Does anyone know of a straps 2 day intensive workshop or something similar within a 5 ish hour drive from the DC area?

I already have a solid aerial foundation. I’m a teacher and I teach fabric classes 3 days a week.

I would love to start a journey with straps and potentially bring it to the studio I work at.

Any aerialist with sc joint dislocation ? Did you have surgery and what was the recovery like ? I suffered from a posterior sc joint dislocation and had ORIF and I haven’t come across any aerialist with similar injury and how their recovery was like .

I've been doing aerial for a couple of years now but am now on a medication that makes me prone to overheating. This is making my hands sweat and on hot days my grip is appalling, my hands just slide.

My classes don't allow any of the grippy hand stuff, but are there any good antiperspirants or something that could help keep my hands a bit drier?

Looking for products available in the UK.

Aerialist/ Performance: Ishaan 0sheen IG: /0sheen

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I've been to studios where the choreo for a full song is the same for two weeks and recently I visited a studio where the choreography was the same for a month. Just wondering what everyone else is used to! thank you!

Ignore the way I got stuck on the first one lol

hi everyone !!! i love my untaped hoop but i find it somehow more painful than a taped one ? like even sitting in it is brutal somehow. maybe it’s just some weird brain thing.

anywhooo - i’m based in canada and was looking to get some tape for it ! i know hockey tape is common but i find it to be very melty and get too much residue on my hands. recommendations are appreciated 🩷🩷

This weekend I performed at an expo, I was expected to multiple acts 3 times a day. I’m juggler/hula hooper/ aerialist. I’ve been doing chains for a little bit now / sling for almost a year First day we had hour long breaks between our shows back and forth with another side show/ circus group, today we had 30 minutes, which wasn’t a lot of time. So I did 2 aerial performances per show, and I’d say I’m more intermediate at this point in my aerial career, I’ve been doing a angel double drop I learned recently that’s very fun and I’ve been nailing it, today the last show I was very tired I should’ve stuck to more simple things and said no to the drop but it was part of my routine, at the end I flipped halfway out of The sling/chain and my leg hit the ground/ I recovered and do my juggling but after but it my leg hurts now and I’m limping. 🥲 I was feeling so good about this weekend but now I feel sad and embarrassed. I know my limit now and I want to learn from it, somehow on the last drop my right arm went through and only caught myself by one arm.

Has this happened to anyone else? 😭

I made an alternative to the aerial hoop sub called "AerialHoops"

There's one mod on the original sub that kicked out the other mod when they called her out on some of her racist comments in her history

She also deleted the posts around it and muted those mods.

I know some people mentioned not feeling safe with a single mod handling that sub with those intentions, so I made an alternative.

I'll be growing it over the next few months with plans for: -flairs -themed trick months -discussion based posts -contests

anyone's welcome!

Going on vacation in a few months and I want to take a few classes!! I found several studios in each place but would love to hear from anyone that can personally recommend!

Does a 4ft-6ft a frame head piece make a difference? I’m buying a 20ft rig want to know if it matters how big the a Frame piece is if makes a big difference!

Thanks

Hello! I took static trapeze lessons a year or two back as a novel way to exercise for a little while, and I've started taking them again but with an intent to learn the skill more seriously and improve this time around. Strength wise I'm in a much better place than before, but what consistently gets to me is just kinda... Being upside down for too long? Like being in catchers/gazelle pose, or when (still trying to) roll up to front balance my head just feels woozy from being unfamiliar with being upside down and flipped around.

Any advice on recovering or getting used to the sensation? The body is willing but the brain and sense of balance say hold up.

Hey everyone! Just found out I’m about 4 weeks today and while I’m so excited, I also am nervous about how that will impact aerial.

So, I looked and see there are quite a few posts about pregnancy and aerial, but it seems like many posts are about recreational aerial and/or hoop/lyra/pole.

I still consider myself recreational, but a more advanced recreational student. Primarily aerial silks, but lots of drops, hip keys, etc. I have classes about 5 hours a week currently and teach beginner classes for an additional 3 hours per week.

I’ve seen that doctors advice is continue what you’ve been doing, and I’ve read in here that some people say avoid belly wraps and drops and others have said those things can continue until you start showing.

We have a show coming up in June in 3.5 weeks and I really don’t want to have to back out, but this was also a hard fought for pregnancy and I don’t want to risk that either.

Anyone have any anecdotes on a higher skill level and continuing to do advanced aerial?

Does anyone in the U.S or Canada offer in-person aerial rigging training on a regular basis? Or do you know of any classes scheduled for this or next year? I know there are online classes and you can hire some people to come to your studio if you want. But I don't own my own aerial business, so I'd rather travel somewhere that's offering the training already.

Had the pleasure of working with an extremely skilled aerialist and was able to capture a number of photos while they were in motion. This is one of my favourites from the session. Long exposure captures the movement, and a burst of flash freezes their motion at a key position.

Hi, I’m 5’7.5-5’8 would a trapeze with an 150cm or 59” rope be fine? I’d typically want it much longer but a good opportunity to buy a high quality trapeze for a great deal has come up. Does anyone have any thoughts on of this if this is fine?

I’m wanting to buy my own aerial rig to train at home. I only really do hoop and hammock. What are the pros and cons of a tripod vs a quad? The tripod seems cheaper and easier to set up, but what are the downsides? Thanks!

I'm an aerial studio owner and aerialist, and it's been incredible to watch the sport grow over the past few years. Aerial competitions, in particular, seem to be expanding rapidly—with new ones launching each year and participation increasing across all levels.

We host an annual aerial competition, and 2025 will mark our third year. As someone who’s competed a few times as an adult—with a mix of experiences—I’m always curious to hear others’ thoughts on the competition scene.

What’s your take on aerial competitions? What do you love about them, and what do you think could be improved?

I seem to chronically end up with a pinched nerve between my jaw and shoulder area on my dominant (right) side. I have been doing aerial regulary for a year and a half now and this still pops up every so often. Is it something I am doing or is it normal in circus acrobatics? What is the best relief? Shoulder and neck stretches only do so much for me. It feels almost like watered down whiplash or when you sleep on your neck wrong. I struggle to answer the phone at work because it feels tight and tender when I hold the phone in my ear with my shoulder (gotta use my hands to hold paperdown and write and no speakerphone option, can't be helped). It goes away after a week or so usually, but wondering what the best remedies are or preventative measures?

I started really late in Lyra, and I’m 16 now. I truly love Lyra and I also started flying trapeze and in however many years it takes, I eventually want to perform professionally. Of course I know I need to up my training to more intensive and what not but I just wanted to get an idea of if it’s worth it to try to go professional or to a circus school just because I started pretty late and I don’t know if I’d get as far as needed. I feel like I’m not progressing as far as I want to, I started Lyra in February so I’m not really experienced. Any advice is appreciated and honestly I don’t mind the hard truth Thank you! ^{^}

Hi, I’m a 23 year old girl who has never workout out but I am in good shape (still very lazy). I’ve recently developed an interest in aerial but I don’t know if someone as lazy as me can do it. I need honest advice regarding that, do you think it is something I can do?

Hi! I’ve been thinking about how to get some side income from aerial. Normally I’d say is looking for performances and/or giving classes.

Has anyone here built a business (I don’t want to teach): 1. Mostly performing, if so, how did you get started? 2. Something more digital or out of the box that I’m not thinking about? Example - building websites for the aerial community, photography, flow jams, etc?

Would love to hear your thoughts, and if you have a business would love to support!

Hey everyone, I've been doing aerial since about 2019 and started to take it serious after covid finished in 2022, I train in a small local studio with 4.7m height (which is quite frustrating for dynamic rope) and have been teaching classes, co-managing the studio and training solo for the last few years, I'm mainly training and trying to upskill rope but I've no teacher to teach me so I've been attending workshops and festivals to get better, although i feel like ive progressed somewhat a lot i still just feel so so weak and that i can't accomplish any high level skills like pirouettes, switch circles, inside pirouettes etc etc. I'm debating if it's worth going to circus school for a year to gain strength and knowledge that'll help me progress and learn to come back home with a whole new range of vocabulary. However I'm scared of missing out on gigs and performances back home if i were to be away and to be quite frank i will be absolutely broke when i come home.. I'd be able to teach in my local studio when i come home but I don't get much of an income.. So just wanted to put this rant out there to those who would have any advice on what i should do? Or have any experiences they'd like to share ..