REVELERS AERIAL WORKS | October 7-8, 2023

Venue

Revelers Aerial Works, 1369 South Bertelsen Road, Building E, Suite 2, Eugene, OR 97402 HINT: Go into the industrial entry, not the housing area next door.

https://www.revelersaerialworks.com/

Waivers (2 Required)

• ALL Performers (LIVE and In the Wild) are required to sign an Aerialympics waiver before performing.

• All LIVE performers are required to sign a waiver for the venue (Revelers) prior to competing. This is a second waiver, separate from the one you sign for the Aerialympics. All waivers for performers who are not yet 18 must be signed by the performers legal parent or guardian.

Apparatus

You are welcome and encouraged to bring your own apparatus to meet any specific needs you might have. All apparatus will undergo an assessment by our head rigger prior to being used in the event.

We only rig single-point apparatus at our regional competitions. If you have an apparatus that requires 2 points (e.g., static trapeze), please bring a spreader bar and plan for a single-point rig response in your apparatus.

Note that if the equipment is deemed unsafe when inspected onsite, we have the right to refuse to rig it. In no case will the event organizers or host studio be liable for issues you encounter when using your own apparatus, even after a passing inspection.

Studio Apparatus, Rigging & Mats

• Silks - 22ft of workable silk with 25ft ceilings, 10ft of tails, 108" wide, color: Ivory, low stretch

• Lyra (all are measured from the inside diameter of the lyra),

  • Single Tabs: 34", 35", 36".

  • Double Tabs: 36", 37", 39"

• Spanset choices for all specialty apparatus or lyra - 10ft, 8ft, 6ft, 4ft

• Sling/Hammock - 13ft sling, 108" wide, tied on a rescue 8 with an extra 2 feet knotted at the top

• Trapeze - Dance trapeze with 6.5ft cotton ropes with steel cable core, 24" inch bar with elbow pads taking up some of the space, rigged on spreader plate with the effect of being a single point.

• We do not have a static trapeze.

• We also have other dance traps that are less nice with the following specs:

  • 23″ Trapeze Bar – 1″ Hollow steel tube with welded attachment tabs

  • Two Stainless Steel, Snag-less Shackles, with spacers

  • Two High Strength Spun Polyester 7ft Ropes, no cable cores

• Moon and sphere specialty apparatus also available

• Mats: 8'X6' and 12" thickness, 6'X4' and 8" thickness, or 6'X4' and 6" thickness

• Manual steel pulley system with a 3:1 ratio, 11.0mm static kernmantle rope certified to UL Life Safety Rope Specifications, NFPA 1983:2012 Edition, Z359.1 ANSI Standards for Personal Fall Arrest Systems, Minimum Breaking Strength: 33.3kn (7500 lbs), tied with a bow line knot. We will use this for all apparatuses but silks.

• Everything is rigged off steel ceiling beams manufactured specifically for our aerial needs. Beam clamps rated for 2 tons of pressure, and steel carabiners and swivels. The only movement we are not rated for is swinging trapeze or flying trapeze as the beam clamps are for vertical pressure only.

Tickets

• $15 All Weekend.

• Tickets will be available at the door and via the link below.

Online Viewing

• We do not live stream any performances.

• All performers and coaches will be given access to view all available performances. Access will be automatically granted to the email addresses supplied during registration. Some performances will not be available for viewing at the discretion of event management.

• Access will be available approximately one week after the event is over and stays up for 6 weeks after the final day of the event, after which videos are archived.

• Performance videos are view-only and not downloadable. If you are a performer and would like to download your video, please purchase it through the link below. This is typically the best way to share viewing with friends and family, because you can post or share your video directly with them. Competitors will receive a link to download purchased video approximately one week after the end of the competition. Photos will not be available for this event.

Everyone else can purchase view-only access to the event (as described above) for $20. We will not be granting access to individual performances or divisions due to administrative overhead.

Health and Safety

Top-of-mind for many competitors is how to navigate the ever-changing Covid landscape. At this time we're going with the rules in whatever location we're holding the competition, and for this event that means no vaccine requirements, no masking requirement, and no social distancing requirement. We will, of course, support the personal decisions of each person who attends, but we believe medical decisions are best made between individuals and their doctors and parents (if they are a minor). We are encouraging anyone who feels uncomfortable with this decision to perform using the virtual option, which allows everyone to have more control over their environment.

Another question we occasionally receive is emergency care. After extensive conversation with studio owners and performers we are taking the common-sense approach of knowing when to call the professionals, rather than having a dedicated medical individual on staff. Much like when you attend your regular classes or engage in performance opportunities, we will rely on the excellent emergency response of local health care providers. Again, if you are uncomfortable with this decision, please use the virtual performance option, where you can arrange your own medical professionals to be available to you, should you wish.

Important Dates and Deadlines

• Registration Opens - Thursday, July 13

• Registration Deadline - Thursday, September 14

• Music, Prop, and Waiver Deadline - Thursday, September 21

• Deadline to Schedule Adjudicated Performance - Friday, September 22

• Deadline to Record Performance In the Wild - Monday, September 25

LIVE Performances:

• Silks - Saturday, October 7

• Lyra, Hammock, Specialty - Sunday, October 8

• NOTE: All LIVE performers will stage test on the same day that they compete and stage testing is mandatory.

• Workshops will be held Saturday and Sunday evening after performances but before awards.

Awards Ceremonies:

• In the Wild

  • Silks, Lyra, Hammock, and Specialty: Friday, October 6 - 6PM Pacific via IG Live

    • Because we can’t control the quality of the feed at your end for everyone watching, we will post the placings on this page before going live on Instagram so you can follow along.

    • If you miss placings announcements in person or on IG or there are any issues with the live feed, we will post the video on IG immediately after announcing awards so you can view it at your convenience.

    • Only performers who place 1st, 2nd, or 3rd will be announced. If you don’t hear your name, it means you didn’t place, and you will see your exact placing in the judge feedback form that will be emailed to you.

• Live

  • Silks: Saturday, October 7 - 8PM Pacific In Person and via IG Live

  • Lyra, Hammock, and Specialty: Sunday, October 8 - 8PM Pacific In Person and via IG Live

    • If you compete in person but need your medal mailed to you, you must email us with that request after the event ends. Do not assume we know that you did not stay to receive your medal, even if you tell us during the event.

• Medals Mailed - Monday, October 17-Monday, October 23

• Online Viewing Links Emailed - Monday, October 16

• Judge Feedback Emailed - Monday, October 23-Monday, October 30

• Online Viewing Removed - Monday, November 27

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Workshops and Events

All workshops are open to anyone attending in person who meets the pre-reqs for the desired workshop. You don’t have to be a competitor to sign up for the workshops but you do have to sign waivers.

Open Gym | Friday, October 6, 5:00-7:00pm

Duo Trapeze Workshop | Saturday, October 7, 5:00-6:15pm

Explore partner work with hand to hand, tricky tempo work, and some very silly drops and stunts. We will learn to flip and be caught by our armpits, roll over the bar with a friend, and catch our friends by their ankles. You do not have to register with a friend to participate.

Silks Drop Shop Workshop | Saturday, October 7, 6:30-7:45pm

Ever wonder how people come up with those 500934384290 part drops in the fabric? Through the magic of sailing knots and witchcraft, we will teach you how drops are chained together to create those monstrosities that drops you from the very top all the way to the bottom. 

Competitor Skill Share | Sunday, October 8, 5:30-7:30pm

Last year all the competitors gathered and we traded our favorite skills with each other. It was a TON of fun! Saw a drop someone did in their routine and you desperately wanted to learn it? Now is your chance to hang out and learn from your fellow competitors. Teach others your favorite skill! Learn what other people call your favorite move. Want to play in a sphere? Moon? Tippy lyra? Static trapeze? Come check out the fun alternate apparatuses Revelers has to offer. Let's play and be generally silly!