

Progressions are given for every skill, and no matter your level, you are guaranteed to be challenged. In this intermediate/advanced silks class, you will work on a wide range of tricks, from big dynamic moves to gravity defying poses, and everything in between. There is an emphasis on proper technique and building a strong base for you to grow your aerial journey upon! We recommend this class for students who can already confidently climb and foot-lock on the silks. This all levels class will teach you the strength and confidence that will enable you to perform more advanced moves and combos. In this all levels class, you will build control and familiarity with the foundational moves of aerial silks, working to improve your comfort with being up high and upside down. There is also an emphasis on conditioning in this class that will allow you to find strength and confidence up in the air. You will learn important movement pathways, good safety habits, and understand and appreciate the similarities and differences across each apparatus.

This all levels class allows you to build familiarity and gain experience across multiple aerial apparatuses. In this class, not only will you learn the foundational skills for spinning, inverting, and posing on the lyra, you will also increase your strength, body awareness, and confidence. This is the perfect class to introduce you to the beautiful world of lyra! A lyra is a large metal hoop suspended in the air.

This class is ideal for first timers, and also students who are still familiarizing themselves with aerial silks and being comfortable at greater heights. An aerial hammock is a piece of fabric 6 feet wide and up to 15 feet in length that is folded in half to create a loop and suspended from the ceiling. An aerial silk is a piece of fabric knotted in the middle from a mount on the ceiling and flowing down to the ground in two pieces of fabric. You will learn all the basic skills needed to be strong and confident on aerial silks and aerial hammock. Please wear long pants or tights and capped sleeved shirt or something that covers under the arms.If you’ve ever wanted to try aerial fabric and didn’t know where to start, this is the class for you! Come be introduced into the world of flying on aerial fabric. Must be comfortable inverting/going upside down. Then relax in the hammock at the end of class as it sways you into deep relaxation. Because you do not have the floor to impede you, you will be able to get deeper into your poses. This class allows for creative exploration by showing various levels of difficulty and support. Check out some of your Tantra Fitness your aerial class options:Īerial Yoga: Come for a yoga experience like you’ve never had before…yoga in the air! This class focuses on fusing the principals of stability (strength) and mobility (flexibility). Don't forget to bring your camera for photo ops!Īfter participating in our Intro to Aerial Arts class the world of Aerial Arts is your oyster. Intro to Aerial Arts will give you a chance to try out both Silks and Aerial Hoops before taking Silks L1 and Aerial Hoop L1! You will learn basic positions and poses on both apparatuses. This introductory class is the ONLY PREREQUISITE for continuing with Silks and Aerial Hoop classes. TOPS: Semi-fitted to a fitted capped-sleeve t-shirt, or wear a tank top and bring a sleeved layer. What should you wear to an Aerial Arts Class?īOTTOMS: Long leggings that cover past knees for Aerial Hoop, and to ankles for Silks. Remember, these people all had to start somewhere and needed to learn, practice and perfect their skills and in Vancouver, Tantra Fitness is the place to do just that.īefore we go any further, let's define what "Aerial Arts" is: Aerial Arts is a type of practice or performance in which one or more artists perform aerial dance and acrobatics while hanging from a fabric. When seeing this, almost everyone is in awe and amazed at the skills and expertise that these people have while they dance through the sky. A lot of us, at one point or another, has been to a cool event where there were aerial artists flying around on silks or hoops.
