Yorkshire Acro Convention 2025

Name: Yorkshire Acro Convention 2025
Start: 2025-04-25T15:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-04-27T18:00:00+01:00
Location: The Edge - University of Leeds

Schedule

Fri, 25 Apr, 2025 at 03:00 pm to Sun, 27 Apr, 2025 at 06:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

The Edge - University of Leeds | Leeds, EN

Welcome to Yorkshire's Second Acrobatics Convention!
We have a sports hall in the centre of Leeds for 3 days to play, learn, train and socialise!
We will be offering workshops in a range of standing acro and acro-yoga skills, including l-base flows, standing f2h & h2h tricks and fundamentals, icarian, handstands & more.

Teachers:
Scott & Michaela - @Acro.Travel.Life
Rebecca & Jeff - @BowlingandYoga & @Acro_OnTheFly
Ammanda & Tim - @AmmandaChristensen & @AcroCelt
Verena Lanena - @Lanena.Acrobatics
Wybren Da Silva - @WybrenDaSilva
Erica Montes - @AcroWithErica
Jonny Crane - @JonnyDoesAcro
Camilla Nytun - @Camilla.likes2play
Kit Eckersley - @KitEskersley
Booking is OPEN!!
Register here,
https://forms.gle/mtMFcaNFsBoGhZQT9

Level:
Beginners - With the north being famously friendly, we welcome you with open arms to come along and have a go! There will always be a workshop suitable for beginners / open level.
Intermediates - All the fun, challenges and variety for you. We will be offering options for standing and l-base, every round and will be looking to teach you new and exciting skills, as well as give you drills to work on at home to master your high level basics.
Advanced - You wont be sat around twiddling your thumbs. We are bringing some high level teachers that will up the difficulty for you and keep you on your toes (or hands, feet whichever body part of you’re choosing), and if that doesn't take your fancy, there will be plenty of space to jam.
Schedule: TBC, but rough guide below.
Friday :
Doors Open - 2PM
1-2 Workshop rounds + jam time
Saturday:
Doors Open - 9:30AM
4 rounds of workshops + jam time
Sunday:
Doors Open - 9:30AM
3 rounds of workshops + jam time

Accommodation:
There are plenty of AirB&Bs and hotels locally as Leeds is a nice big city.
The venue is a 15 min walk from the Leeds Train station, so you can travel in, with easy connections from most major cities.
Food:
Tea, coffee and light snacks will be supplied throughout the weekend in large quantities. Please bring your own mug.
There is a Tesco Express 2 min walk away from the venue, and a number of cafe’s nearby. The Edge is a Uni building and there is a uni cafe in the venue also.
Transport:
By Train:
Leeds Train station is a 15 min walk away from the venue, so it’s nice and easy.

You can get a direct train to Leeds from London, Bristol, Manchester, Glasgow and many more. We recommend you check for train strikes in advance of the event!
If you’re travelling by air, the Leeds Bradford airport which is a 30 minute drive from the venue.
Manchester airport is one hour drive from the venue or you can get a train directly to Leeds from there.
By Car:
There is very limited parking at the venue which also comes with a cost. Alternatively you can park in local car parks or further afield you may find on street parking for free.
There are 2 multi-story car parks within 1 min drive of the venue.
Venue:
The convention will be held in the sports hall of Leeds University, The Edge.
The full address is,
The Edge
University of Leeds,
Willow Terrace Road,
Leeds,
LS2 9JT