Silks & Slings - All levels
Saturday 10a-1130a (TH)

We will pre-rig various configurations of silks & slings to explore & play on! May include, The Fabric Wall, Knot Trio, fabrics attached to bar apparatus including hoops & trapezes. Big slings & little slings, Silk lattice among other creative ways to give you ideas to take home & experiment with. Come with an open mind and willingness to play with others!

Pre-Requisite: Must have at least 3 months on aerial silks and be able to hold your weight and keep yourself safe in the air.

SILKS - Intermediate Level
Saturday 10a-1130a (AC)

Clean lines, connected shapes, and confident movement — that’s what this workshop is all about. We’ll dissect the body mechanics behind key aerial silks skills, from hipkeys to C-shapes, to discover how placement and timing affect every climb, wrap, and drop. Come ready to slow things down, feel the details, and leave with a new level of body awareness and control in the air.
Pre-reqs for fabric:  Hip-key (both sides), crossback straddle, straight-knee inversion

VARIETY APPARATUS - All Levels
Saturday 10a-1130a (UP)

In this workshop, we will take a detailed look at some core elements of traditional straps strength & conditioning training - skin-the-cat, meathook, and back flag (a.k.a. "reverse meathook" or "armbreaker") - and explore adapting these skills and drills to other aerial apparatuses.

SLING - Intermediate to Advanced
Saturday 12p-130p (TH)

In this workshop we will cover technique, drills, progressions, conditioning, and practicing back catches! We will also learn and practice a few different drops that end in backcatches and classically, the back-dive to behind the back catch. This is a sling specific workshop but the mechanics can translate to other apparatus such as silks and rope.

Prerequisites: This is a dynamic sling workshop, so some familiarity with drops or beats on sling is recommended. 

SILKS - Intermediate to Advanced
Saturday 12p-130p (AC)

Aerial movement is all about elegance, control, and efficiency—moving with grace and purpose. We often link our favorite skills together logically, so that our transitions are most seamless. But what if the beauty lies in the detour? In this workshop, we’ll chase the scenic route: weaving together skills through curiosity, resistance, and a touch of folly. This is an invitation to wander, to get lost mid-air, to let “mistakes” become maps. Because sometimes, the foolish path reveals what efficiency never could.
Prerequisites: Students who have an abundant repertoire of silks skills & a solid grasp of vertical theory will get the most out of this workshop.

Duo Hoop/Lyra - Intermediate
Saturday 12p-130p (UP)

In this intermediate duo hoop workshop, we’ll dive into the foundations of working in base and flyer roles, explore mirrored positions, and build confident, fluid transitions between shared shapes. Participants will learn how to communicate through movement, apply safe counterbalance techniques, and develop seamless flow as a pair. Ideal for aerialists comfortable with intermediate lyra vocabulary who want to expand into collaborative work and discover the creative possibilities of moving together on the hoop.
Pre-reqs for hoop: Easy inversion, pull-over to hips, single knee hang

Duo Sling - All Levels
Saturday 2p-330p (TH)

2 slings -one point: Learn dynamic, performance-ready duo sling choreography that plays with symmetry, partnering, and shared momentum. This signature piece - featured on stages from the Dairy Center to Red Rocks - offers a fun, challenging way to deepen connection with a partner, refine sling technique, and expand your aerial creativity. Perfect for aerialists ready to move together in new ways.

No partner required

SILKS - Intermediate to Advanced
Saturday 2p-330p (AC)

All about window beats!  There are so many fun pathways to explore through window beats.  This workshop will help to polish your window beats and explore multiple drops, sequences, and theory based on them.  Come prepared to use some muscles and momentum, but prior window beat skills are not necessary to attend.

DANCE TRAPEZE - Beginner to Intermediate
Saturday 2-330p (UP)

"the action or process of flowing or flowing out."
"the rate of flow of a fluid, radiant energy, or particles across a given area."

Students are encouraged to participate with an open mind. This workshop uses Laban movement theory prompts and exercises to guide the student through their movement and connection to the dance trapeze. Be ready to explore and unlock your authentic artistry.

Prerequisites: must have some aerial experience and be able to move through a 60 second sequence comfortably

Socks encouraged

OBSERVERS NOT ALLOWED

DANCE TRAPEZE - Beginner to Intermediate
Saturday 4p-530p (TH)

This 90 minute workshop is for those interested in the foundations of the mechanics and manipulation of spinning with the dance trapeze. We will review spin theory and explore beginner friendly spinning from different anchor origins and points of contact.

Prerequisites: must have some aerial experience and be able to move through a 60 second sequence comfortably

SILKS & ROPE - Advanced Beats - Advanced Level
Saturday 4-530p (AC)

This workshop is for those aerial Silk & corde lisse artists already comfortable with basic beats (straddle beats, scissor beats), who are looking to take this movement further into more advanced beats and pathways.  We will be moving around the silks or rope with momentum, learning how to efficiently generate it and and explore some semi-release moves that it allows us to execute.

Silks & Ground Based movement, non-aerial - All Levels
Saturday 4p-530p (UP)

Aerialists of most stripes cultivate shoulder strength through their disciplines, which can feel limiting when it comes to back bending. However, that stability in external shoulder rotation and comfort in protraction conveniently frees up the thoracic spine for movement. On the other side of the tent, contortion training can feel like a series of intense ways to lie on the ground, and setting up prop support can be finicky. Take shoulder flexibility and the horizon of the floor out of the equation, add support from your apparatus, and explore new mobility modes.

AERIAL HOOP/LYRA - Intermediate to Advanced
Sunday 10a-1130a (TH)

Illusion straddle, also known as “Magic Trick”, can be an elusive skill that requires compression strength, flexibility, and precision. In this workshop, we will cover drills and techniques to achieve this beautiful move. There is no need to master the skill to progress throughout the workshop, as it will be adapted into sequences in a way that is more accessible.

Pre-requisites: Must be comfortable with pike beats and beats from a straight-arm hang.

Silks - Intermediate/Advanced
Sunday 10a-1130a (AC)

Pre-requisites:  Ages 14+. Intermediate and above, students must be able to invert to straddle in the air. Previous experience with Saltos and star drops is encouraged. 

This Fabric workshop breaks down and organizes all split fabric drops that start with an inverted double leg crochet. You will learn Mission Impossible, Infinity, 360, 720, Butterfly, Falling Angel, Tick-Tock, Crotch Flower, Wrist Lock drop, their variants, and the connecting theory between them! We will also cover other split fabric theory and sequences as well as explore other unique entrances into the famous double crochet, double thigh wrap!

Variety Apparatus - All Levels
Sunday 10a-1130a (UP)

This workshop invites you to challenge your habits, movement patterns, and creative defaults. Through prompts, games, and guided improv, you’ll deconstruct the familiar and find new possibilities in your movement.

We’ll work in a creative, collaborative container—playing in pairs or small groups—to shift direction, emotion, or structure in ways that unlock fresh discoveries. Come ready to get curious, shake things up, and…flip the script.

This workshop will include creative exploration across multiple apparatuses. A google form will be sent out for apparatus requests

Prereqs:This is a beginner-plus level lab, open to aerialists at any stage—as long as you have a solid foundation to work from on at least one apparatus

AERIAL HOOP/LYRA - Intermediate to Advanced
Sunday 12p-130p (TH)

Obsessed with rolls and want to learn more? Or maybe you want to be obsessed, but don’t know where to start? In this workshop we will look at all the rolls which include russian rolls, gazelle rolls, and snake/lion rolls to name a few.

Pre-requisites: Must have at least some practice rolling in any way on/in the hoop in order to not stiffen during a roll. Ages 14+

Silks - Intermediate/Advanced
Sunday 12p - 130p (AC)

Get ready to have fun & play in the silks with a friend! We’ll explore weight sharing, mirroring, & some traditional base/flyer skills in the aerial silks. On the agenda: partner climbs, wraps to share, wraps to stabilize base & take weight of flyer, ways to transition from below to above & vice versa. 

**No partner required to enroll

Aerial Cube - All Levels
Sunday 12p - 130p (UP)

The cube is a master of spatial illusion. This workshop invites you to explore its geometry—moving through levels, corners, planes, and perspectives in ways that are both intentional and exploratory.

You’ll explore how reorienting the cube transforms the experience, changing the illusions revealed in both its lines and your own. Along the way, you’ll learn to navigate the space with others, creating shared moments of cube-craft magic together.

*If you own a cube that you would like to use in this workshop - please email Cressiemae@gmail.com*

Prereqs: This is a beginner-plus level lab, open to aerialists at any stage—as long as you have a solid foundation to work from on at least one apparatus.

Silks & Rope - Intermediate
Sunday 2p-330p (TH)

In this workshop, we will explore the fundamentals behind beats in various directions and with varying degrees of rotation. Our focus will be on finding our precious moment of float: that brief, weightless pause where transitions become seamless and energy is conserved. You’ll learn to harness and control your momentum so as to generate power and flow graciously through the air. The goal is to build a solid foundation so that you may float like a feather, not drop like a stone. This way, more complex release moves and dynamic transitions will come easier in the future. Participants may choose to work on silks, rope, or a combination of both. 

Pre-Requisites: must be able to do shoulder shrugs off the ground and 1 clean pull up

DUO TRAPEZE - Intermediate to Advanced
Sunday 2p - 330p (AC)

Get ready for a load of mounts! We’ll be serving up a smorgasbord of fresh and funky ways to launch a flyer. We’ll traverse the classics as well as novel finds using direct pathways and divergent roundabouts. Not to be forgotten - base stylin’s such as go-to in’s, outs and transitions for Catcher’s and Seated porter positions. 

No partner needed! No Trapeze or partnering experience required! 
Pre-Reqs: ability to invert in the air unassisted
Level: Intermediate aerialist (ideally 1+ year aerial experience) *exceptions can be made!
Duos: open to partners of all levels (new duos & seasoned pairs)

Ground Lecture - All Levels
Sunday 2p-330p (UP)

Intro to rigging for aerialists looking to perform outside of the gym.
Aerial workshops and classes are an amazing place to learn so many skills up in the air. Unfortunately most of them have the same problem, they dont teach you how to get your apparatus up in the air.

In this workshop we will cover the basics of rigging from the top down. Structure evaluation, equipment ratings, inspection and most importantly, the questions you need to ask promoters and venue owners. We will also cover ways to have difficult conversations with other aerialists and riggers you may encounter on your journey as an aerialist.

SILKS - Intermediate to Advanced
Sunday 4p-530p (TH)

In this workshop, I’ll take you on a journey down the CASH Climb rabbit hole. I fell deeply in love with this climb and its unbound potential. This silky, flow-driven climb unfolds through four key “nodes” along its course:

Crochet → Arabesque → Sit-Up → Hitch (thigh hitch).

Each node offers the potential to branch into countless creative sequences, poses, and transitions — all of which weave back into the climb’s central spine. We’ll dissect each node, explore variations and offshoots, and discover how to connect them seamlessly into flow.
Our goal is to expand your aerial vocabulary so you feel confident to create, improvise, and climb with your own unique style.
We’ll also add a spin to the mix, focusing on how to sustain momentum and preserve rotation as you travel through the climb.
Whether you’re looking to polish your climb with style or unlock new pathways for choreography, this workshop will help you truly put the Ca$h in your CASH Climb.

Pre Requisites: must be comfortable with inversions and basic climbs

STRAPS - Intermediate to Advanced
Sunday 4p-530p (AC)

In this dynamic and exciting straps workshop, we will be swinging as high and as fast as we can! We will be focusing on the basic two-arm front-back swing, plus dislocates and inlocates - bucket list skills for many aerialists! Pre-reqs: unassisted invert, unassisted skin-the-cat. No straps-specific experience necessary.