Dance Trapeze

Aerial

Dance trapeze is an aerial discipline performed on a bar attached to two ropes, rigged at a single point on a spinner, allowing the apparatus to rotate smoothly in all directions. The performer uses this movement to create fluid, expressive sequences that blend strength, flexibility, and choreography in a continuous, dance-like flow.

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Tricks

Angel Drop

Beginner

Sitting to one side of the bar, put your hand on the bar on the other side and lean back with your leg that's on the side you're closest to the ropes straight and foot flexed to catch the elbow so you end up in angel under the bar.

One-Legged Money Roll

Beginner

Start in split and fall forward to put your front knee on the bar (or you can start here to make it easier). Wrap your arms around the bottom of the elbows on the trapeze using the momentum of falling forward from the split or one at a time (your elbows under the bar, forearms on other side of ropes from your body). Use your bottom leg that's straight to roll around the bar until you're in horse or cradle on the top of the bar.

Popup

Intermediate

Start in pike and beat to pop up to a back balance. Make sure to do a pull up once your hips are up (movement like pulling up pants) to get them over the bar enough to get to lower back for back balance.

Pullover

Intermediate

From under the bar, pull up while sending your toes and hips up and over the bar to end in front balance

Thread Through

Beginner

Start in front balance, grab one side and roll through the gap with your other arm to end up in horse