Program

October 17 – 30, 2019

Join Partner Acrobatics for 12 days, 13 nights of high level acro training. This intensive will focus on more difficult tricks, geared towards the intermediate/advanced practitioner.  If you want to refine your technique in hand to hand and other standing skills, come dial in your current challenges, learn the tricks you covet, and do it all in a supportive community full of lightness, laughter, and general shenanigans.

No partner necessary, however if you expect to be training with someone of a particular level we recommend you bring that partner.  While we have a basic level of prerequisite but there is always a blend of experience level.

The price of the training include all classes, accommodation, food and a 30 min private in the longe with your partner or another student from the training

A taste of the material we will be training ……

•Handstands

•Handstands on body parts

•Pops to h2h on L base

•2 high mounts

•Standing hand to hand and reverse hand to hand

•Different entrances into standing h2h

•F2H standing and various entrances

•High transitions

•Pitching

•Whips

•Icarian

The program is complemented with daily prehab sessions. Functional exercises for balanced training, reducing pain, improving performance and recovery time.  We will focus on pulling, low gait work, sequencing and coordination.

 

Teachers

    

Location

Cortijo Caseria Del Mercado is a small organic farm high in the Alpujarras mountains of Andalucia, southern Spain.

In addition to the huge array of fruit and vegetables grown on site, the farm has goats, horses and a peacock breeding sanctuary. The farm also produces its own organic olive oil.

Not only is the Cortijo a working farm it has been adapted as a retreat centre with traditional Spanish accommodation, a natural mineral water swimming pool and a yoga shala.

The local area is fantastic hiking country with spectacular mountain views and isolated “White villages” (paint).

More info on the venue can be found here.

Accommodation

The accommodation is included as part of the course price.

The venues farm buildings offer various basic but comfortable accommodations with a communal and family feel .

Shared accommodation is included in the course fee, numbers permitting. For an additional fee single accommodation may be available, please contact us for availability.

For those camping: please bring all your own camp gear, we don’t provide tents but we have lots of extra blankets.

Food

3 mostly vegetarian meals daily are included in the training fee. Organic and local when possible.

There is a large communal kitchen and 3 smaller kitchens where students can prepare their own snacks etc. Seasonal fruits and vegetables are available from the farm and they are amazing!

How to get there

The cortijo is high in the mountains close to a tiny village called Castaras. The closest town is Orgiva.

We will provide pick up from Orgiva on the 26th at 6pm.  Drop off on the 6th in the morning.

The closest airport Granada is about 1.5 hours away from our venue.

Malaga is 2 hours away but has limited bus connection to Orgiva. Check www.alsa.es timetable.

From Granada you can catch a bus to Orgiva. Check www.alsa.es timetable.

Rental cars are also very cheap at this time of year.

GPS cordinates: 36° 55.543, -3° 16.388

On google maps.

Internet

A wifi connection is available at the Cortijo although it’s not the most reliable or super-fast.

Recommendations

We do recommend that you invest in a good travel insurance then if the unexpected happens you will be well looked after financially.

Prerequisites

We do require require you have some acrobatic skills. We need you to honestly and accurately asses whether the following skills are accessible/of ease to you (while working with someone of similar skill level) as a base OR flyer, at the time of application you must be able to accomplish the skills without a spotter helping (they can be there for safety).

• Spotting-tricks at your level
• 30 second L sit (hand to hand grip)
• 30 second free shoulder stand in hands
• 30 second free star
• 30 second foot to hand-long arms
• 10 sec minimum in hand 2 hand(L base)
• High bird
• Standing foot to hand
• Handstand on thighs

On your application you will be asked to rate your comfort level in the following…. while they are not prerequisites, the more experience you come with the more you will gain out of the training!

• High shoulder stand
• Standing hand to hand
• Pitch to reverse foot to hand
• Inlocate, bucket up, pochetzka
• Fireball

Send us 1 video

1-2 minute acrobatic flow of your choice. The video should represent where you are at skill-wise, however, it doesn’t need to be all of the craziest things you can do—think elements from the preqs! The video also doesn’t need to be of high production quality, a quick one on your cell phone is fine.

 

Fees and Application

Prices

Prices include the training, accommodation and three mostly vegetarian meals daily.

The price of the course does not include flights.  Transport is included from Orgiva.

Prices are per person. Please contact us about the availability of private rooms.

• Shared room  – 1700 Euros
• Camping(bring your own tent) – 1400 Euros

Prerequisites

Before applying please upload your prerequisite video to youtube/facebook etc.

Application

Applications here!

if you have any further questions don’t hesitate to email info@partneracrobatics.com

After being accepted we will send payment details. Only once you have paid your space will be guaranteed at the training.

 

Schedule

 Week One

Week Two