Ages 5-11yrs

4 week mini taster session

Our Groupon friendly class will quickly introduce students to the world of aerial during their 4 class session. Aerialists will be introduced to the basics of flying on the aerial silks, slings, trapeze, and lyra in this mini session. Students will gain upper body strength, agility and flexibility in this hour long class focusing on safety and body awareness. Students will soar to new heights with this exciting new form of exercise!

Cost: Groupon/Or contact Apollo directly to receive the same price

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This is the perfect beginner level technique class for those students wanting an introduction to aerial arts. Basic technique will be taught on a variety of equipment including silks, trapeze, lyra, and sling. Students will learn basic mounts and dismounts on each type of equipment focusing on safety and body awareness. Class will progress with basic beginner skills and transitions for a broader experience on each apparatus.

Cost: $105/month (autopay)

After successful completion of the beginner level class, students will begin to have more body awareness and strength. Our intermediate level class will rotate through the same 4 disciplines, including silks, trapeze, lyra and sling. Students will start to develop a broader movement vocabulary on each apparatus and advance to learning more skills, transitions, and inversions.

Prerequisite: 12-week session of Air Essentials Beginner or instructor approval.

Cost: $105/month (autopay)

After successful completion of the Intermediate Level class, students will move on to the advanced level. Our advanced class will rotate through the same 4 disciplines, including silks, trapeze, lyra and sling. Students are becoming stronger, developing more body awareness and are more comfortable with inversion skills in the air. More advanced transitional elements, skills, wraps, entries, drops and sequences will be taught at this level working towards gaining more stamina in the air.

Prerequisite: 12-week session of Air Essentials Intermediate or instructor approval.

Cost: $120/month (autopay)

Little Stars is a performance based class geared towards kids 5-7 years of age. This hour and 15 minute long aerial class will give students a taste of both aerial technique and performance. Students will work together over the session to build a show that will be performed at the Apollo Center’s studio under the stage lights. This beginning level performance class will rotate through the same 4 disciplines, including silks, trapeze, lyra and sling. Students will start to develop a movement vocabulary on each apparatus as well as some basic dance and acrobatics to perform aerial.

Prerequisite: Students must have completed one full 12 week session of Air Essentials Beginner or instructor approval .

Cost: $120/month (autopay)

Shooting Stars is an excitement-filled class geared towards kids and teens 8-17 years of age.  This two hour aerial class will take students to the next level of aerial technique and choreography. Students will work together over a 3 month session to build a show that will be performed at Iluminar Aerial’s studio under the stage lights. This intermediate level performance class will rotate through the same 4 disciplines, including silks, trapeze, lyra and sling. Students will start to develop a broader movement vocabulary on each apparatus and advance to learning more skills, transitions, inversions as well as stamina in the air to be able to perform aerial.

Prerequisite: Students must have completed one full 12 week session of Air Essentials Beginner or prior aerial experience plus instructor approval .

Cost: $180/month (autopay)

In this exciting technique class, dancers will take to the air and turn the dance floor on it’s side! Wall dancing or vertical dance refers to an aerial performance apparatus where performers are suspended in the air with a rope and a harness using the wall as the new floor to move and dance on. Using the same equipment as rock climbers, students will learn the basics of rigging, ascending, descending and wall safety. Class will consist of conditioning drills on the ground to help strengthen essential abdominal muscles as well as technical exercises on the wall to help students become comfortable with a new spatial orientation. Once simple static positions have been acquired, students will explore the possibilities with the pendulum of the rope. Class will move on to learning choreography phrases that will help students combine their skills into one seamless dance.

Class Requirements: Students must bring closed toed shoes and long pants to participate in class. Knee pads are also recommended but not required. 

Cost: $120/month (autopay)

Come experience a whole new way to condition and learn some cool new tricks at the same time on our high performance trampoline! In our trampoline wall class, you will first learn proper jumping technique and body positions. After the basics have been learned, class will progress with more advanced skills like stomach and back drops, flipping and twisting techniques. If you have prior experience, our instructor will work with you individually to work on developing more advanced skills and combinations. During the wall portion of the class, you will first learn proper jumping technique and body positions for reaching the wall. After the basics have been learned, class will progress with more intermediate/advanced tricks like running on the wall, twisting, and flipping techniques. Proper progressions will be given for each skill for students to learn in a safe and controlled environment.

Required attire: Form fitting clothing that covers your back, arms and legs as the bed is unforgiving as well as closed toed shoes with traction/grip on the soles. Bare feet or socks will not be allowed for class.

Cost: $105/month (autopay)

In this circus style acrobatics class for all levels, we will focus on the ever complicated art of the handstand as well as other acrobatic skills. The goal of this class is for students to be versatile in their acrobatic vocabulary and work on skills that are doable on all floor surfaces, typical of circus, dance and aerial stages. The instructor will work with each person individually to asses their skill level and challenge each student. Proper progressions will be given for each skill for students to learn in a safe and controlled environment. Acrobatics develops body and spatial awareness, strength and is lots of fun!

Cost: $120/month (autopay)

In this beginner lyra technique class, students will learn basic positions and skills focusing on safety and body awareness. As students become more comfortable in the air, they will engage in learning more challenging skills and combinations. Strength conditioning exercises will also be implemented to help students achieve the proper body awareness and strength needed for lyra.

Cost: $120/month (autopay)

In this intermediate level technique class, students will gain more stamina and strength in the air and will engage in learning choreographic sequences on the lyra. Students will be introduced to more inversion skills, transitions from one skill to the next in a seamless matter and will start to learn more dynamic moves. Students must be able to pullover on the lyra and can pull themselves up to the top of the lyra.

Prerequisite: 12 week session of Lyra Beginner or instructor approval.

Cost: $120/month (autopay)

In this advanced level class, students will concentrate on advanced skills, mounts, rolls, transitions and will engage in learning  advanced choreographic sequences. Students must have clean straddle inversions, single knee hangs, and solid inversions in the ropes to enroll in this level class.

Prerequisite: Lyra Intermediate or instructor approval.

Cost: $120/month (autopay)

In this beginner silks technique class, students will learn basic climbs, foot locks and wraps focusing on safety and body awareness. As students become more comfortable in the air, we will engage in learning more wraps and skills from basic figure 8 foot lock. Beginner inversions in the fabric will be introduced, low to the ground, as well as the introduction to double foot lock/aerial dance wrap. Strength conditioning exercises will also be implemented to help students achieve the proper body awareness and strength needed for aerial silks. 

Cost: $120/month (autopay)

In this intermediate silks technique class, students are becoming more comfortable in the air and  will engage in learning intermediate wraps and skills. Beginner inversions in the fabric will be introduced as well as skills from the double foot lock. More intermediate transitional elements, skills and drops will be taught at this level working towards gaining more stamina in the fabric. Students must have their double foot lock, thigh hitch, and same/opposite side catcher’s locks in the air to enroll in this class. Prerequisite: 12 week session of Air Essentials Intermediate, Silk Technique Beginner or Apollo teacher approval.

Cost: $120/month (autopay)

At this advanced level, students will concentrate on advanced inversion skills, drops, and transitional skills.  Students must have clean straddle inversions, thigh hitch, hips keys, same/opposite side catcher’s locks and s-wraps to enroll in this level class. Prerequisite: Aerial Silks Level 3 or Apollo teacher approval.

Cost: $120/month (autopay)

In this beginner sling technique class, students will learn basic positions and skills focusing on safety and body awareness. As students become more comfortable in the air, they will engage in learning more challenging skills and combinations. Strength conditioning exercises will also be implemented to help students achieve the proper body awareness and strength needed for aerial sling. 

Cost: $120/month (autopay)

In this intermediate sling technique class, students are becoming more comfortable in the air and  will engage in learning intermediate positions, skills, and some drops.

Prerequisite: 12 week session of Sling Beginner or instructor approval.

Cost: $120/month (autopay)

In this advanced level class, students will work on more intermediate transitional elements, skills and drops will be taught, working towards gaining more stamina and fluidity in their movements.  

Prerequisite: Students must be able to invert on their own and have completed Sling Intermediate or have instructor approval.

Cost: $120/month (autopay)

In this beginner level technique class, students are becoming more comfortable in the air and will engage in learning beginner skills, coning, spinning and transitional skills. Beginner inversions in the ropes will be introduced. Students must be able to pullover on the bar and have clean straddle inversions under the bar. Prerequisite: 12 week session of Air Essentials Intermediate or Iluminar teacher approval.

Cost: $120/month (autopay)

In this intermediate level technique class, students are gaining more confidence in the air and will engage in learning intermediate skills, coning, spinning and transitional skills. More advanced inversions in the ropes will be introduced. Students must be able to pullover on the bar and have clean straddle inversions under the bar. Prerequisite: 12 week session of Trapeze Technique Level 1 or Iluminar teacher approval.

Cost: $120/month (autopay)

In this advanced level technique class, students will gain more stamina and strength in the air and will engage in learning choreographic sequences on the trapeze. Students will be introduced to more inversion skills in the ropes, transitions from one skill to the next in a seamless matter and will start to learn more dynamic moves. Students must be able to pullover cleanly on the bar,  have clean straddle inversions under the bar and in the ropes, have a clean sailor/dolphin in the ropes and can comfortably get to a x position in the ropes in an inversion.

Prerequisite: 12 week session of Air Essentials Intermediate, Trapeze Intermediate or Apollo teacher approval.

Cost: $120/month (autopay)