vertical dance
Low Flying Lab 
/ with Lindsey Butcher (2026)
NOTE: This is a one-week long course. We will be repeating material in week 2.
Low fly is a single point harness class in free space that works in and out of contact with the floor using climbing equipment, abseil lines and harnesses to create moments of suspension and flight.
We’ll begin each class with floor work, leading into aerial exploration using a variety of rigging systems in different configurations and spatial relationships and use guided improvisations to explore each new territory.
We’ll work solo, in 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.
A really fun class which you can take at your own pace – and even better and you don’t have to hold your body weight on your arms!
Lindsey advises wearing at least a couple of snug layers around your hips and waist for your comfort. Long sleeved shirts are also handy for some moves. If you have a preferred climbing harness & any kit (gri gris, rigs, carabiners etc), please bring them with you.
Improver Vertical Dance Technique
/ with Sara Granda (2026)
This class is for people who have some prior experience of vertical dance i.e. you’ve been on the wall before or are a climber. Also, if you love flying, this is your class!
We will start by learning how to safely use vertical dance equipment/gear and work through basic techniques to keep up safe on wall.
Through out the class we will be learning jumps, cartwheels, cool flips, somersaults and some running! Towards the end of the week we will begin to weave these movements into a choreography/phrase. We promise it will be very fun!
Clothing: Something comfortable and thick to protect your skin around your hips and waist.. layer up!!
Improver Vertical Dance Technique
/ with Amy Ell & Belén (2026)
In this beginner-friendly class, the floor is just the starting point. We begin grounded—learning the foundational movements, body awareness, and strength that make vertical dance possible. Then, step by step, we tip the world on its side and start climbing up the wall.
Using harness and rope suspension, you’ll explore how ordinary movement transforms when gravity shifts direction. Walking becomes climbing, falling becomes floating, and the wall becomes your new dance partner. Along the way, you’ll build confidence, coordination, and the thrill of discovering that “up” is simply another direction to dance.
Just bring curiosity and a willingness to look at the wall a little differently.
Improver Vertical Dance Technique
/ with TBC (2026)
This class is for people who have some prior experience of vertical dance i.e. you’ve been on the wall before or are a climber.
We will start by learning how to safely use vertical dance equipment/gear and work through basic techniques to keep up safe on wall. We will focus on posture and alignment with an emphasis on finding ‘your dance’ on the wall.
Through out the class we will be learning jumps, cartwheels and somersaults. Towards the end of the week we will begin to weave these movements into a choreography/phrase. All of this will incorporate partnering and improvisation, to best get to know the wall and orientation.
Clothing: Something comfortable and thick to protect your skin around your hips and waist.. layer up!!
Vertical Dance Rep
/ with Lindsey Butcher (2026)
NOTE: This is a one-week long course that is strictly for aerialists with prior single point sit harness experience! We will be repeating material in week 2.
The focus for this class will be on working through and understanding specific vertical dance body puzzles and orientations applied in some of Lindsey’s own choreography created over several years.
Pre-requisites: Ideally you should be familiar with, confident and competent in demonstrating; Planks (on different planes), finding your balance point on hands or feet, jumping and returning to the wall with control, basic rotations.
NB None of these have to be perfect!
Throughout the week we’ll gradually build up the vocabulary and choreographic material shifting between fast paced dynamic sequencing and slower more sensual phrases – there may well be some counting involved in this class!
As you’ll know (!) we advise wearing at least a couple of snug layers around your hips and waist for your comfort. Long sleeved shirts are also handy for some moves. If you have a preferred climbing harness & any kit (gri gris, rigs, carabiners etc), please bring them with you.
Vertical Dance Technique
/ with Lee Clayden (2026)
NOTE: This is strictly for aerialists with prior single point sit harness experience!
In this class we will assume a proficiency of dancing in the harness, and an ease in moving on the wall.
Lee will work with the group to explore where they are in their practice now and where it can go next.
As you’ll know (!) we advise wearing at least a couple of snug layers around your hips and waist for your comfort. Long sleeved shirts are also handy for some moves. If you have a preferred climbing harness & any kit (gri gris, rigs, carabiners etc), please bring them with you.
If this is your first time in the air, if you don’t know a straddle from a side-pickup, then this is the level for you. All classes are tailored for those who just want to give it a go. These can also be open level classes that adapt to all skill levels.
If you have caught the flying bug but are still very much learning your trade, this is your level. Typically these classes are for those who train in aerial at least two hours per week.
This is for confident and competent aerialists who know their stuff. If you are looking to improve your technique and find your own creative voice in the air, well, you’ve found your level right here. This level might require submission of a video to demonstrate skill.
For professionals or highly skilled practitioners only. These are exclusive classes taught by internationally renowned tutors. All classes at this level may require video submissions to demonstrate skill and suitability.