Beginner Silks: Beginner Aerial Silks is the next step in a students journey after Intro to Aerials if they decide to join the Aerial Silks stream of curriculum. Students will learn to tie footlocks, climb the silks, and begin to work on unsupported inverts and hipkeys as appropriate. Students will transfer some of their hammock poses to the footlock, while expanding their vocabulary substantially to include skills on double skills footlocks, single silks footlocks, inverted skills, and some fun extras! The idea of fabric theory is introduced and students will learn body flags and many variations. All students are unique and progress at their own pace, generally students should expect to spend 4-8 months minimum in the Beginner Silks level.
Please note, there will be apparatus sharing in this class.
Intermediate Aerial Silks represents an important transition point in a student's fabric journey. Students will begin to transition away from footlock based skills and develop their strength in knee hook and hipkey positions. Moving up and building on the skills and strength built in Beginner Silks, students in Intermediate Silks will work on moving skills up into the air, training their aerial inversions, learning more intricate wraps, and begin to work on introductory drops. Student’s fabric theory knowledge will expand greatly as they learn new wraps from the knee hook and hipkey positions as well as some completely novel positions. All students are unique and progress at their own pace, generally students should expect to spend a minimum of 4-8 months in the Intermediate Silks level, often longer.
Please note there will be apparatus sharing in this class.
This class is ideal for those who have already taken Advanced Pole at least once, however both levels of curriculum are welcome and will be taught in this class and students will be encouraged to work at their own level.
Split Level Classes: This is a split level curriculum class which means there may be students practicing at both named levels of our curriculum. Students registering for split level classes should be aware that more independence will be required. All students in split level classes will receive individualized instruction at their own level, but should be prepared to work independently while the instructor works with other students at different levels.
Advanced Pole: Students should now be comfortable with Extended Butterfly and will begin learning even more advanced variations of this beautiful move. Aerial Inversions, Shoulder Mount, Helicopter, Superman and Hip Holds, Cupid, Figurehead, Genevieve, Dove, Shooting Star and Half Jade are just a few of the moves you will learn in this level.
Masters Pole: Masters Pole is for students who have progressed beyond Advanced Pole. Students will work on increasingly difficult poses with more complicated transitions.