Anti-Gravity-Yoga
What is AntiGravity Yoga?
AntiGravity Yoga is a !tness regime designed to increase one's overall health and physical agility while having fun
and creating beauty. AntiGravity is an acrobatic performance company whose daily workout utilizes the AntiGravity
Hammock. The technique was created by gymnasts for the sake of exploring the air and has been modi!ed and
enhanced to !t into the yoga mold and to cater to the everyday athlete. By adding additional techniques from
dance, pilates and calisthenics, AntiGravity has created a complete workout that is certain to get you in shape while
realigning you from the compression of gravity. AntiGravity Yoga takes into consideration both meanings of the
word --- working to manipulate physics while staying lighthearted.
What is AntiGravity
AntiGravity is an acrobatic performance troupe that was founded in NYC in 1990 by Christopher Harrison. From the
Olympics to Broadway to MTV, they are the most prominent American based company in the rapidly emerging !eld
of Aerial Arts. The company is best known for their performances which incorporate AntiGravity Boots, Dancing
Bungees and the AntiGravity Hammock
What is the AntiGravity Hammock
The AntiGravity Hammock is a structural fabric that is connected from two overhead points. It acts like a swing or
soft trapeze. The AntiGravity Hammock is utilized to change one's dynamic relationship to the ground, allowing the
participant to better understand their body and its relationship to physics
Where Might I Have Seen The AntiGravity Hammock Used In Performance by the Company
-Jane Krakowski won the Tony Award for her performance in the Broadway revival of "Nine" in which she emerged
from the rafters in an AntiGravity designed entrance on an AntiGravity Hammock onto Antonio Banderas. The show
also won the Tony for Best Revival of a Musical.
-Mariah Carey "ew in the air in an AntiGravity Hammock on her "Charmbracelet Tour". The stunt was designed by
AntiGravity.
-50 Cent was "anked by The Women of AntiGravity performing in AntiGravity Hammocks on the 2007 B.E.T Awards.
-The Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Games featured an AntiGravity Hammock performance nightly at the Olympic
Medals Plaza.
-In the Lincoln Center production of "Frogs" starring Nathan Lane
-At the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards
-In any one of the following AntiGravity stage productions: AntiGravity's Crash Test Dummies, AntiGravity: An
American Band, The AntiGravity 2007 Tour, The AntiGravity Party!
-The Obama Inauguration Neighborhood Ball on ABC television featured performances on the AntiGravity
Hammock . The new President winked at one of the performers as she danced upside down and nearly threw her
of her counts. Other featured guests of the evening included: Beyonce, Jay Z, Sting, Stevie Wonder, Queen Latifah,
Mary J. Blige, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey and many other A celebrities.