Supported by the City of Fayetteville's Parks and Recreation Community Arts Programming Grant, local circus artist Dana Krementz will be offering a free, foundational, and community based acroyoga series at Gulley Park this Fall.
Acroyoga is a joyful fusion of yoga, gymnastics, and circus acrobatics. While this can sound intimidating; acroyoga is a play-based, recreational practice where people of all ages and abilities can come together to support each other in taking on new challenges! Taking place by the new pavilion at Gulley Park every Wednesday evening September 24th-October 15th, this accessible class series will focus on teaching the foundations of acroyoga by exploring stationary postures, counter balances, and short routines (or “flows”). Following each class there will be a "jam"; an unstructured but supervised and supported play time, where anyone can practice what was learned that day or try something new!
During each class, Dana will lead groups through a series of physical warm ups, creative group games, and communication exercises before facilitating participants in exploring new ways to connect to themselves and others; to creatively express themselves through yoga, dance, and partner acrobatics; and to practice open, kind, and direct communication with others.
In this class series, acroyoga won’t just be about teaching people “cool circus tricks”, it will be about increasing community member's capacity to connect and create with others in a more supported, authentic, and community based way.
Instructor Bio:
Dana Krementz (they/them) is a 33 year old queer, nonbinary person who grew up in Fayetteville Arkansas. Dana has been dancing and playing their entire life, practicing yoga for 16 years, and became a certified acroyoga instructor with Vancity Acro in 2017. Dana has extensive experience in training, facilitating, and teaching play-based recreational circus arts and excels in facilitating safe, technically sound, and fun movement practices. They have taught people of all ages, abilities, and hold a wide variety of training and certifications related to equity, access, inclusivity, conflict de-escalation, emotional support, group facilitation, education, and trauma-informed communication.
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Over the last ten years, Dana has taught, trained, and performed acroyoga in five countries, multiple US states and Canadian provinces, and all across Arkansas.