Upside Aerial Arts & Fitness

Celebrating our LGBTQ community at Alamance Pride, Saturday 10/3, 12pm-4pm at the Historic Depot in Downtown Burlington! Upside performers - sign up now at Events link in bio or at upsideaerial.com/events

📸 Photo credits: AB CAMACHO PHOTOGRAPHY Diana Damore Jana Davis

Is your workout this much fun?? Check out our new student special: any 4 intro to aerial classes for $76. Mix and match any of the following:
✅ Intro to Aerial Silks & Sling - Sundays at 2pm, Tuesdays at 7:15pm or Thursdays at 12pm
✅ Intro to Lyra & Trapeze - Saturdays at 1:30pm or Mondays at 2:30pm
✅ Intro to Aerial Sampler class (try all 4 apparatuses) on select Fridays at 6:30pm - next offered 8/28, 9/11, and 9/25.
🎪 Spots are limited by equipment availability so book at least 24 hours ahead at the classes link in our bio or upsideaerial.com. All intro classes are designed for *complete* beginners. See you in the air!
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Our circus crew is performing for the City of Mebane Halloween Spooktacular! Mark your calendars for Saturday 10/24, 10am to 1pm! Trick-or-treating: 1pm - 2pm.
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Upsiders: time to sign up to perform and start planning your act! Go to the Events link in our bio or upsideaerial.com/events to learn more!

Happy birthday to the amazing Kelly McCarthy !! Just a few things she does around our studio:
1. Showcase Director - i.e. she hounds everyone who has forgotten to turn in their performer bio 😂
2. Studio Manager - i.e. she keeps studio owner Michelle Spurlock from going insane
3. Body Mechanics instructor - i.e. she puts us back together when we break ourselves 😅
4. Vertical apparatus instructor - i.e. she keeps putting us back together when we break ourselves
5. Act Development instructor - i.e. she encourages our weirdness and reminds us not to be so hard on ourselves
6. Studio mom - i .e. she makes sure all of us are fed, watered, rested and listened to
7. Encyclopedia of weird random facts - needs no explanation - all Upsiders who know Kelly get it 😂

We love and appreciate you, Kelly - Happy Birthday!! 🎂🎊🎉

Previously SOLD OUT, we’ve added 2 more spots to our Fundamental Beats Workshop with Lisa Rogers Marker on Sunday 8/23, 5-7pm! This 1 hour and 45-minute workshop is the first in a 3-part series exploring foundational beat pathways with an emphasis on progression through proper technique. When dynamics are done correctly, they actually make many skills (such as inversions) easier. They also bring a new level of excitement to aerial arts - for both the aerialist and the audience! The 3 workshops in this series are 4 to 6 weeks apart so you will have time to train smaller beat progressions and build the strength needed before attempting longer body beats which lever at the shoulder with more force. In this first workshop, you’ll learn what makes momentum easier and how to train momentum safely. We will explore the following on both silks and rope: bell beats, baby Fondas, turn hollow body beats, baby scissor beats, front back beats, Jane Fondas, turn pike and straddle beats. Each beat will build on the last so you can ‘see’ each component in it. You’ll get lots of notes to take with you to reference when training on your own: we recommend training the beat progressions from this workshop at least once a week to prepare for the next two workshops in the series on Sept 20th and Oct 18th.

PREREQUISITES:
This 3-workshop series is designed for vertical apparatuses (silks and rope) at an intermediate to advanced level. Students should have the ability to invert repeatedly in the air (no tagging) and a solid two-hand straight arm hang for 45 seconds.

WORKSHOP PRICING:
Single workshops are $70, or register for all three workshops in the series for $60 each! Registration info under Events link in our bio or at upsideaerial.com/events
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Upside Aerial’s founder Michelle Spurlock has been providing aerial entertainment at special events for over 10 years. This Saturday 8/15, she is excited to perform at the historic Graham Mill event venue located just 6 minutes away from the Upside Aerial studio! From 5-8pm, NC Wedding & Event Venue is celebrating Golden Hour with a free Open House where anyone planning a wedding or special celebration can meet some of the best local event professionals. Michelle will entertain guests with performances on aerial silks and aerial hoop. Don’t miss this beautifully designed event with venue tours, cocktails and refreshments, event design inspiration, giveaways and special offers. Reserve your spot at www.thegraham mill.com/events or under the link in their bio.

Gorgeous pics from our recent Summer Showcase to inspire your to try aerial arts! Our August Intro to Aerial Sampler classes are Fridays 8/14 and 8/28 at 6:30pm! Grab a friend and fly with us! Book under lion in bio or at www.upsideaerial.com

Thank you Hal Schnee for these amazing photos!

First Summer Showcase photos rolling in from the amazing Hal Schnee! So proud of our incredible students. Does this inspire you to want to try aerial arts?? Our next Intro to Aerial Sampler classes are Fridays 8/14 and 8/28 at 6:30pm - don’t wait to book your spot! Go to upsideaerial.com/classes
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