Jacob and Debbie are teaching a 3 day, 12 hour intensive in Eugene, OR.
Session 1: Washing Machines
Date: March 20th
Day: Friday
Session Time: 7-10PM
Prerequisites:
Barrel Rolls, High Barrel Rolls, Ninja Stars,
https://youtu.be/Hz49xyPPyZY
Side Stars
https://youtu.be/t0774LZuFjQ
Description: Acrobats underestimate the importance of washing machines. After all, Jacob and Debbie fell in love with acro and with each other while doing them. Through the study of these machines you build up a movement vocabulary which transfers into other areas of acro. Experienced l-basers can flow seamlessly from one pose to the next in complex acrobatic arrangements. We have a good one planned. It is beautiful, complex, and challenging, our favorite kind.
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Session 2: Whips
Date: March 21st
Day: Saturday
Session Time: 11-2PM
Prerequisites:
Tarzans
https://youtu.be/-mGjAPGOi_c
Reverse throne whip with hands
Description: Whips are possibly the most exciting type of L-Base. Flyers whip through the legs of the base very quickly. This takes great skill from base, flyer, and spotter. Jacob and Debbie will ensure that you are challenged in a safe environment.
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**Lunch 2-4PM**
Session 3: Icarian
Date: March 21st
Day: Saturday
Session Time: 4-7PM
Prerequisites: Bird Pops, https://tinyurl.com/y2etynue
Throne Pops, https://youtu.be/1gbFi-kMOgo
Bird to Throne, Throne to bird,
https://youtu.be/fh5MQaprG7M
Description: Icarian is named after Icarus from the greek myth of Daedalus and Icarus. Icarus is the one who flew too close to the sun. Don’t worry. We will use spotters! Icarian is full release, meaning it is the most exciting type of acro by far. Debbie and Jacob have been doing a lot more icarian lately. Along the way Jacob and Debbie have learned effective ways to teach icarian to new students.
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Session 4: Dance Lifts
Date: March 22nd
Day: Sunday
Session Time: 11:30-2:30PM
Prerequisites:
2 High,
https://youtu.be/i532d4C5mzM
Cartwheels, https://youtu.be/NacjkohCpfg
Description: Jacob and Debbie have poured through the internet and learned from many teachers to find all the best dance lifts! This is an entirely different kind of acro. In standing acro there are a lot of static holds. The flyer moves up and down in ways similar to how a weightlifter does a power clean. Dance lifts are different because they use momentum to lift the flyer up and down in more graceful movement, similar to ballet. In this class you will first practice individual dance lifts and later put them together into a flow.
Jam time 2:30-4PM
This is an intermediate workshop. Check the prerequisites for each class. Message us if you have questions. You need to express your interest in coming to this workshop long before coming. You cannot show up to the workshop day of without messaging us first. This is so we can make sure you are a good fit. This workshop will likely sell out and we don't take cash payments.
Flying to this workshop
We hit our minimum of at least 12 people so we are definitely having this workshop so it is safe to buy plane tickest
Air B&B
We reserved a big house for people to stay in. It is one we have stayed at on past Eugene Intensives. It has a hot tub. It can sleep 15 total. Core Star (the event space) can hold up to 30 people so extra people will need to get another Air B&B or bunk up with locals. That means space in the Air B&B is likely to fill up fast. The first 8 people to sign up will be assigned beds. After that it will be couches and air mattresses left.
Investment
With the Air B&B (highly recommended) add $60
Full Workshop Early Bird $120
Single Session Early $30
Full Workshop Regular Price $140
Single Session Regular Price $35
You get a discount if you pay early and if you attend all classes. It is, of course, okay to come to 3 or fewer if necessary. If you are paying for 3 or fewer sessions you pay the single session price for each one.
Message Debbie on FB Messenger, Instagram, or our email if you want to come. We make sure you are a good fit, then we send you link to a page where you can buy your ticket.
Refund Policy
If we do not hit our goal of 12 people by Fri, Feb 21st you get a full refund. If you want a refund after Fri ,Feb 21st you can still get a full refund up until the Thurs, Mar 19th, the day before the first day of the workshop. After that no refunds.
About Jacob
Jacob got into gymnastics when he was sixteen and ended up teaching for ten years. In 2010 a friend introduced him to acro and he fell in love with this art form right away. He loved how all acrobatics moves are like puzzles which you work out with your friends. Jacob is known for making dozens of washing machines and for putting hundreds of videos on acrobatics on his YouTube channel. In 2014 Jacob became a certified Acro Revolution Teacher in the first ever class of 2014 and in 2017 he helped to teach the 7th Acro Revolution Training. Jacob and Debbie have been doing acro for seven years, teaching together for six years, and have been a couple for four years. They have taught all over the world, from Divine Play to South America to the Israeli Acro Convention.
About Debbie
Debbie started taking gymnastics when she was a kid. Thanks to her training in her youth, she has the strength, balance, and poise to make partner acrobatics very beautiful. Debbie's long straight legs and pointed toes are the envy of the acro world. Debbie loves the connection and flow she can find with a partner. She can forget about the whole world while flowing in complex acrobatic movements. She has a talent for teaching. Students say that she is sweet and has a good eye for form. She loves practicing until she gets a move perfectly and she has made many of her own new washing machines. In 2017 Debbie became a certified Acro Revolution Teacher. They both live in Springfield, Oregon, USA.