Julian Salevan

Julian Salevan (they/them) has been an avid performer since they were a three-year-old tiptoeing through dance classes. They studied classical ballet and modern dance for the first half of their life, acted in their high school theatre productions, led their college’s Rocky Horror cast, and sang in choirs through college and grad school (even while studying physics and engineering for their PhD!).

A dabbler in athletics as well as arts, Julian has tried their hand at everything from distance running to powerlifting. They took their first aerial hoop class at Air Temple in 2019 – since then, they’ve tried nearly every other apparatus in the studio. After years of personal flexibility practice in service of dance and aerial, Julian also began training in contortion in early 2021, taking advantage of the explosion of online courses to train with instructors across the continent. With Air Temple, they’ve joined the casts of Heaven or California, Air Temple Takes New Haven, and Super Duper Pool Party, and they performed in their first (but not their last!) open stage show in autumn 2021.

Julian began teaching after completing Air Temple’s teacher training in 2021. They completed the SOAR Comprehensive Aerial Hoop Teacher Training program in September 2022, and they continue to pursue continuing education. They’re a total nerd when it comes to flexibility and movement arts, and they especially love to help students figure out how to work with their bodies rather than against them.

Teaching Specialties: Flexibility, Lyra