Piper Mae Peach modeling for a test shoot at the river location
Dance Mermaids is a one day dance & water experience designed to immerse and inspire your dance in nature! Dancers can leave at the end or stay overnight on the property and leave the following day by either camping (free) or by renting the big house on the property (see below for more details). The private farm host is located near Mossyrock, WA (exact location sent after signup) 2 hours from Seattle and 1.5 hours from Portland. You have the option to be included in a group chat for coordinating carpooling! Also option to just sign up for the waterfall shoot if you don’t do pole, are on a budget or don’t have time to be there all day. To keep costs low and simple, food is not included in pricing. Bring yourself a little picnic!
Feel free to email any questions to skycladstudio.pnw@gmail.com!
Itinerary:
Saturday, October 4th
10am | Forest Floorwork Group Warmup Class by River
11am | Nature Pole or Floorwork Photo & Video Shoot
2pm | Lunch Break
3:30pm | Mermaid Photo Shoot & Waterfall Play Time
6:30pm | Dinner & Chill Break
8pm | Starlight: Private Pole Show & Campfire in the Geodesic Dome (Optional if you want to go home early!)
Full day of Dance Mermaids Retreat Includes
1 Hr Forest Floorwork Group Class with River
Solo Nature Pole Dance Photo & Videoshoot
(10+ edited pole or floorwork photos, three minute pole or floorwork dance video with aerial and ground angles shot with 4k gimbal stabilized camera)
Solo Waterfall Photoshoot
(10+ edited photos)
Join the group for just the waterfall shoot! Includes at least 10 edited photos of you with the waterfall, dancey posing direction available. Clothing optional.
You are welcome to come back to the farm and join the campfire show after!
Staying overnight:
If you want to spend the night after the campfire show you have the option to camp on the property by my yurt for free (access to outhouses, water for drinking and my DIY camp shower) or to rent a spot in the big house on the property which has a full kitchen and clawfoot tub and shower as well as wifi and a dry sauna. If you want to stay in the big house please get in touch with me after you book. The rate for the house is separate from my event and paid directly to the family who owns the property. The house has beds for 5 people (more if anyone wants to share a queen with a friend) and the rate is $130 a night for two people and $30 per person after that so to get the best deal for everyone we will see how many people want to split and stay in the cozy house. There is already one person committed to staying in the big house. It is possible to book Friday night as well if you want to wake up on the property.
Starlight Show:
This private shows is completely optional! This is a free private shows at the end of each day for dancers to perform for each other. River will video record your performance from a stationary angle. If you don’t want to dance you can watch and cheer on your new friends! We can also have fire performances in the sand so feel free to bring your fire props!
Waterfall Shoot:
Depending on the weather and group consensus we can either go to a smaller 6ft waterfall with a swimming pool underneath or a more epic 30ft waterfall with no swimming. Both require a bit of hiking down steep sections, I recommend bringing sneakers, hiking sandals or hiking boots for accessing the spot.
One of our waterfall location options
River will be teaching forest floorwork classes as a group warm up for the aerial dance shoots.
Photos of the geodesic dome coming soon!