Tropical Straps Party
February 8 – 15, 2025
Casa Chango, Puerto Escondido, Mexico
Escape dreary winter for a beach-side aerial straps retreat on the Oaxacan coast in southern Mexico. Warm sunny days, tropical smoothies, aerial straps (and more!) on an outdoor aerial deck raised above the beach, releasing sea turtles into the sea, and new worldwide friends!
Tropical Straps Party!
Students will walk away with an incredible volume of content related to spinning, swinging, sequencing, and c-shaping skills. A recent attendee of a straps retreat said, “the vibe was probably the most chill. I haven’t been to a lot of previous retreats, but the material taught was definitely some of the highest volume of new stuff for me at a retreat I’ve been too 🙂”
During the retreat, occasionally other apparatus will be used to highlight different ways of training the same movement pathways because #itsthesame (when it comes to c-shaping, spinning, and swinging), and because there are ways in which training the same pathways on rope/sling/etc can help increase potential success on straps.
Afternoon classes will sometimes include pedagogical discussions around elements like equipment-less ground conditioning, the theory behind resistance training for aerial, training planning (aka periodization for aerial), the neuropsychology of aerial training, injury risk-reduction techniques, and more.
When you aren’t training, you’ll be eating amazing, healthy food, lounging at the pool, swimming in the ocean, reading in hammocks, and enjoying being in nature. Optional extras include nature excursions and a nighttime epic photo shoot. Get ready to move, play, breathe, feel, stretch, and express.
What’s Included:
- Ground transportation to/from the Puerto Escondido Airport (PXM) to our accommodations*
- Arrive on February 8. Depart on February 15.
- Accommodations for the duration of the retreat
- Daily meals – breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert & snacks
- 2 Daily classes (4-6 hours total/day)
- Aerial photoshoot
- Evening activities
- Trips to local beaches, baby turtle release, and night market
- 24 hour use of Swimming Pool, Jacuzzi, and Community Spaces
- High Speed Starlink Wifi Internet
- Evening Jacuzzi soaks
Schedule
- 8-9:30 am: Coffee, Tea and Breakfast
- 10am-1pm: STRAPS TIME; drills and technique
- 1pm: Lunch
- 1-3:30pm: Pool-time, siesta, relaxing
- 3:30pm: Afternoon ice coffee & sweet treats
- 5-6:30pm: More Straps! Sequencing, dynamics, individual projects, and theory discussion
- 7pm Dinner
- 8-10pm Evening activities
Not included:
– flights to/from Puerto Escondido
– travel insurance
– optional private lessons, massages, et cetera
– Covid-related costs
Cost:
Early Bird Price discount is $300 off full price.
Refer a first timer: $100 off
Regular pricing: $2700-3500
$500 Deposit is required to secure your spot.
Full tuition is due by January 1, 2025.
Highlights from Past Trainings
“I had so much fun at this straps retreat with Koz! Koz’s straps and overall training knowledge is amazing, and he is able to transfer it well and adapt it to different levels and learning styles. Will definitely attend more of these in the future!”
I’ve been to several teacher trainings that did not feel appropriately leveled where I’ve left feeling like I didn’t learn as much as desired or “get my money’s worth”. This training was the first that I have been 100% satisfied with. The amount of material covered was good, and I appreciated learning so many progressions and drills to help students (or myself) work up to a skill. I feel like I have all the tools I need to build training plans for myself as well as lesson plans for experienced aerialists looking to start straps training. You allowed us plenty of time to work through skills thoroughly and get a full understanding of everything, while maintaining a good pace and not making me feel like I was just sitting around waiting for the next thing. You also made it fun – which is hugely important but not often the case with teacher trainings.
Excellent ability to organize and connect information in an accessible way for people coming from different backgrounds, apparatuses, and motivations. I really enjoyed that the atmosphere encouraged us to offer & receive feedback from one another in addition to your feedback, and practice hands on spotting.
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