Intro to Teaching Aerials – Nimble Arts - This is a 5 day overview to the art of teaching trapeze and aerial fabric, with a focus on spotting techniques, injury prevention, psychology of teaching, basic rigging concepts and class management. This in depth and holistic approach to teaching is appropriate for new teachers and those with experience, and ...Continue Reading Dynamic Trapeze 1 - Looking for more than just poses on the static trapeze? Learn to supplement your shapes with amazing dynamic movements. This course is an introduction to dynamic trapeze and will cover the building blocks of most dynamic movements, including beats, twists, and circles. We will work on backward and forward ...Continue Reading
Intermediate Hoop Dance - Danielle is finally teaching a follow up class to Beginning Hoop Dance! Intermediate Hoop Dance is for any hooper that is looking for a fun and supportive class to learn more tricks and practice finding flow. Moves covered will include: -Vortex varieties and transitions to off body -Shoulder breaks, paddling, and stalls ...Continue Reading Circus Teens - Join us for some active learning and fun on Monday afternoons! Teens and tweens with and without prior circus experience are welcome! We will explore stilts, aerial arts, juggling, tight wire walking, stilt walking, physical comedy, German Wheel and more! With Marcia Miquelon, Jacob Mills and special guests. Lyra Introduction - This 5 week session is open to all students and requires no previous aerial training. We’ll learn fundamental postures along with transitions to safely build a strong foundation in aerial arts. Each class will include strength and flexibility exercises specific to aerial training and time to work on new shapes, ...Continue Reading Aerial Silks-Fundamentals - This 5 week session is for continuing students. Students will begin learning fundamental postures of aerial silks; including climbs, locks, holds, and transitions, to safely build a strong foundation in aerial arts. Each class will include strength and flexibility exercises specific to aerial training and time to build aerial vocabulary ...Continue Reading
Aerial Yoga- Tuesdays at noon - Come on out to lunchtime aerial yoga every Tuesday! In this class students will be led through a series of stretching and strengthening exercises which are enhanced by fabric hammocks. The class is open to students of all levels who want to improve their flexibility, strength and balance. Static Trapeze - Want to learn static trapeze? Yeah, you do. Or you're pretty sure you do, anyway. To make you positive, I'll answer some frequently asked questions about it. What the heck is it? Static trapeze, sometimes called double-point trapeze, is a (usually steel) bar that hangs from between two (usually cotton) ...Continue Reading
Aerial Yoga - We'll use aerially suspended fabrics, or hammocks, to play with the principals of Hatha Yoga: Grounding while expanding, finding balance and freedom through the alignment of breath, physicality, and intention, exploring our relationship to gravity and buoyancy, finding length in the spine and greater openness in the hips with ease, ...Continue Reading
Aerial Silks Try It Out Introductory Class - Scheduled for groups of 4-6 by appointment. Look for a class open to individuals coming in late September/early October! Are you really interested in aerial arts but not sure if it's the right adventure for you? Do you want to a fun, unique birthday/bachelorette/shower/party*? Come to a Try It Out ...Continue Reading
Beginning Hoop Dance - Beginning Hoop Dance: a 6-Week Series The focus of this hooping class is, first and foremost, to have fun hooping and to feel happy. Get ready for laughter, smiles, and a great core work out! We will explore hooping's bounds to a variety of musical rhythms, seeking balance, growth in ...Continue Reading Aerial Fabric – Sling - This 6-week workshop is for aerial students to work on aerial fabric sling. We’ll learn sequences inside and outside the fabrics, postures, poses, and sequences as well as begin to work on drops. Class will include strength and flexibility exercises specific to sling as well as lots of time working ...Continue Reading Dance Trapeze 2 - This 6-week workshop is for intermediate aerial students to work on low flying dance trapeze. We’ll learn more sequences in the ropes, intermediate level postures, poses, and sequences as well as begin to work towards drops. Class will include strength and flexibility exercises specific to trapeze as well as lots ...Continue Reading
Lyra Advanced Fundamentals (continuing) - This 5 week session is for continuing students with previous aerial training. We’ll learn fundamental postures along with transitions to safely build a strong foundation in aerial arts. Each class will include strength and flexibility exercises specific to aerial training and time to work on new shapes, spins, and Lyra ...Continue Reading
Aerial Silks Introduction - This 5 week session is for anyone new to aerial arts. This Introduction class is for all students and all levels and abilities are welcomed. Students will begin learning fundamental postures of aerial silks; including climbs, locks, holds, and transitions, to safely build a strong foundation in aerial arts. Each ...Continue Reading
Aerial Silks-Intermediate - This 5 week session for continuing intermediate students. Students will continue learning fundamental postures of aerial silks; including climbs, locks, holds, drops, and transitions, to safely build a strong foundation in aerial arts. Each class will include strength and flexibility exercises specific to aerial training and time to build aerial ...Continue Reading
Aerial Silks-Fundamentals/Advanced Beginner - This 5 week session is for continuing students. Students will begin learning fundamental postures of aerial silks; including climbs, locks, holds, and transitions, to safely build a strong foundation in aerial arts. Each class will include strength and flexibility exercises specific to aerial training and time to build aerial vocabulary ...Continue Reading
Circus After School - This is a special, after-school survey of all things circus, including aerial arts, juggling, physical comedy, tightwire, stilt walking, acrobatics, German wheel and more! Who: Kids ages 7 and up
Monkey School! - A fun, movement- and imagination-based introduction to circus arts for 5-6 year olds. Kids will explore tumbling and acrobatics, aerial arts, balancing, clowning and more! For the after-school, can't-sit-still crowd. Homeschoolers also welcome! Taught by Marcia Miquelon and Jacob Mills. Who: Kids ages 5-6 Dance Trapeze 3 - This 6-week workshop is for strong intermediate aerial students to work on low flying dance trapeze. We’ll learn more sequences in the ropes, intermediate level postures, poses, and sequences as well as inversions and drops. Class will include strength and flexibility exercises specific to trapeze as well as lots of ...Continue Reading Private Cloud Swing Lessons - Cloud Swing private lessons are available by appointment to people who have prior aerial experience, a history of rock-climbing, gymnastics, acro or other board-approved activity. Participants must be able to demonstrate the ability to do 1 pull up, hang for 30 seconds from swing with 2 hands, demonstrate an inversion, and hold ...Continue Reading
Aerial Silks Beginner Private/Small-Group Classes - Have you been curious about aerial silks but classes don't meet your schedule or fill up too fast? You can still get the silks experience on your own time with private or semi-private lessons!
German Wheel Classes - Beginning/Intermediate Class No experience required! Get a thorough and awesome introduction to the German wheel in this six-week class. You'll learn to rock on the wheel, roll with a partner, do cartwheels, and much more. This class will build the fundamental experience you need to progress further with wheel, and ...Continue Reading