Double Staves with Shewolf Shakti - 3 Classes in 1 Day

Come learn one of the most challenging props from international artist Shewolf Shakti! There are three class options, all focused on double staff technique:

Intro to Double Staff Flow (3:00-4:00)

No Experience Needed

We will be covering the basics of double staff theory with an emphasis on finding your own creative flow right from the start. We will start with one and two beat reels in different combinations of timing and direction. At the same time we will explore concepts which allow the staves maximum freedom, momentum and flow.

BY THE END OF THIS CLASS STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO CREATE BASIC DOUBLE STAFF SEQUENCES.

Double Staff Flair (4:30-5:30)

Some Double Staff Experience Required or Intro Class Prerequisite

This class will cover introductory double staff tech including antispins and isolations. We will examine double staff combinations finding spaces and moments in which to add emphasis. We will explore several basic moves and jazz them up, finding new ways to creatively express emotion and intention.

By the end of this class students will be able to creatively express themselves to music using double staffs.

Advanced Double Staff Ideas Cauldron (6:00-7:00) 

Double Staff Experience Required

This class will cover advanced double staff concepts such as quarter time, hybrids and body integration. At the same time, we will look at transition points and think about how to link the moves in increasingly complex and creative ways.

By the end of this class students will have an expansive palette of possible directions in which to take their double staffing and a whole lot of things to practice at home!

Wolf Bukiet is a dancer, a flow artist, a performer, a yogini, and a midwife. She has spun fire on six continents, and devoted herself to the study of body-object integration. In addition to teaching double staff at festivals worldwide, Wolf has acted as Shin for New York City's conclave: Empire Fire Collective, camp lead for the flow arts based Burning Man camp Vulcan Empire and Producer of Flowtopia Retreat in El Salvador. After a decade of heavy travel, Wolf currently lives and teaches in Brooklyn where she performs as Shewolf Shakti as lead of the SubFlow Show. In addition to individual performance consultations, Wolf teaches flow-based group classes, private clients, and youtube tutorials on spinning. Www.ShewolfShakti.com

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.