Artistic Director of Baltimore Aerial Dance (BAD), grew up as a competitive Figure Skater in Columbia, Md, due to the nature of the sport she was required to take dance classes to better her grace and athleticism. Soon after she enrolled in the University of Maryland Dance program where she obtained a BA in Dance. After graduation to continue dancing she discovered the art of Aerial Dance. By working with Air Dance Bernasconi for a little over 6 years, under the direction of Jayne Bernasconi, she was able to explore the ability to fly through the air gracefully. Her training and performance experiences include the Aerial Dance Festival in Boulder, CO where she performed along side of Elsie and Serenity Smith, Nancy Smith, & Fred Deb. Nina is currently choreographing a full-length show "Wonder", which is to debut in theaters around MD/DC/VA in the summer of 2015.