Our 2022 student showcase is quickly approaching! Our students have been working so hard to present their best for all of their friends and family. Doors will open at 2:30PM, show starts at 3PM. Purchase your ticket in advance for $25, or $30 at the door. After party will be held next door at the Taft Brewporium where additional parking and restrooms may be used. Presale tickets will be available until Nov 12th. After that, you may pay at the door upon entry. If you purchase your tickets in advance, all you’ll need is the name of the purchaser at the door for entry.
This just in and up for registration 🙂 We are hosting a few silks (also known as fabric) workshops taught by the lovely Shannon McKenna!
A little about Shannon…
Shannon McKenna was never a dancer, never a gymnast, but one hell of a tree climber.
She earned her B.F.A. from NYU with a concentration in physical theater and decided the summer after college, without much idea of what it meant, to become a circus artist. She packed up her life in a suitcase and traveled the globe in search of the best coaches to teach her and put her work on any stage she could.
Her performance work has spanned from traditional shows in large arenas to intimate contemporary pieces in small black box theaters. She performs as a solo artist, a part of artistic duos, and ensembles. Career highlights being a magician’s assistant in Portugal, a post-food poisoning silks act in the German show WET, and hanging underneath a motorcycle on a tight wire with the Flying Espanas.
As a coach, Shannon is known for making aerial technique approachable and fun, and she is driven by the belief that artists at any stage in their aerial journey have a valuable creative capacity to share. She is widely sought after to teach workshops all over the world.
We are thrilled to announce our first ever movement intensive hosted here, at EA! Instructors Brittany Naegel and Samantha Hancock will be offering a FOUR DAY MOVEMENT INTENSIVE combining skill deep dives, creative movement games & inward practice development!
This intensive will work to merge twocornerstones of movement: technique and creativity.
With equal parts skill focus and finding freeness in your movement, you will explore all the depths of your practice, leaving with a better understanding of who YOU are as an aerial mover.
When: 3/30/23-4/2/23
Where: Our home Studio of Elevated Aerials in Cincinnati, OH
We are SO excited to get some movement in with Gena this winter! She will be offering two different workshops with us at Elevated Aerials on December 3 & 4. Both workshops will be hoop/lyra focused however, much of the movement can be transferred to other apparatuses. Check them out here:
The date is set! On Sunday, November 13th 2022 we will be hosting our 5th showcase. We are so excited to start the planning process and see what our students have in store. Mark all the calendars because you know, it’s going to be incredible!!
We’ve moved our Sunday intro classes to 10AM for your brunching pleasure! Join us every Friday and Sunday for our intro to aerial classes. Come play in the air and treat yourself afterwards with brunch with your friends. No experience is needed, all are welcome (ages 12+).
We teach group aerial classes in sling, silks and lyra. We switch apparatuses each week so you have the opportunity to try them all and we highly suggest trying them all too!
It is with great pleasure that we welcome one of our long time students, William Ott to the EA instructor team! As of late William has been busy working with my Nose Turns Red Youth Circus Company – for those folks with kids too young for our program (under 12), we highly recommend checking them out as they offer some lovely youth programs! However, most of our student base will recognize Will from our student showcase where he has blown us ALL away with his one of a kind creative performances.
William will be offering an Open Gym and an Intro to Aerial class every Sunday throughout the upcoming summer months. Be sure to register in advance as spots are limited and give him a warm welcome as we hope to be seeing him for many years to come!!
“William took his first foray into circus arts when he was 16 and a co-worker brought a unicycle to work. Since then he has learned to unicycle, juggle, diabolo, and show off a few skills in a German Wheel. William is always open to the opportunity of challenging himself with a new skill. William discovered aerials three years ago, and was immediately drawn in. The versatility of aerials for strength building, achieving greater flexibility, and providing an outlet for artistic expression are all part of what engaged William. Seeing students develop a movement style unique to themselves is always amazing. The variety of ways that one sequence of moves can be performed, and the complexity of personality, style, and artistic choice that students incorporate into their work is mesmerizing to watch.
William is currently undergoing certification in Lyra with Paper Doll Militia.
You may contact William at william@elevated-aerials.com“
After seeing the success of having showcase mentors to guide students through the 8 weeks of showcase prep the last few years, we have decided to make an entire individualized mentorship program help students peruse any of their aerial goals year round. Are you excited? We are! Check out the details below:
Do you have aerial goals and dreams just waiting to be explored? Do you envision yourself doing bigger more high flying things? Do you feel like you’ve hit a plateau? Are you struggling to find motivation? Are you feeling a little lost on where to even start to achieve all these ideas swirling in your head?
We’ve been there, we feel you, we see you, and we are here to support you with Elevated Aerials Mentorship program!
This 6 week program is designed to help you start honing your goals by breaking down big ideas into more bite size pieces. How do we do this? By getting you in the studio more, by mapping out plans specific to YOUR goals, creating new habits, and by holding you accountable along the way.
Here’s what’s included:
ONE half hour Brain Storming Virtual Consultation
SIX one hour private lessons focusing on YOUR goals (virtual and/or studio)
ONE 4-week workshop of either sling, silks or lyra
EIGHT Flexibility and/or Open Gyms
SIX week access to our On Demand Flexibility and/or Aerial Fit based on student goals (virtual)
The cost of this 6 week program is $660 (with an option to break up payments into two separate payments). Please contact your mentor of choice via email in order to schedule your first consult!
MEET the MENTORS
Brittany Naegel:
Growing up Brittany enjoyed competing on a national award winning rowing team, coaching swim team for her local community center, and assisting with any outdoor adventure sport she could get her hands on. Her love of movement and passion for using adventure to help others realize their full potential began early on.
After her first touch of the fabric, she was hooked! She began taking classes, training and teaching all over! She believes that everyone has a gift to share, and enjoys sharing her love of the fabric with all who are willing to explore. The combination of her knowledge of the body as a Licensed Massage Therapist and her passion for aerials has enabled her to help others realize their strengths, both inside and out.
Finding the balance in life is key and the same goes for aerials. Brittany loves helping folks create an enjoyable practice that encourages healthy habits, especially when it comes to their aerial practice. If you’re committed to putting in the time and work; Brittany will help put together a plan that suits your lifestyle to assist you in reaching your goals.Â
Apparatus & Skill Focus:
Sling
Movement Quality (non apparatus specific)
Strength / Skill Specific Goals
Spin Technique
Transitions in the air!
Mentorship Focus:
Routine / Habit Building
Organization
Breaking Down Skill / Strength Goals
Creating A Practice That You Enjoy
Therapeutic Movement
Please contact Brittany via email at brittany@elevated-aerials.com
Samantha Hancock:
Samantha specializes in lyra, sling, lollipop, pole, and one of a kind aerial creations, with dance experience in modern, contemporary, exotic, ball room, swing, and argentine tango. She has pursued certifications in Lyra & Silks by Paperdoll Militia, functional and exploratory movement through both of Marlo Fisken’s Level 1 and Level 2 Floor Flow teacher training, while also diving deep into multiple movement intensives and private training across the US. She has developed aerial programs, mentorship programs, communities, and events for multiple aerial studios and companies, while continuously living the life of a student to grow her own movement and teaching practices. Samantha is driven to help students find their own individual creative style. Nothing is more powerful than watching a student, no matter what their skill level, create something they are proud to share with others.
Apparatus & Skill Focus:
Lyra
Sling
Lollipop
Pole
Flexibility
Functional Movement
Floor Flow
Mentorship Focus:
Creating Healthy Habits
Creative Movement & Development
Building road maps to Goals
Conditioning
Reframing Perspective
Flexibility Training
Act Creation
Quality of Movement
Contact Samantha via email at samantha@elevated-aerials
Kelsey Long:
Kelsey specializes in sling, lyra, lollipop lyra, and floorwork. Her personal movement style is heavily influenced by a flow mindset, often focusing on meditative pathways. Kelsey’s greatest passion is helping others unlock their body’s potential. She has mentored countless aerial students and budding instructors, and regularly seeks mentoring and training opportunities for herself. Each person’s movement journey is unique and she would love to help guide you in one or more of the following areas:
Apparatus & Skill Focus:
Lyra (single & duo)
Sling
Lollipop
Floor Flow
Mentorship Focus:
Routine Development
Skill Building & Accountability
Quality of Movement
Organization & Planning
Creative Consultations
Social Media Mapping
Artistry Professionalism
Please contact Kelsey via email at kelsey@elevated-aerials.com
Along with our intro private lessons, we’re now offering group intro lessons again. Classes max out at 6 students, so bring your friends to try out some aerial fun! No experience required. This class is meant for complete beginners and goes down every Friday at 6PM. Registration is required in advance to participate.
Introducing our forth annual 2021 student showcase! We have 20 performers this year and we’re absolutely in love with what everyone choose to share with you all. Each performer picks their own song and choreographs their own routine (with help from their instructor mentors along the way).
We’re blessed to have such a versatile crew of performers who support one another so fiercely! 100% of the proceeds for this show go into making this showcase possible. We appreciate your support in making this happen. We hope you all enjoy the show.
