Are you looking to turn your aerial hobby into a career? It is possible with the right tools, a lot of training and a little luck to become a successful, professional freelance aerialist. Read on to find out how… 1. Train HARD and Get...
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Overcoming Self-Doubt as an Aerialist
Does fear of failure and criticism constantly stop you from achieving your aerial goals? Have you avoided going to that advanced-level Silks class or signing up for that student showcase because you think you might not be able to do all of the tricks,...
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Love & Aerial 💖
It’s been a busy few weeks here at Womack and Bowman. We flew over to the big island of Hawaii with a small group of family and friends where this happened: Pic by Couple Cups Rachel got married! And then this happened: Brett got...
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DIY Aerial Retreat
A couple weekends back, we had the most amazing time (yes we tend to cram A-LOT into our weekends!) in San Marcos, Guatemala teaching aerial workshops at the Yoga Forrest as part of a collaboration with Momentom Collective.   We were fortunate enough to meet...
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Your Aerial Performance Contract
Are you actively seeking performance opportunities and/or professional work as an aerialist? If so, good for you! We often cater our posts to the dedicated aerial student or pre-professional aerialist but today we are going IN to serve those of you who are treading...
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Fire and Fury (And Fabric)
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...
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5 Recovery Tips for Peak Aerial Performance
We have all experienced at least one day where we wake up, attempt to throw the covers off and ‘seize the day’ before falling immediately back onto our pillow groaning, convinced we were hit by a bus during our sleep! The culprit? A tough...
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More Holey Then Righteous
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...
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Overcoming Your Aerial Fears
Gaining confidence in the silks.
So you want to take an advanced level aerial class? Master that twisty Hip Key drop that Karen learnt last month? Perhaps you secretly dream of performing at your studios next student showcase? But there is something stopping you. Preventing you from signing up, climbing up, stepping...
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Creative Cross-Back Entries
Steal these 4 Creative entries into Cross-Back Straddle on the Aerial Silks!
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...
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