Aerial Sling Workshop with Jessie

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Jessie is excited to return to B.A.D. to teach a workshop in Aerial Sling. At this event, you will travel through a warm up, conditioning drills, and get acquainted with the hammock, beginner & intermediate positions, sequences, and drops. We will also work on create smoother and faster spins on the sling (you don’t have to spin if you don’t want to). Jessie enjoys combining her dance background with aerial work to create graceful transitions, and we will also work on building fluidity and expressiveness in the air. We will conclude with some sling choreography.

About Jessie: Jessie Soto is a professional aerialist, dancer, and circus artist. She holds a Bachelors degree in Dance from Buffalo State, and has been dancing for 25 years. She has been a dance performer with Free Soul, a circus and character artist with Showstarters Entertainment, and a solo hoop and flow arts performer. Jessie began her aerial journey at Buffalo Aerial Dance where she has been dedicated to her practice since 2018. She has been performing aerial acts at events around WNY for several years, including performances at Buffalo Riverworks, Resurgence Brewery, Silo City, and Old Falls Street.

Jessie is currently training and teaching aerial arts at Aerial Arts of Rochester, and teaching dance at DK Dance. She has experience teaching both youth and adult aerial classes in Buffalo and Rochester. She has taught dance to all ages, from toddlers to seniors, as well as leading dance activities for special needs populations.