Flexibility to Floorwork
Circus Factory Cork is delighted to host a flexibility workshop with professional dancer, aerialist, and instructor Oksana Barhatkov.
Workshop Details
A workshop tailored to building a solid flexibility foundation and practice that can supplement dance, aerial, or acrobatic training and performance. Increase your range of motion with active and passive flexibility drills pulled from different disciplines such as dance, rhythmic gymnastics, and contortion. We will focus on total body flexibility from head to toe with attention paid to each individual’s body and flexibility needs.
This workshop will provide pathways towards improving and/or gaining your square splits, oversplits, middle splits, bridges, forearm bridges, scorpion, penche, and leg scales.
We’ll then apply your flexibility skills to a couple of floor based solo acro sequences/poses/balances. These skills can be great additions to any routine across specialities.
Who is this workshop for?
Open to all levels
Are there any prerequisites to attend?
Beginner Friendly
Why You Should Attend the Workshop
* Beginner friendly with a focus on safe skill progression
* Learn how to recognize both negative signals from the body when stretching and positive cues for proper muscle engagement
* I have 10 years of teaching experience across a variety of ages, levels, abilities, and disciplines
* Cross training. Exposure to exercises from different disciplines can have a positive impact on one’s chosen specialty
* Flexibility and Cool poses !
What Should You Bring?
Students should bring/wear socks and layers for staying warm through a prolonged period of deep stretching
Circus Factory has a microwave, kettle and small kitchen. The Marina Market Food Hall is also just across the road.
Location: Circus Factory
Day: November 2nd
Time: 2PM - 4PM
Suitable for ages: 18+
Price: €35
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10% Students and Unwaged Discount Code at checkout: CFCONC10%
10% Discount for Practitioner Members
20% Discount for Professional Members
About Oksana Barhatkov
Oksana is a professional dancer, aerialist, and instructor from the United States. Her dance training began in central Florida where she trained in the French and Cecchetti method/styles of ballet in addition to tap, jazz, Horton, musical theater, and Latin ballroom.
After moving to Colorado she spent many years on the U.S. dance convention circuit training with teachers such as: Sonya Tayeh, Mia Michaels, Joe Lanteri, Ricky Palomino, Duncan Cooper, and many,many more.
In 2014 she moved to Los Angeles, California where she joined Mather Dance Company and Soul Fresh Hip Hop Crew. It was also the beginning of her teaching journey, she coached youth gymnastics for ages 3-12 at FitKids Gymnastics in Torrance, California.
By 2018 she joined the Los Angeles dance industry working for a range of clients from Harley Davidson to the rapper Quavo from Migos. Concurrently she began her aerial training at Aerial Revolution while also fulfilling her duties as co captain of the SDSU Diamonds at San Diego State University, the first majorette team formed at a non HBCU.
Since her completion of a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies she’s worked full time as an aerial instructor(Lyra, Flexibility), and an aerial soloist. Her most recent work being with Candlelight Concerts by Fever, the Stanley Hotel(inspiration for the Shining), and the Clocktower Cabaret.
Currently she is nearing the end of an MSc in Interactive Media at UCC.
Oksana is passionate about technique, foundation, and guiding students in a structured and encouraging manner.