Roll-Over… and Over… and Over… Why Can’t My Students Get Roll-Over Bridge?!
Roll-over Bridge: also known as a Rolling Tinsica, is a beautiful Acro Dance trick that can be performed in multiple ways, such as: Taking off from the knees and landing back onto the knees. Taking off from the knees and landing onto the feet. Taking off from the feet...
Why We Don’t Skip Ahead to the “Big Tricks”: The Importance of Progression
Acro is progressive. A cartwheel progresses to a side aerial, which progresses to a front aerial. A bridge kick-over progresses to a back walkover, which progresses to a back handspring. We all want our students to be successful and reach their goals. We would love to...
How To “Fix” Your Students’ Sore Wrists
How To "Fix" Your Students' Sore Wrists An acrobat’s body is an instrument that can fluidly combine dance with inverted tricks, meaning that acrobats spend much of their training time inverted with their wrists bearing their body weight. ADTA students are taught to...
The Importance of Being Insured
As Acro teachers, we take every possible step to eliminate accidents or injuries in our classes. Practicing new tricks on mats, making sure students are mentally focused, spending time on conditioning/fitness each class, following safe and logical progressions, and...