Convention

When?

• March 29 - April 1 2024
• First workshop starts Friday at 17:00
• Last workshop starts Mondate at 17:00

What?

• 3 or 4 longes
• 10 workshop rounds of each 2/3 workshops (intermediate, upper intermediate, advanced)
• Handstand workshop in the morning
• Non stop free training
• Sleeping in a big sleeping room on your own comfy airbed, thermorest, yogamat, acro partner, ...
• Food, on-site catering (vegetarian/vegan)
• Belgian beers!
• Max. 75 participants

Level?

• intermediate
• advanced
• pro

Prerequisites?

• Some experience with standing acro is required.
• Comfortable in 2-high.
• Having tried some pitching or tempos.
• Having tried some icarian games.
• If h2h is not your thing, you will still have at least one workshop in each round that doesn't teach h2h-tricks.

Registration

Click here when the registrations are open !
(We will try to keep the ratio between flyers and bases at 50/50.)

Prices

Refund policy

• If you wish to cancel before March 1st, we will deduct €50 of your refund.
• No refunds after March 1st.
• Of course we can always try to resell your ticket to people on the waiting list.
• You are free to resell your ticket. But inform the organiser of any resales to avoid issues.
  If you cannot find a buyer please contact us. Then I'll find a solution.

Waiver of liability

By registering for this convention, participants claim responsibility for their own safety and the risks involved when practicing acrobatics.

Teachers

Nenad Savkovic 🇷🇸
Jelena Kikic 🇷🇸

Formed in 2017 as a result of mutual work and love towards this discipline by Jelena Kikic and Nenad Savkovic. NS Acrobalance respresents what we aim to have more in life - a way to play with others, learn new skills and express ourselves in a creative way.

Katrijn De Wilde 🇧🇪
Kiljan Kaffenberger 🇩🇪

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Katrijn is a passionate handbalancer and partneracrobat. She started gymnastics at the age of 5 in gymnastics club De Greves at Hamme where she also started with acrogym shortly afterwards. She obtained her Master's degree in Sports and Movement Sciences at KU Leuven in 2016 and also successfully completed the specific teacher training course.

Now her passion lies in giving personal coaching and handbalancing workshops. For about 10 years now Katrijn is focusing on handbalancing so yes she is more comfortable on her hands than on her feet.

• Favorite handstand: Figa
• Working on: One arm twisted flag

Kiljan

Paulo Carolo 🇵🇹
Julia Ko 🇩🇪

Paulo | Julia

Paulo

He is 32 years old, very active since young age he grow up in Lamego, Portugal where he practiced handball sport since early age, Paulo and his team won some trophies in the national championship.

Afterwards, he joined the army for 7 years, he got to be the responsible of the physical training of the soldiers. Once finished his service, he moved to Brussels and he got introduced to Acroyoga.

Since then he has been consistently training, participating and teaching in all international festivals he can.

Completed his teacher training in Bali 2020.

Paulo is seduced by the fun, the complicity and infinite possibilities in acroyoga and acrobatics.

Julia

Wilko Shütz 🇳🇱
Marieke Thijssen 🇳🇱

Wilko | Marieke | Tête-bêche

Wilko Schütz was born in Germany and has been an enthousiast about partner acrobatics from a very young age. Initially he started out as an autodidact with his two brothers which brought him to a children and youth circus where he received intensive training from experienced coaches. His passion for acrobatics continued and here he laid the foundation for static and dynamic partner acrobatics at a high level. Next to his own training schedule he became a regular teacher in several circus- classes and camps. It was only after completing his studies in Mechanical Engineering that he decided to go to a circus school which he completed successfully in 2017 with a hand to hand number. Since then he is working as an acrobatic trio together with David and Marieke.

Marieke Thijssen as well from The Netherlands started as a 12 year old girl in the youth circus. After finishing her education in Visual Arts she missed the physical trainings and decided for the professional education as an circus artist. In her third year she med David and they started working together as a Hand to hand duo. Graduating in hand to hand in 2016 as a flyer she continued her life as a cast member of a touring theater show based on dance and circus. One year later she forms an acrobatic trio and continues working in the same field.

Mauricio Jara 🇨🇷

Mauricio Jara Self-taught handbalancer and circus artist from Costa Rica living in Portugal.

MaTias Barrera 🇨🇱
Coni Borboleta 🇨🇱

| MaTias | Coni

MaTias Barrera

Coni

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Schedule

Location

We are holding the convention in a school, so don't look out for a sports center. :)

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Route

From Brussels Airport

1. IC train (32 min) to Antwerpen Centraal
2. Walk to Rooseveltplaats (7 min)
3. Take bus 610 to Oelegem (43 min)
   bus stop = Schoten Delafaillelaan
4. Walk, look for balloons (2 min)

From Charleroi airport

The train ride will take a bit longer.

I would advice taking the shuttle to Antwerp.
You must book in advance on mysupershuttle.be €25 pp one way

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FAQ

When do the workshops start on Friday?

The first workshops will start at 17:00.

When does the last workshop end on Monday?

The last workshop end on 17:00.
(Please stay a little longer and help with the cleanup.)

Where do we sleep?

In different sleeping rooms. Please let us know if you won't be sleeping in the hall. Bring your own mat and sleeping bag. We need the crash mats for our training.
You can also sleep in your tent on the grass field of the play ground if you want. The weather could be nice already.

Can I buy more then 1 day-ticket ?

Yes, fill in the registration form multiple times.

Can I sleep in a camper ?

Yes it's possible to sleep in a camper near the venue.

Can I bring kids ?

Yes, kids are welcome. But please take the following into account:

• There are no workshops oriented for preadolescences.
• We do not have entertainment for them.
• The sleeping space is a communal gym.
• Ensure safety for both the children and the other participants.
  (Playing/running around people doing acrobatics can be very dangerous.)

Vegetarian food

There will be vegetarian and vegan options.

Drinks and snacks

Potable tap water is available for free.(At any faucet.)
There will be red and white wine available, as well as Belgian beer (Jupiler, Duvel, La Chouffe). at democratic prices

There will also be free snacks, and lots of easter eggs !

Pandemic/calamity/sickness refund policy

If I need to cancel the event → you get your money back.

If you need to cancel → see registration for the refund policy.

Any more questions?

Read the info on this site again. :) ;)

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