Solent Fitness & Aerial Arts

Solent Fitness & Aerial Arts is launching TWO beginner pole courses in September!
If you have been thinking about giving pole a try, then these classes are perfect for you - we will be working through the beginner syllabus, which includes spins, tricks and dance elements.

Our last course sold out, so this time we have come back with two!

You can book the classes on the following links:

Tuesdays 8pm with Kim:
https://gymcatch.com/app/provider/5038/courses/17848

Wednesdays 8pm with Hannah:
https://gymcatch.com/app/provider/5038/courses/17849

SOLD OUT!

Burlesque with Hannah is back, join us on the 23rd of August for a slinky dance routine 💃💃💃

THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT 3 WEEKS IN ADVANCE!

August Classes are live! 🥳 -

August Classes are live! 🥳 We are closed for the week of the 7th to give our awesome instructors a bit of time to recharge, however we are having a social on the 10th August… See below!

Well, a lot has happened since our last post!!

We are well into July now, with a slightly different timetable as I'm currently unable to teach, so there have been a few changes!

Some of these classes are already full until the end of the month, although there are some spaces to be found!

If you have any questions please DM us or drop us an email to [email protected]

Spaces are now open for the Grounded Hoop Workshop!

Saturday 20th May
15:00

You don't need to have done lots of hoop to do grounded hoop, this workshop will be suitable for beginners through to advanced!

In this workshop we will cover some poses, transitions and combos that work best when the hoop is close to the floor

Book on via the Gymcatch app or here: https://gymcatch.com/app/provider/5038/events/3842670

Check out this month's Newsletter -

SFAA Newsletter This month, Lucie has passed her Spin City Core Strength and Stability Course and Aimee has passed her Spin City Stretching and Flexibility Course!

Classes are super busy at the moment which is FANTASTIC!
If you can no longer attend a class you have booked, please cancel to open the space up to the waitlist!

This must be done on Gymcatch directly please! :)

Only a couple of spaces left on this workshop on Saturday - get booked on - it'll be such fun! :D

Check it out! We have another handstand workshop coming up in a few weeks - this one will kickstart Handstand February nicely!
We will cover a range of conditioning, stretches and technique points to build on your handstands.
All levels are welcome and you don't need to be able to handstand yet as there are loads of other things we can do to work on getting you there! :D

If you have any questions, please message us or drop us an email on [email protected]

Day 1 of Handstand February is here - and here's a throwback to a good 10 years ago! Who is going to be joining in for Handstand February this year?
A handstand a day for 28 days!

Don't forget we have a workshop on Saturday to help get it off to a good start!

Straight after Hannah's burlesque class we have a floorwork class - this one is a short routine with some cool floorwork tricks and techniques plus an opportunity to dance with the lights down low and have a great time in this empowering and fun class!
We don't take ourselves too seriously here! :D

Burlesque workshop is available to book online!
This one is always such fun! :D And just in time for Valentines day ;)
2-3:30pm on the 12th February!

*No pole involved in this class!

Check it out! We have another handstand workshop coming up in a few weeks - this one will kickstart Handstand February nicely!
We will cover a range of conditioning, stretches and technique points to build on your handstands.
All levels are welcome and you don't need to be able to handstand yet as there are loads of other things we can do to work on getting you there! :D

If you have any questions, please message us or drop us an email on [email protected]

Check out our February workshops here!
We have a handstand workshop to kick off handstand February, then two back to back dance workshops to celebrate Valentines day!
We also have a mixed aerial workshop so you can have a go on some different equipment to normal. Then there's a breakdance workshop at the end of the month - this one is guaranteed fun!

Children's classes all run as courses in line with term times.

Courses or individual sessions can be booked via our booking system. :)

First full week of classes starts back today! :) We look forward to seeing you all back in class!

Last day of our Christmas closure today... Back into it tomorrow! :)

All beginners courses starting in January are FULL!

Beginner's pole with Hannah on Wednesday is sold out with a waitlist before the year even begins! We have added another beginner pole course to the timetable on Thursday with Emily which is already down to the last few spaces!

If you have been thinking of giving pole a try, then this is the perfect time!

https://gymcatch.com/app/provider/5038/courses/13067

Some of our classes for the new year are already right up to the waitlist, don't forget to secure your space in class!

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SFAA is having a party!

Join us for our Christmas party this Saturday for some amazing performances, games, festive fun and of course some booze!

Tickets are only £10!
Partners are welcome, as are friends/family
Please be aware this is an 18+ only event!

Tickets are available now here:
https://gymcatch.com/app/provider/5038/events/3066304

Party will be held at JDSTUDIO

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SFAA is having a party!

Join us for our Christmas party on the 3rd of December for some amazing performances, games, festive fun and of course some booze!

Tickets are only £10!
Partners are welcome, as are friends/family
Please be aware this is an 18+ only event!

Tickets are available now here:
https://gymcatch.com/app/provider/5038/events/3066304

Party will be held at JDSTUDIO

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Tickets are now LIVE for our Christmas Party!
Saturday 3rd December at JDStudio (where classes are!) from 7pm

Tickets are first come first served, limited at the room capacity!
Bring your own alcohol, we don't have a bar anymore

All SFAA students past and present are invited to attend!
Partners and friends welcome! 18+ only please due to some adult performances and a lot of booze!

The evening will be full of performances, games, music and just general studio silliness!

Message us if you have any questions! Booking link below!

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Interested in improving your floorwork skills?

We are holding TWO Exotic Burn workshops over the next month, the first one is on Saturday!

https://gymcatch.com/app/provider/5038/events/2800120

Exotic Burn ran as a course earlier this year and was sold out each time! Don't miss the opportunity to learn how to be a bit sexy!

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Who says Mondays have to be miserable? All these lovely hoopers and polers are doing Monday right and warming up with our 👏🏼

No classes today as we are off to Lexi's wedding! 😍💍

Looking forward to a beautiful day and a cracking party! Stunning weather too!

Next Saturday we have a Jam session running! Book on via Gymcatch:
https://gymcatch.com/app/provider/5038/events/2800114

It's time to get sexyyy
Exotic burn workshop with Zorena is now live for bookings on Gymcatch!

Spaces limited!

Saturday 22nd October

Book on here: https://gymcatch.com/app/provider/5038/events/2800120

One space left on this workshop tomorrow!

Book here: https://gymcatch.com/app/provider/5038/events/2791618

Bookings are still open for our Parent and Child Hoop Workshop!

Saturday 1st October at 13:30

This workshop is for you if your child does hoop and you want to have a go (or they want you to!)

Or perhaps you do hoop and you want your child to have a go - perhaps they reckon it'll be easy?

Or maybe both of you already do hoop and you want to train together!

This is a FUN session with lots of laughs! Please note, it can be siblings, or aunt/uncle/nephew/niece or any other relation, but one adult, one child! No experience necessary!

You must book at least 2 spaces, one for yourself and one for the child. You are welcome to book and bring more than one child to join in.

https://gymcatch.com/app/provider/5038/events/2834539

Lucie & Caroline passed their Advanced Aerial Hoop Instructor Training certification this weekend with Congrats to you both! 💪🏼👏🏼🫶🏻

Closing for the bank holiday, we will contact everyone and sort through GymCatch!

SFAA Newsletter -

Sorry! Instructor of the Month The instructor of the month is.... Zorena!!  Zorena has been nominated for editing this newsletter and fixing it up good!  

There are still spaces available for our brand new aerial hoop beginners course!

Every Thursday with Lucie - this course is designed for hoop beginners to learn the core hoop moves in a chilled beginner atmosphere!

The link to book on is here:

https://gymcatch.com/app/provider/5038/events/2723214

The course starts this Thursday

Burlesque Workshop with Hannah

Join us for a weekend workshop!
Grounded hoop with Emily, Saturday 17th September 15:00-16:30

Book on via Gymcatch! Spaces limited

https://gymcatch.com/app/provider/5038/events/2791617

You may have already been on GymCatch and seen the new timetable but here it is! 💪

There are a few changes and it is still subject to change but this is the timetable for September-December!

Everything is ready to be booked, and we will be posting about each of the workshops soon although they can all be booked already.

If you have any questions please just drop us a message! ❤️

That's that for classes now until the 2nd of September! The instructors have a couple of weeks off now to get ready for a new start! 🧘‍♀️💃💪

Thank you to all of our incredible people and we will see you in a couple of weeks!

Note: classes are not running but please do keep booking into classes and if you have any questions or need help please do contact us by message or on the GymCatch app or by email to: [email protected]

Please do give us AT LEAST 48 hours to reply as we are all enjoying our summer holiday too :D

We will be posting about the new timetable and upcoming workshops etc over the next couple of weeks too!

Limited timetable this coming week, then we are closed for 2 weeks before re-opening in September with the new booking system and some timetable changes. There should be a suitable time on there for you but it may not be your usual class time.

Monday
18:30 Body Sculpture
20:00 Mixed Ability Hoop
20:00 Intermediate-Advanced Pole

Tuesday
19:00 Intermediate Pole
20:15 Improver Hoop

Wednesday
19:00 Improver Pole
20:15 Beginners Pole (Full)

Thursday
17:45 Intermediate-Advanced Hoop
17:45 Youth Pole
19:00 Improver Hoop

ANNOUNCEMENTS

We have a few announcements to make about the booking system, pricing structure and timetable - there’s loads of information but we are just going to summarise the main points here for a briefer read! To read the full info please visit: https://www.solentfaa.co.uk/blog/announcements

ANNOUNCEMENT 1: BOOKING SYSTEM

We are making the switch to GymCatch from classes on the 2nd of September. Link to the new system is here: https://gymcatch.com/app/provider/5038
Julie’s Pilates and Aerial Pilates are moving to her own system.

GymCatch has an app and uses Stripe, like TeamUp. You can also have children’s accounts as sub profiles under a parent account. The app allows you to contact us directly there too.

The cancellation period is staying at 12hrs - classes cancelled within this time, and no-shows will forfeit the class fee/membership. This *may* be increased to 24hrs in the future. (Workshops and private lessons have a 24 hour cancellation period.)

Recently purchased memberships will be transferred to the new system. Some people have old unused memberships and credit on their account which will not be transferred but we DO have the records to apply these credits to use on classes if you would like. Please check your teamup account before the 20th August. This also applies to people who had to stop mid-course due to COVID and haven’t been back yet!

ANNOUNCEMENT 2: PRICING STRUCTURE

On GymCatch there will be the option to book single classes but also buy bundles of classes (like the class packs we’ve had) and we are finally in a position to bring back the monthly membership options from pre-COVID times! Do check the Ts and Cs of all memberships/classes when you book.

We’ve not had a price increase on pole/aerial classes in over 5 years, but we are now having to increase the cost of the PAYG sessions to £12 - HOWEVER we have taken a range of measures to try to make sure this doesn’t impact our regular students. The new membership option gives you similar value classes (and better!) as the class passes we have had on teamup. Essentially you can choose how often you are coming to class (or would like to) and go with that membership, and it runs for 3 months, giving you pole and aerial classes for £9 each, or less.
Fitness classes, private classes, circus and youth hoop has NOT been impacted.

Check out all of the options on our blog post or on GymCatch.

ANNOUNCEMENT 3: TIMETABLE

There are a range of changes, here are some key points:
Youth hoop times are changing slightly - do check dates & times when booking!
Saturday afternoons will now be workshops by various instructors and practice sessions. These workshops give you an opportunity to work on something specific, they will be a variety of ages, styles and abilities.
All adult classes that are NOT beginners or advanced, are now mixed ability. This is to give you maximum flexibility on which classes you feel you can attend.

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That’s the end of our announcements but do check out the blog post for more details!

All of the instructors are still finding their feet and getting used to using the new system so please be patient if there is an issue! If you need any help or have any questions please DM us on here or email us on [email protected].

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Solent Fitness & Aerial Arts updated their information in their About section.

The first of a series of workshops from SFAA is live on our NEW booking system! 👠💃

Come and learn a slinky heels routine with Zorena!

Check out Gymcatch for full booking details!

Friday 2nd September, 7-9pm
Workshop price £15

You can also see our new membership options, and catch a peek of the timetable from September

https://gymcatch.com/app/provider/5038/events

Any questions please chat to one of your instructors

Following on from the post yesterday about class packs and booking systems...

You can see the new booking system (and some of the timetable) here: https://gymcatch.com/app/provider/5038

You can download the Gymcatch app from here
(Then search Solent Fitness & Aerial Arts)

We are NOT fully set up over there yet - still a few classes/courses/workshops to add. There's lots to update you all with but if you want to have a look - you can already!

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