https://aerialspace.org/classes daily 0.75 2024-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55b3a4f8e4b06ccaa6c2d171/1593705976073-UNN5NE2TE6NOSL3IHQIF/yoga.png Classes - Aerial Yoga (On Hiatus) VaihAyasa is Sanskrit for “being or moving in the air, suspended in the air, sky-dwellers.” An appropriate name for this style of Aerial Yoga that combines the fun of other playful acrobatic aerial, with the grounding and alignment-centered details of more yogic aerial. Using the support of your hammock, sink into your practice, deepen stretches, find proper alignment naturally, and reap the benefits of inversions without strain on the joints of the body (deeper stretches and inversions are entirely optional). No aerial, acrobatic, dance, or yoga experience required. All are welcome! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55b3a4f8e4b06ccaa6c2d171/1593897974717-3QAJQF5Y6KXQD2GT56L4/val_pic.jpg Classes - Aerial Silks Aerial fabric may only date back to the 1980’s, but it’s quickly become the most famous of circus arts. Our silks classes focus on creating healthy, sustainable training habits so that you can thrive in the art for decades. At Level 1, we will be building hand, shoulder and core strength while laying the foundation for effortless inversions and endurance. In Level 2 we focus more on flexibility, joint control and introduce spinning and drops. At Level 3, we develop balance skills and side rotations as drops and dives get more complex. Through it all we heavily emphasize shoulder health and core control. At each level a student tests out by creating a personal form - a reflection of their development as an artist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55b3a4f8e4b06ccaa6c2d171/1593706100403-LVLJE8UU0IDQDZTB8NUR/image-asset.png Classes - Lyra and Trapeze Trapeze and Lyra class covers basic skills that build strength, flexibility and grace. You will learn a vocabulary of moves focusing on correct form, safety and technique. Lyra, or 'Aerial Hoop' is a metal circle that is suspended from a single point. Beginners start off learning the basics of spinning and the many ways to lift the body onto the hoop. As class progresses students will learn to climb, invert, roll and turn with grace and ease on this beautiful classic circus apparatus. Ankle and knee protection is available to borrow or purchase. Beginners welcome in All Levels classes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55b3a4f8e4b06ccaa6c2d171/1593706257920-YQT4GE6CBPQTHOMNP1WK/kids.png Classes - Kids’ Classes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55b3a4f8e4b06ccaa6c2d171/92aa5f1d-d4a5-4985-bb6f-f5ac037ceb41/handbalance1.png Classes - Handbalancing Join us and learn the fundamentals of being upside down! Classes will cover the proper technique of wrist and spine health while building strength for inversions, handstands and cane work! All levels welcome! https://aerialspace.org/first-time daily 0.75 2024-04-23 https://aerialspace.org/contact daily 0.75 2024-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55b3a4f8e4b06ccaa6c2d171/1518175801816-FADCLR89NVG9FBPNPFOI/JSP_3380.jpg Contact https://aerialspace.org/staff daily 0.75 2025-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55b3a4f8e4b06ccaa6c2d171/6938f829-40b2-4822-b0ae-77fc352a2b14/cadoughe_1.jpg Staff - Caroline Dougherty Caroline began practicing aerial arts in 2019 and fell in love with silks. Since then she has channeled a love of strength building into a teaching philosophy centered on nurturing mental health and (re)discovering the joy of play. In addition to teaching, she acts as Aerial Space’s graphic designer and finds delight in hiding drawings of dinosaurs around the studio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55b3a4f8e4b06ccaa6c2d171/1593699759280-5BPUP572PXYA4BCZ1OSB/anna.jpeg Staff - Anna Bartlett Trapeze Anna has always preferred a high perch to the ground, whether on the swingset, in the high branches of a magnolia, pole vaulting, or on a trapeze. She trained as a gymnast for twelve years and taught gymnastics from 2010-2014. Her aerial training began in 2010, when she fell in love with trapeze. She has performed with Asheville Aerial Arts and Bromelia Aerial Dance Collective. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55b3a4f8e4b06ccaa6c2d171/1234775a-495c-44c7-8d1e-5ffae1540616/Silks+Shot+-+Stephan+Pruitt+Photography.jpg Staff - Sarah Ragon Sarah began her journey with movement as a young gymnast and discovered the world of circus through aerial silks in 2012. She's a 2017 New England Center for Circus Arts graduate with a major in Chinese Pole and minor in Partner Acrobatics. Her current interest is in handstands and partner acrobatics, though she enjoys playing with movement in a variety of ways. Sarah is also a 2025 graduate of Center for Massage and Natural Health. More than anything, she loves to geek out on why things work the way they do. Sarah's biggest goal is to help others feel at home in their bodies.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55b3a4f8e4b06ccaa6c2d171/3808b60f-e6ea-4bcb-aa7f-7cdc62cd711c/20230330_213823.jpg Staff - Megan MacLeod-Blackwell Megan began her aerial arts journey in 2021 at Aerial Space in Asheville. She immediately fell in love with the community, physicality, and creativity of the circus arts world. Since then she has trained in silks, trapeze, and lyra at three different studios. She is passionate about encouraging and guiding people through their own journey in the aerial arts world. When she is not up in the air, Megan works in data analytics and loves hanging with her many dogs and cats at home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55b3a4f8e4b06ccaa6c2d171/1593699238474-P1GGU2AG9BR8DAE1E49V/valerie.jpeg Staff - Valerie Phillips Owner, Mixed Apparatus Valerie has been practicing aerial arts since 2011. Growing up she studied ballet and modern dance, later choosing to focus on theater arts and eventually receiving her Bachelor's Degree in theater. Valerie loves performing whether it's in on the trapeze, silks or in a rock band. Her dream is go on an aerial road trip and visit aerial arts studios all over the country. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55b3a4f8e4b06ccaa6c2d171/1502414618457-TOIAURHE6FMZ0OO190O3/johnsoncityloga.png Staff Circus arts training with Craig Lewis in Johnson City TN. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55b3a4f8e4b06ccaa6c2d171/8c8e6c8a-6785-46bf-9d19-06d4e75ddf24/image0.jpeg Staff - Emma Martin Emma began her Aerial arts training with Aerial Space at age 14 and has been in love with the practice ever since. She finds it is the perfect combination of several of her passions: physical training, art, and fun! She has enjoyed teaching kids classes with Aerial Space since 2021. Emma followed her curiosity for physical training and body mechanics and earned her degree in Health and Fitness Science and has been an ACE certified Personal Trainer since 2019. She finds joy in helping people of all ages connect to their body and develop new skills and abilities. Outside of the aerial studio, Emma works as a third generation welding cap maker. She maintains many hobbies including reading, cooking, creative projects and is always trying to keep up with her Blue Heeler, Ruthie. As an Asheville native she has a deep appreciation for the natural beauty of the area and loves spending time immersed in nature whenever she can. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55b3a4f8e4b06ccaa6c2d171/632ff713-6950-4706-a7a4-e8fdc9dfb089/rillian1.jpg Staff - Rillian Thacker Rillian started training circus arts from the age of 12! In the years since, he’s worked with lyra, silks, trapeze, slackline, straps, and even doubles aerials! He trains on silks the most, followed by straps, and then trapeze. When he’s not doing aerials or working out so he can be a stronger aerialist, you can find him dancing, singing with his award winning chorus and barbershop quartet, and constantly dreaming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55b3a4f8e4b06ccaa6c2d171/1593699095741-317RDPHCJDAST2F5AMSS/Andrew%2BHartnagel.png Staff - Andrew Hartnagel Owner, Aerial Silks As a former ropes course director and martial arts instructor, Andrew found aerials to be unique synthesis of his past. After graduating with a degree in geology from Washington and Lee University, he wandered the world teaching just about every subject out there. He joined Asheville Aerial Arts in 2008, but upon finding performing allowed so little time for naps, he devoted himself to teaching instead. Eventually he completed his teacher training at NECCA in 2010. He has also managed and taught at science centers all over the country; as a result, he’s one of the few instructors who will discuss your rotational inertia with a smile. He specializes in curriculum development, fabric theory, anatomy and injury prevention. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55b3a4f8e4b06ccaa6c2d171/1593700641458-1CB9WPCPE5JGSHJ1B5YK/gillian.jpg Staff - Gillian Mauer Silks, Flexibility, Acro Gillian grew up in Asheville, North Carolina and started dancing at a young age. As they explored various forms of dance and movement, aerial arts and acrobatics became the main focus of Gillian’s passion and talent. Gillian began teaching aerial silks and acrobatics in 2015, and joined the Aerial Space team in 2019. In addition to teaching, they have a passion for performance work and have performed regionally as well as internationally. When they are not hanging upside down, Gillian is a fine artist with an interest and focus on sociology. They find a great deal of excitement in finding new ways to fuse these multiple passions, and in using arts of all kinds to help people find connection and empowerment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55b3a4f8e4b06ccaa6c2d171/1628728319173-89D7TA9H6H8H14TPFWG1/carlypic.jpg Staff - Carly Christensen Carly studied theatre at Willamette University and received her MFA in acting from Purdue. She taught a variety of courses for both majors and non theatre majors including Intro to Acting, Voice and Speech, Acting 1, and Beginning Stage Combat. Carly's teaching philosophy revolves around validating her students efforts and valuing creative play. Her movement background is in team sports, powerlifting, and bodybuilding, though she always wished she were a dancer. Her introduction to silks occurred in 2014 when she saw her first aerial performance from the dance department at her undergraduate university, and decided to pursue a semester of it herself! Silks is the perfect combination of grace and strength that Carly had been searching for. After a long hiatus filled with graduate school and cross-country moves, she is happy to return to a movement she loves at a kind and welcoming studio. Carly is passionate about all things theatre, uncomplicating health and wellness, cultivating creative spaces built around consent and joy, and very silly puns! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55b3a4f8e4b06ccaa6c2d171/1448482438666-OAYLEQZIJ4IN618H0B2W/image-asset.jpeg Staff Aerial Fit in Charleston NC offers top notch aerial training to anyone who wants to learn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55b3a4f8e4b06ccaa6c2d171/1ca15f37-a8da-4d60-adb9-c7f509187398/Biopic.jpg Staff - Michelle MacLeod Michelle began training at Aerial Space in 2021, starting with silks and later adding trapeze to her practice. Drawn to the freedom and expression of movement, the strength she discovered within herself, and the supportive community of instructors and fellow students, she quickly found a second home in the air. Her background in the performing arts spans years of dance, acting, singing, and musical theater. While she’s not currently performing, Michelle finds self-expression in many creative forms—whether on stage, in the studio, or simply at home playing guitar and singing to her dog, Huel. Michelle holds degrees in mathematics and fermentation science and has been training and teaching adults since 2018. She specializes in regulatory and safety training for food, beverage, cosmetic, and dietary supplement industries. At home, she’s a passionate fermenter, brewing everything from tepache and sake to mead and kimchi—always eager to experiment with something new. An avid outdoor enthusiast, Michelle spends much of her free time on the water. When she's not outside, you’ll find her making music, painting, drawing, gardening, or hanging upside down on her silks https://aerialspace.org/prices daily 0.75 2025-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55b3a4f8e4b06ccaa6c2d171/1482427594547-IRW5QT6C2S6KT0CCDIR4/giftcertificatefront.jpg Prices E-Gift Card for delivery now, Gift Certificates are mailed out same day https://aerialspace.org/newhome daily 1.0 2025-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55b3a4f8e4b06ccaa6c2d171/1593711635637-S4MXHSMUA0WDXXPE85ED/dino.jpg Home - Our Philosophy: The Three S’s Safety, smiles, and skills. We believe circus arts can be a profound gift of self-discovery and personal growth, and we want you to love this art for the rest of your life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55b3a4f8e4b06ccaa6c2d171/1575448830474-Q05DZ0LHBBP6SZQNU86Y/new_frontpage_lyraman.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55b3a4f8e4b06ccaa6c2d171/1593711616742-X3TQDN8PIGCCHVYDOWAP/slackline.png Home - First Time Students Have you always wanted to hang from a trapeze, climb silks or spin on an aerial hoop? Are you looking for a fun new workout or family outing? Not sure where to start? Get all your questions answered here! https://aerialspace.org/our-philosophy daily 0.75 2020-07-02 https://aerialspace.org/schedule daily 0.75 2024-04-23 https://aerialspace.org/wellness-plans daily 0.75 2020-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55b3a4f8e4b06ccaa6c2d171/1593709203393-J2OY3BFQ63BBVKECBIXC/sierranevada.jpg Wellness Plans https://aerialspace.org/partyfaqs daily 0.75 2020-07-02 https://aerialspace.org/kids-classes daily 0.75 2025-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55b3a4f8e4b06ccaa6c2d171/12c3eddf-eca1-4ae1-bd80-f2b154c2efdc/kids.jpg Kids'Classes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55b3a4f8e4b06ccaa6c2d171/6be3571d-dfaf-4241-bcf8-8031fb58b196/DJC_1896.jpg Kids'Classes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55b3a4f8e4b06ccaa6c2d171/96af2df1-aaa0-451a-bd28-50aa35a3b1a3/2026KidsSemester.png Kids'Classes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://aerialspace.org/how-to-book-kids-semester daily 0.75 2024-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55b3a4f8e4b06ccaa6c2d171/03bd52cb-df2e-436e-8510-76085d02151f/image%285%29.png How To Book Kids' Semester - Step 6 Enter your payment information and click Place Order. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55b3a4f8e4b06ccaa6c2d171/499ea90a-6f0d-4673-babd-b294c92ba6c5/image.png How To Book Kids' Semester - Step 1 Sign in with your email and password. Be sure to use one for your child - NOT YOURSELF. It’s important that the name on the account is for the student attending. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55b3a4f8e4b06ccaa6c2d171/72439d76-7ef7-48b1-bc4e-d7f4525662c8/image%283%29.png How To Book Kids' Semester - Step 4 Make sure the option is selected for ‘myself’ (because you are using the child’s account). Click on Enroll. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55b3a4f8e4b06ccaa6c2d171/548d66f2-bbfb-4351-bea2-4fa2394cd164/image%284%29.png How To Book Kids' Semester - Step 5 To complete enrollment, you’ll need to pay. Make sure everything is listed correct, and then click Checkout. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55b3a4f8e4b06ccaa6c2d171/56ef89df-cd5f-4552-9850-dc25f2eafc8e/image%281%29.png How To Book Kids' Semester - Step 2 Once logged in, click on the Kids’ Semester tab https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55b3a4f8e4b06ccaa6c2d171/dd783636-76c3-4989-b8b0-d059d3a4fb53/image%282%29.png How To Book Kids' Semester - Step 3 Scroll down and pick the class that you want! Make sure to pay special attention to the day and time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55b3a4f8e4b06ccaa6c2d171/1218cc98-64bf-4dd5-8a8c-6b7e582fabe0/image%286%29.png How To Book Kids' Semester - Step 7 You’re all done! Look over the dates and smile at a job well done - we’ve got it from here. https://aerialspace.org/ageless-aerials daily 0.75 2025-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55b3a4f8e4b06ccaa6c2d171/de26adaa-6656-42f4-ac9a-bb2d8cea3022/Suzy_9.png Ageless Aerials