Adult Aerial Group Classes in NYC

Beginning Silks

It’s back to basics in this one hour introduction to aerial silk. Work at your own pace as we learn climbs, inverts, locks, and slides.

Baby beginners welcome! No upper body strength required (just the willingness to slowly build it). ♡
Basic climbs – work smarter, not harder! Maximize the strength you already have to haul your tushie up those fabrics.
Inversions – A key building block of fabric work, we’ll learn the perfect progression to have you booty-to-the-sky sooner than you think.
Foot Knots – a can-do from day one! The “meat and potatoes” of resting on fabrics, you’ll love this part.
Splits – yes you can!
Basic move and techniques – what they are, why we love ’em. Learn a sassy “training wheels” progression to meet you where you are, and get you to where you want to be.
Don’t worry! (Stop it – I see you worrying).
Conditioning for aerial awesomeness.

Advanced Beginner Silks

Class format includes something old, something new, splits, drops, and sometimes even themed choreography for a sass-tastic good time.

A variety of climbs – haul your tush up the fabric with some style.
Drops – every act needs them! Safe, fun, and thoroughly badass.
Vocabulary for days. Let’s go nuts with moves! Variations on splits, hip keys, foot knots, and common drops.
Sequencing – whatcha gonna do with all those moves? Learn to put ’em together!
Torture – I mean, conditioning (pull-ups, inverts, intense upper body and ab work to complete fatigue)
Students should be comfortable inverting in the air (or have a workaround in their back pocket), and have their hip keys, figure 8s, & aerial dance wraps in the air.

Intermediate Silks

This is an advanced session, and instructor approval is required for this class. Please email Laura at sassypantsaerial@gmail.com before signing up for your first class. This class will explore more advanced moves, drops, and creating compelling choreography.

Beginning Trapeze

Work at your own pace as we learn sits, twirls, hangs, holds, and upside-down-y fabulousness. Some aerial experience is recommended.

Sittin’ pretty – learn a variety of active resting positions where you barely have to do anything except breathe, point your toes, and look fabulous. I’m not even kidding.
Inversions & knee hangs – this is how we get your butt up to those sitting pretty positions! But never fear – we have a movable truss to make this progression A LOT more beginner friendly.
Turning tricks – this is the fun part! Learn dynamic tricks, moves, and poses. Even better? You’ll learn them right the first time.
Torturous technique – If you’re going to do it, especially if you’re going to pay for it, learn it correctly the first time. I use a sassy “training wheels” progression to meet you where you are, and get you to where you want to be.
Conditioning for muscles – because strong is gorgeous.
A note about trapeze! It’s a metal bar and two ropes, not a feather bed. Trapeze can be….sensation-al. If this is your first time trying aerial circus, consider starting with a silks class to ease you into the fun!

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“I feel strong and beautiful at the same time.” – Rachel F.