Duo Maelan Aerial Hoop Workshops!

Duo Maelan is a performance partnership by Nick Milan and Caty Mae and they are coming to Awakenings Pole Dance Fitness to teach workshops in Aerial Hoop as well as Acro! Nick Milan started his acrobatics training as a Tandem Surfer in Honolulu, Hi. He soon joined the Waikiki Acrobatic Troupe where he found his pas- sion for performance and partner acrobatics. When he relocated to Austin, he became the stunt choreographer for Crash Alchemy and is now a rec- ognized porter and Hand to Hand instructor in the Texas acrobatic com- munity. Nick specializes in bridging the gap between acro yoga and stand- ing acrobatics. Caty Mae has been involved in circus arts for over seven years. After cir- cus school in Los Angeles, she spent three years on tour with the three ring show, George Carden Circus, International. Caty Mae is the winner of the 2013 MTPS Lyra Division, is a brand ambassador and educator for Spin City Aerial Fitness Instructor Training, and is a finalist in the U.S. Aerial Championships 2015. She has also been a featured judge in several aerial competitions and a performance director for Four Element's Aerial and Creative Fitness. Caty and Nick met while performing with Crash Alchemy at SXSW. It wasn't long before they began to fuse their acrobatic and aerial worlds. Since then, they have toured the United States together performing duo ground and aerial acts and instructing their signature workshops. They have been recently featured in the Las Vegas based production of Gladius the Show. They have showcased their talents with major companies such as Moun- tain Dew, The Lagunitas Brewing Company, Silk, Hendrick's Gin, Formula One and the Sundance Channel. Duo Maelan also uses their talents to help the community as they have performed to assist the Austin Children's Shelter and have volunteered as instructors with nonprofit organization, Circus of Hope. Their combined talents and unique training backgrounds have led them to breath life into original works of circus artistry. Duo Maelan hopes to in- spire their students to realize their limitless potential and follow theirdreams; even when the dream is as crazy as running away and joining the circus. Workshops Offered: All workshops cost: $55 Wed. Feb 18th: Tippy Lyra 6-7:30pm Tippy Lyra is a costume apparatus that appears as a double point lyra but has it’s attachment points at “three and nine o’clock”. This dynamic apparatus will teach you how to distribute your weight and balance. You will also learn how to intensionally flip the apparatus. This exciting workshop is one-of- a-kind and is sure to turn your world upside down! Some aerial experience preferred* 1.5 hours Lyra Drops and Rolls 7:30-9pm For the aerial daredevils, this dynamic workshop in for you. Learn various mov- ing poses in a safe and well spotted environment. Your new moves are sure to shock your audiences and probably your friends and family, too! 1.5hrs