Injuries are no fun. In fact they can be downright depressing. Whether mild and ‘bearable’ or severe and debilitating, injuries can make us feel disempowered and question our passion for aerial arts. Here at Womack and Bowman we believe that prevention is better then...

On an early morning plane flight to Detroit, Michigan last Saturday on her way to a family event after a late night of performing, a busy week of training and house moving, Rachel started thinking about the challenges of time management. As aerialists, instructors...

A couple weekends back, we were in Oakland, California performing at The Crucible for the venues annual ‘Fire and Light’ Soiree. This performance was different then most as we literally performed our duo silks act surrounded by a ring of fire! Seriously! The Crucible...

In 2015 we were invited to Paris France to compete in France’s got Talent. We are not French, either of us, nor do we speak French (your guess is as good as ours). The production flew us out and hosted our stay for the...

We hope your week has been amazing so far! We thought we would give you a cool link that we think you will enjoy (big time): We hear this all the time: “I really want to create a solo aerial silks act but I don’t...

Something happens during moments of unbridled creativity that is difficult to describe. Incredible warmth swells throughout our entire bodies down to the extremities. Emotions like “fulfillment,” “satisfaction,” and “optimism” feel like they are affecting the physiology of your whole body. People often call this...

“Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working” – Pablo Picasso What gets you out of bed in the morning? An early meeting? Ugh Fresh coffee and a hot shower? Meh Signing up for an aerial class? Yea! Here at Womack and Bowman we tend to keep...

Do you dream of dancing through the air with an amazing aerial partner? Performing high level switches, catches, poses and choreography to rapturous applause? Trouble is… Every time you think you have found the Torvill to your Dean (or vice versa); she moves across...

One of our Master the Silks students recently posted this on the programs private Facebook page: It is a common question that we receive fairly often and we thought this as good a time as any to share our thoughts. Holes can appear/develop on...

The Cross-Back, sometimes known as the ‘X’ Back into Straddle on the Aerial Silks is a foundational move and ‘right-of-passage’ for any beginning aerial student eager to progress to the Intermediate/Advanced level. Today, we are super excited to bring you another ‘mini-training’ video tutorial...