As aerial studios and training spaces reopen and race to make up for lost time and income and eager students return to class (masked up and vaxed up we hope!), you may find yourself teaching aerial more then ever before! In fact, you might be starting to...

Have you ever reviewed your training videos, excited that you nailed a new scary drop or complicated combo, only to discover, much to your chagrin that your feet look like dinosaur claws or floppy dead fish? If so, you are not alone! Feet have...

Most of us know by now that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends we cover our faces when we are in crowded public spaces, such as parks or trails, and in shared, indoor locations, including gyms, to help block the transmission of...

With temperatures rising throughout the US and most of Europe, and with most of us working out and training aerial outdoors to lower the possibility of Covid-19 spread and infection, it is important to remember that there are inherent risks in doing so. If...

Your studio is closed (again!) and although you are doing all the Zoom and Instagram Live workout classes you can handle right now, you miss being in the air! It’s a tough time to be an aerialist right now that’s for sure. If you have...

Many aerial studios across the country and the world have begun to reopen.   You may have already attended a class or two. As studio owners ourselves we have been busy creating new safety guidelines and protocols in preparation for a phased reopening of our Los...

The Hip Key (also known as a Hip Lock) is a fundamental yet often times challenging component of Aerial Silks training. You may have been taking classes for years, performing challenging drops and combinations and still struggle with your Hip Key form. If this...

It is imperative that you take care of your shoulders as an aerialist in order to avoid injury and to prolong your enjoyment of this beautiful art form. Adding just a few minutes of shoulder conditioning to your aerial warm up can help you strengthen...

Something happens during moments of unbridled creativity that is difficult to describe. People often call this feeling “being in the zone,” or “being in flow,” a place where creativity just seems to pour out of you. For that brief period, you experience perfection. To be a creator in...

As aerialists and entrepreneurs we have failed over and over again. There was the time we tried to make aerial clothing and invested all of our personal savings into materials and labor only to discover that there was a manufacturing flaw in the 800...