Aerial Silks
What is Aerial silks?
Aerial Silks uses specially designed very long tensile fabric, folded in half and suspended from the ceiling. On this “silk” you will learn what it feels like to be a circus artist! In Aerial Silks we develop your skills through climbing and techniques such as the foot-lock, spins, wraps, drops, and other tricks. Aerial Silks builds phenomenal pulling and core strength to hone your gymnastic strength, power, and control. As you progress you will climb through 4 levels of difficulty. Safety is our ultimate priority and every precaution is taken to allow your maximum enjoyment of Aerial Silks at Aerial Athletica.
What to wear
Men and Women: T-shirt, and long leggings, tights or tight stretchy pants.
Aerial Silks Intro
Looking to try something new, but not ready to commit? Try an Intro Aerial Silks! Learn about the apparatus, how it's used, some basic conditioning skills to prepare, and some beginner techniques. Take an intro class...take 10! Take all the time you need to be ready to dive in to level 1!
Aerial Silks 1
Absolutely everyone is welcome in this class!
Aerial Silks 2
This video shows prerequisites for Aerial Silks Level 2 at Aerial Athletica. Please check before you take the level 2 class.
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Prerequisites
-Foot Lock
-Hip Lock
-Straddle Invert with both hands
Aerial Silks 3
This video shows prerequisites for Aerial Silks Level 3 at Aerial Athletica. Please check before you take the level 3 class.
Prerequisites
-Open wrap
-Closed Wrap
-Cross Back
Aerial Silks 4
This video shows prerequisites for Aerial Silks Level 4 at Aerial Athletica. Please check before you take the level 4 class.
Prerequisites
-Open Wrap with One hand
-Closed Wrap with One Hand
-S-Wrap from Open Wrap