Sonya Smith
San Francisco, CA
She is a Born to Fly Provider for Bungee.
Trainer
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Sonya Smith
Sonya Smith is the first to complete the Aerial Track of the MFA in Dance from the University of Colorado Boulder, publishing her contributions to the growing body of academic writing centered on Aerial Dance. A scientific artist, Smith has accumulated somatic information from Alexander Technique, Kinesiology, and athletic training as well as a certificate in Pilates and a Gyrokinesis Apprenticeship. Smith’s curiosity about the body and effective training methods for aerial and ground-based dancing is insatiable. She combines a passion for highly physical dancing and a quirky theatricality both on the ground and in the air, weaving together Contact Improvisation, bungee and harnesses, lyra, and a variety of invented aerial apparatus. Smith spent a decade studying and dancing in with Joanna Haigood/Zaccho Dance Theatre, Project Bandaloop, Jo Kreiter/Flyaway Productions, Sara Shelton Mann, Eat Cake Productions, and Terry Sendgraff before returning to academia where she has continued to earn residencies and produce work in the San Francisco Bay Area and around the country. Mentorship Specialties
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Upcoming Trainings
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Bungee Dance Immersion and Teacher Training
With Sonya Smith June 25 – 29, 2018 (15 - 30 hours, 5 days) Zaccho Studio // San Francisco, CA Instructor – Sonya Smith |
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ABOUT
Sonya Smith is an aerial and dance artist, teacher and researcher. The first to earn an MFA with an emphasis on Aerial Dance her bungee work has taken her across the country. With over 15 years teaching Pilates and functional movement, all her teaching is a balance between the creative and the scientific. This training will equip artists, enthusiasts and teachers with a technical understanding of bungee dance and its creative potential through clear articulation of pedagogy, biomechanical efficiency and safe practices.
Bungee is enjoying a new surge in popularity amongst fitness enthusiasts, however creative aerial bungee experiments have been around since at least the 1980’s. This course has been designed with 15 hours of practical skill building for both immersion and teacher training students. The teacher training adds an additional 15 hours of technical information about gear, spotting and safety techniques, thoughtful skill progressions for working with a variety of skill levels, and a deeper exploration of strength needs for harness work.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
REQUIRED TEXT
The Aerial Teacher's Handbook
COST
Immersion
$400 - EARLY-BIRD PRICE (paid in full before April 15st)
$450 – Full cost after April 15st
Teacher Training
$800 – EARLY-BIRD PRICE (paid in full before April 15st)
$850 – Full cost after April 15st
APPLICATIONS
- To apply for the Bungee Immersion please fill out this online form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1oSvj-e8Rw6q3TJfRFYCbqBR5UGaFMXMEwRb00_0-dGA/edit
- To apply for the Teacher Training please complete this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Pyxsr4vXdxO6CBFkBXiI3mUl_bnkcp1M8GToxDJO7HI/edit
- No application video required.
PAYMENT
- Applicants will receive an email payment information.
NOTE: Please direct any questions to seesonya@gmail.com
Sonya Smith is an aerial and dance artist, teacher and researcher. The first to earn an MFA with an emphasis on Aerial Dance her bungee work has taken her across the country. With over 15 years teaching Pilates and functional movement, all her teaching is a balance between the creative and the scientific. This training will equip artists, enthusiasts and teachers with a technical understanding of bungee dance and its creative potential through clear articulation of pedagogy, biomechanical efficiency and safe practices.
Bungee is enjoying a new surge in popularity amongst fitness enthusiasts, however creative aerial bungee experiments have been around since at least the 1980’s. This course has been designed with 15 hours of practical skill building for both immersion and teacher training students. The teacher training adds an additional 15 hours of technical information about gear, spotting and safety techniques, thoughtful skill progressions for working with a variety of skill levels, and a deeper exploration of strength needs for harness work.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
- Experiential classes of bungee dance techniques and skills•
- Exposure to various harness/bungee arrangements
- Spotting techniques
- Harness technique physiology and functional anatomical training
Identifying common problems and solutions in techniques
Balancing improvisation and technique in teaching - Working with individual learning styles
30hrs credit towards Born to Fly™ Aerial Instructor
CERTIFICATES
Sonya Smith is a Provider with Born to Fly - an aerial certificate program designed to support and build a network of qualified teachers. Upon completion of this 30hr training, participants will have the option to apply these hours as credit towards a Born to Fly certificate.
For more info visit: http://www.borntoflyaerial.com/practicum.html
PRE-REQUISITES
No pre-requisites for the Bungee Dance Immersion.
REQUIRED TEXT
The Aerial Teacher's Handbook
COST
Immersion
$400 - EARLY-BIRD PRICE (paid in full before April 15st)
$450 – Full cost after April 15st
Teacher Training
$800 – EARLY-BIRD PRICE (paid in full before April 15st)
$850 – Full cost after April 15st
APPLICATIONS
- To apply for the Bungee Immersion please fill out this online form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1oSvj-e8Rw6q3TJfRFYCbqBR5UGaFMXMEwRb00_0-dGA/edit
- To apply for the Teacher Training please complete this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Pyxsr4vXdxO6CBFkBXiI3mUl_bnkcp1M8GToxDJO7HI/edit
- No application video required.
PAYMENT
- Applicants will receive an email payment information.
NOTE: Please direct any questions to seesonya@gmail.com