Box Tech for Fans and Beyond

Box Tech is a style that can be easily applied to any static prop, especially two-handed props, including but not limited to: fans, double staff, and mini hoops. So bring any or all of them! This class is for brand-new beginners to advanced spinners, and everything in between. No matter what level you are at, you will add something completely new and thought-provoking to your current style from this class.

Tricks students will learn:

• Iso-Boxes (tog, same, opposite point, figure 8, split same)
• Iso-Points
• Infinite L's
• Layering
• Floating
• Continuous I relation 90 degree boxes
• Sluicegates
• Russ' Ladder
• Smooth transitions between all of these!

Note: Don’t be scared if none of these make any sense to you yet! Tippy will explain everything in its entirety

The Street Circus Guest Workshops Series is a performance education program with seasons that run annually September through April. Workshops are held among 14 partnering venues in Greater Philadelphia. Learn how easy it is to have fun with a prop and discover all the health benefits that come with it.

Join us as we celebrate movement in spectacular ways!

About Your Instructor 

Tippy has been performing and teaching flow arts since 2010, when she was gifted her first homemade hula hoop from her best friend. Since then, she has celebrated her passion for fire and flow arts all over the world, including but not limited to: Burning Man in Nevada, the Flow Show in New York City, Ozora in Hungary, Psy-Fi in Holland, and Afrikaburn in South Africa. While the hula hoop will always be her first love, her style and interests have grown substantially with the incorporation of contact staff, double staff, and fire fans. She loves to seamlessly integrate a soulful dance style with intricate tech—especially box tech. When she’s not hurling props wildly around her body, she is a teacher, a writer, and a world-traveler. To follow her fantastical adventures abroad and at home, you can find her on Instagram at @to_be_tippy To Be Tippy or on her Facebook page, To Be Tippy.

About the Studio

When to arrive?

Please arrive 5 minutes before class time in order to get acquainted with the space and ready for class to begin on time.

How to get there?

Stay Fly is located at 5th and Spring Garden, sharing the same building as the Dollar General. Enter the studio through the gated area at the center of the building courtyard, which is on 5th street (behind the Dollar General)

What to wear?

Wear loose, comfortable clothing. No shoes on the rubber mats, so wear dance shoots or gripped socks if you don't want to be barefoot. There is a full changing room and locker room to store your things during class.

What to bring?

Bring a water bottle and your props. Tim Lund of The Playing Mantis will be vending staves on site for practice and purchase. 

Parking?

There is a large FREE parking lot located behind the Dollar General building (directly in front of the studio entrance). Enter the parking lot from 5th street or park in the Dollar General on the Spring Garden Side.

Public Transportation?

Stay Fly is only a few blocks walking distance from the Spring Garden stop on the Market Frankfort Line.