Healthy Shoulders for Pole and Aerial Dancers
Learn about how cool and amazing shoulders are! We’ll learn about the anatomy of the shoulder and how it moves when we do pole and aerial. We’ll then put that information together with simple exercises to promote healthy shoulders for pole and aerial dancers.
This workshop is interaction and will include doing the exercises, simple movement analysis, and drawing and taping muscles on our bodies. For full physical participation, wearing something that allows your shoulder and trunk anatomy to be seen is recommended, like a sports bra.
$40 for 60 minutes of instruction
About your instructors:
The Circus Doc, Dr. Emily Scherb, DPT
(https://circusanatomy.com/)
Dr. Emily Scherb began her training as a circus artist in 1992. She continued training, performing, and teaching as she made her way through school, always making sure she wasn’t too far from her trapeze. When she graduated with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy, Dr. Scherb knew she wanted to work with circus artists to serve the community that has been so important to her. Over the past decade of working with circus artists Emily has gained deep insight on how circus bodies work in the air and on the ground. As she has expanded her knowledge she has worked to share those gains with the community through workshops, teaching, and recently writing the first book to address the unique challenges to the aerialist’s body, Applied Anatomy of Aerial Arts.
Dr. Liz Corwin, Lyra Instructor at Ascendance
Liz Corwin is one of our own instructors! She is a practicing physical therapist who holds a Doctoral degree in Physical Therapy from Elon University and earned her Bachelor’s degree in Dance and Human Physiology. She is a board certified Sports Clinical Specialist and serves on the board of directors for Seattle Dance and Performing Arts Medicine. Her dancing has taken her to Europe and South America in addition to around North America, and has had the pleasure of working with many dancers across the country as a Physical Therapist including for numerous dance companies around Seattle and the dancers of Ailey II. She is very passionate about creating engaging and inspiring environments for her students. She loves dancing and helping others dance too!
