Aerial Classes

In this all apparatus limited series we’ll dive deep into exercises and games designed to help you excavate material and movement that’s both unique, and authentic to you as an artist. We’ll work with a single sequence as our scaffolding throughout the course of the series, evolving it from a list of tricks into something new and possibly unrecognizable, and maybe even meaningful!

Students should be comfortable repeatedly performing longer sequences in the air and working on their apparatus at height. Please come with a note taking device, a phone (for recording video) and a sequence or series of skills in mind that you would like to spend a lot of time with.

In this class we'll work on the fundamentals of Chinese Pole--a variety of climbs, sits, and poses, introducing more dynamic and strength based skills as students are ready. Class will end with learning how to use the pole for strengthening and conditioning. Chinese Pole is a challenging, but extremely rewarding apparatus! Students will want to wear jeans and clothes that will cover their armpits and midriff. Please bring clean, soft soled athletic shoes such as Feiyue martial arts shoes or adidas wrestling shoes.

Pre-requisites: Students must be able to complete 1 pull up without assistance. Prior aerial or acrobatic experience required. Requires permission from instructor to join if you were not enrolled in this pole class for the previous session.

This level is for students who are brand new to aerials, or who are still working on getting comfortable with aerial equipment. Students in this level may not yet be able to climb the fabric or invert on the apparatus without significant help from the instructor. 100 Level classes are for gaining familiarity and comfort with aerial equipment, and learning how your body works in space.

This level is for students who are able to climb the fabrics and perform foot locks either on the ground or from a climb. Students in this level have either completed level 100 at ATA, or have had basic instruction elsewhere, and have the basic body strength necessary for aerial arts. 150 level classes are for learning more complex poses, learning to invert on the fabric, and learning ‘core’ principles of aerial work.

200 Level (Intermediate): This level is for students who are comfortable inverting with minimal jumping and swinging. Fabric students should be comfortable with climbing, performing foot lock from several climbs and climbing into a hip key from a same side knee hook. This level is for learning to invert comfortably in the air, building stamina and beginning to work with the basic drops.

200 Level (Intermediate): This level is for students who are comfortable inverting with minimal jumping and swinging. Fabric students should be comfortable with climbing, performing foot lock from several climbs and climbing into a hip key from a same side knee hook. This level is for learning to invert comfortably in the air, building stamina and beginning to work with the basic drops.

Students should be comfortable inverting in the air and performing a hipkey in the air.

This level is for students who are comfortable with being in the air and performing short sequences easily. Students should need no assistance to invert in the air, and should be familiar with with drops and dynamic movements. 300 level classes are for learning to create choreography, learning complex drops and sequences, and building greater strength, stamina and flexibility.

This all levels class will help you build strength and technique for aerial success! Each week we'll work our way through a variety of circuit exercises in the air and on the ground to help you work smart while you work hard. We'll use a well rounded routine that works not only your major aerial muscles, but their antagonists and stabilizers as well to balance out often overworked muscle groups. Class includes a cardio warm up, abs, circuits, and a juicy cooldown.

This level is for students who are brand new to aerials, or who are still working on getting comfortable with aerial equipment. Students in this level may not yet be able to invert on the apparatus without significant help from the instructor. 100 Level classes are for gaining familiarity and comfort with aerial equipment, and learning how your body works in space.

This class includes all of the same material in our curriculum introduced at a gentler pace, with a focus on modifications to fit your body’s needs. Students in level 1+ have either completed the intro level ATA, or have had basic instruction elsewhere.
Student is comfortable with knee hangs, sitting based poses and inverting from the ground without instructor’s assistance, but with the aid of tagging if necessary. Students in this level have either completed the intro level ATA, or have had basic instruction elsewhere.

Student is comfortable with knee hangs, sitting based poses and inverting from the ground without instructor’s assistance, but with the aid of tagging if necessary. Students in this level have either completed the intro level ATA, or have had basic instruction elsewhere.

This level is for students who can invert onto the apparatus, and pull over into a front balance without jumping, swinging, or tagging. Students should be able to hold a front balance without using their hands, and invert to the top bar, or from the belly of the sling without feet. Level 3 classes are for learning more complex rolls, beginning dynamic movement such as beats from hanging, and more complex sequencing, drops, and strength skills.

This level is for students who can invert onto the apparatus, and pull over into a front balance without jumping, swinging, or tagging. Students should be able to hold a front balance without using their hands, and invert to the top bar, or from the belly of the sling without feet. Level 3 classes are for learning more complex rolls, beginning dynamic movement such as beats from hanging, and more complex sequencing, drops, and strength skills.

Pre-requisites: long hang beats, pike beats with proper form, can do pull-ups throughout class

For students that have completed the Intro to Lyra course.

Students should be comfortable with knee hangs, sitting based poses and inverting from the ground without instructor’s assistance, but with the aid of jumping or their feet if necessary. Students in this level have either completed level 100 at ATA, or have had basic instruction elsewhere, and have the basic body strength necessary for aerial arts. 150 level classes are for learning more complex poses, learning to invert on the fabric, and learning ‘core’ principles of aerial work.

Prerequisites: Students should have an existing practice on a vertical apparatus, can invert in the air throughout the class, windmill hip keys in the air, and strong shoulder engagement.

Prerequisites: A straps practice requires healthy shoulders and good engagement. Students should be at an intermediate+ level on their primary apparatus and able to complete the following: must be able to kick up to a handstand against the wall, do 5 pushups with good form, must be able to invert in the air multiple times, able to complete one pull up, and can pullover to a comfortable front balance on a bar or sling.

Welcome to the challenging but rewarding world of aerial straps! This class is focused on building strength and control to begin safely working towards straps strength skills and confidence in working from long arms.

Students will work on building strength and control for various poses (planches, meathooks, skin-the-cat, etc.).

Prerequisites: A straps practice requires healthy shoulders and good engagement. Students should be at an intermediate+ level on their primary apparatus and able to complete the following: must be able to kick up to a handstand against the wall, do 5 pushups with good form, must be able to invert in the air multiple times, able to complete one pull up, and can pullover to a comfortable front balance on a bar or sling.

This level is for students who are brand new to aerials, or who are still working on getting comfortable with aerial equipment. Students in this level may not yet be able to invert on the apparatus without significant help from the instructor. 100 Level classes are for gaining familiarity and comfort with aerial equipment, and learning how your body works in space.

Students should be comfortable with knee hangs, sitting based poses and inverting from the ground without instructor’s assistance, but with the aid of jumping or their feet if necessary. Students in this level have either completed level 100 at ATA, or have had basic instruction elsewhere, and have the basic body strength necessary for aerial arts. 150 level classes are for learning more complex poses, learning to invert on the fabric, and learning ‘core’ principles of aerial work.

Come explore the challenging but versatile apparatus of Corde Lisse!

Pre-requisites: Previous experience on fabric or rope, strong shoulder engagement, able to do at least 1 pull-up, invert comfortably.