about:: the Spin Summit

About The Spin Summit . May 2nd- 5th, 2013

**SAVE THE DATES - FIRST WEEKEND OF MAY 2014**

The Spin Summit is a Multiple day retreat in the colorado rocky mountains
Black Forest, Colorado, USA

Check out the FAQ page for common questions

The venue (La Foret Conference & Retreat Center) is outside of Colorado Springs, Colorado

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Beautiful location. Quality Instruction. Community. Epic Colorado Spin Experience

we look forward to spinning with you in colorado!

Fostering positive community connection, movement exploration & growth are core values to the Spin Summit team. Expand your boundaries & explore space with hoops, mini hoops, poi, contact staff, double staff, flow wand, long string flow wand, fans, rope dart, flags, contact juggling, club manipulation, buggeng (S staff), ball & club juggling, shapes, hand stands/acrobatics, dance and more!

The format for this spin conference is dedicated to honoring the infastructure (instructors/muscians/artists/volunteers), enriching participant experiences, incorporating community feedback, and providing the ultimate Colorado spin experience. We ask for your support and contributions to make the Spin Summit an epic exploration of all things SPIN and a sustainable event.

Check out a compilation video of The Spin Summit 2012 (Thank you Stephanie Peebles!):

Participate in 2014

Are you interested in contributing to the upcoming Spin Summit? We have volunteer discounts, full tickets, trades, and payments available, depending on the amount of time/energy given. Contact us today about participation.

Apply for skill shares and volunteer positions >>

Our 2013 instructor team, administrative team, vounteer team, art team, music team, vending team, yoga team, and healing team are all growing! Thank you to everyone who is involved this year~

Some of our Team Members through the years

Admin

A huge thank you to the administrative team that has been hard at work bringing the Spin Summit to life. We appreciate everyone's positive energy to help make this vision a reality.

Danielle Odette

Co-Administrator
Founder
2011, 2012, 2013

Kanyon Walker

Co-Administrator
Music Coordinator
2012, 2013

Nick Guzzardo

Administrative Team Consultant
2011, 2012, 2013

Jessica Granish

Guest Relations 2011

Music

Daytime and evening music for five days requires a lot of teamwork from a group of talented muscians and DJs.

Dixon's Violin
2012, 2013

Digital Violin

DJ InterCom
2012

Evol Detroit

Kanyon
2012, 2013

Music Coordinator, DJ

RadioHiro
2012

HookahDome & Freakeasy Chicago

Ether
2012

Fusion Factory

Matt
2012

Fusion Factory

Dubachary
2012

DiLuzional Sessions

Asymptotic
2012, 2013

Nicky Evers

2013

DJ SmallChange

2013

DJ SkyRocket

2013

Sound by:

HEDD_SOUND
based in Denver

Danny "Cheese"

Daytime DJ
2011

Miraja Ananda

Evening DJ
2011

DJ SkyRocket

2013

Sound by:

HEDD_SOUND
based in Denver

Massage & Reiki

Included with your full retreat registration is a free mini massage/reiki session. Book additional private sessions as interested at check-In or during the retreat. The body love station / Healing House is located in the Ice House next to Ponderosa Lodge. Check the schedule for detailed times and availability.

Tracy Knowles

Massage Therapy
2011, 2012
Synchronicity

Amanda Atkinson

Reiki & Massage
2012, 2013
Love of the Earth

Kristen Srimati Huges

Reiki Healing
2012, 2013

Charles Vickery

Massage Therapy
2013

Bex Burton

Thai Massage
2013

thank you

to everyone!

* free mini sessions * tips appreciated *

* book more time *

Yoga

Included with your full retreat registration is a free 10 minute massage and reiki session. Book additional private sessions as interested at check-In or during the retreat. The body love station is ocated in the Ice House. Check the schedule for detailed times and availability.

Tina Porter

EmPOWERment Yoga
2012

Tracy Knowles

DubStretch Yoga
2012, 2013

Kristen Srimati Huges

2012, 2013

Anne Havens

Mon, Tues
2011, 2012

Media Team

Included with your full retreat registration is top quality photojournalism and a photo shoot with lights. Book private or semi private photo sessions as interested at check-in or during the retreat.

Cadence Feeley

Cadencia Photography
2012

Donald Searle

Studio photo session
2011, 2012, 2013

Stephanie Peebles

Slant Media Videographer
2012

Shannon

Slant Media Videographer
2013

Carl Frueman

Photographer
2011

Danielle Odette

Media Team
2011, 2012, 2013

thank you!

Official Media Team

Participants can sign up at check-in

Volunteer Team

Volunteers are an important part of our Spin Summit team. Huge thanks!

Cydney Martin

Tarapin Burke

Jinju

Es Jae

Christina Buster

Siyeh Shinn

Radha Shivagiri

Jen Alberts

China Cat Coleen

------------thank you

volunteers----------!

Volunteers accepted on first come basis

>>APPLY HERE

A Few words from our team

This first year of the Spin Summit was an intimate concentration of amazing spinners sharing knowledge, experiences, and play.

Danielle Odette

Spin Summit Administrative Team

colorado rocky mountain venue

High Altitude Tips

Yes, the Spin Summit is located at 8,800 feet. The following tips will help prepare you for the altitude of the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

stay HYDRATED

Drink extra water every day.

Intake 2-3 times more fluids than normal.

Limit intake of beverages that dehydrate you (caffiene, etc)

Eat foods low in salt, high in carbs.

protect yourself from the SUN

The sun is more intense in the mountains, be sure to stay protected.

stretch and honor your BODY
Listen to your body and remember that it's okay and encouraged to take breaks. You are working hard and it is easier to get winded/tired up high.

be prepared for ALL WEATHER

It is possible to have all seasons in one day at elevation. Be prepared for summer sun and heat as well as cold or wet weather. Storms quickly come through at elevation, be prepared!

A Few words from our team

Just returning from Spin Summit feeling completely altered, inspired and full to the brim. I have never felt so connected to such an incredible community of people who are so brilliantly talented in both creativity and consciousness. I drop a repeated amount of thank you's to the amazing, intimate crew of SS... it's safe to say that you all just changed my life :)

Tracy Knowles

Synchronicity Massage, Denver CO
Spin Summit Massage Team

Colorado Fun Facts

The Rocky Mountains are a place to visit and explore.

Denver is One Mile High

The 13th step of the state capital building in Denver is exactly 1 mile high above sea level.

Colorado is at High Altitude

Colorado has the highest mean altitude of all the states.

Coloradoans like Brewing
Colorado has more microbreweries per capita than any other state.

There are 52 "14'er" Mountains

The Colorado Rockies are part of the North American Cordillera, which stretches 3,000 miles from Alaska, through western Canada and the United States, into northern Mexico.The centerpieces of this dramatic uplift are the peaks over 14,000 feet, or "Fourteeners", as they are affectionately referred to by climbers. There are 52 Fourteeners in Colorado.