Acrobatic Arts

Acrobatic Arts (also known as Acro or AcroDance) is a unique blend of dancing and gymnastic disciplines that is incredibly popular with students and teachers alike.

Stunning moves from gymnastics is amalgamated alongside dance choreography for a distinctive, instantly recognisable approach to performance and fitness. Perhaps one of the biggest contemporary names which has made Acro well known are the breathtaking world class performances by Cirque De Soleil.

Acrobatic Arts and modern AcroDance is based upon a style of dance that emerged in the 1900s in North America as part of Vaudeville, the classic entertainment style which dominated the entertainment industry. Acrobatic Arts has elements from many other dance traditions including ballet, modern dance and jazz.

The Acrobatic Arts program is based on the five key principles:

1. Balancing
2. Flexibility
3. Limbering
4. Strength
5. Tumbling

As Acro is built on these five key priniciples, our training program therefore includes drills to build strength, flexibility and improve cardio as well as tutorials for key elements such as handstands, splits and bridges. It involves plenty of teamwork, following instruction from our trained and qualified teachers, listening skills and learning and applying specialist vocabulary. The syllabus is currently based on 350 skills across 12 levels of progression and is in constant revision to ensure content is relevant, current and in line with safety standards.