by Guest Author | Feb 9, 2024 | Instructor Journey
Instructor-in-training log number 1: learning to spot! If you recall to a previous blog post about starting my instructor-in-training, I mentioned being nervous and excited to start this process and that throughout the journey I planned to document my thoughts and...
by Guest Author | Mar 25, 2022 | Instructor Journey
It’s been almost one year since I’ve touched a pole, any aerial apparatus, or even went to the gym. I’ve spent that entire time focusing on settling into life in a new state, and sometimes it still doesn’t feel like home. It took a while to realize that for me,...
by Guest Author | Jul 30, 2021 | Student Journey
So today marks the one year anniversary of my knee surgery. Sometimes it feels like a lot longer than that. I suppose that’s due to the injury taking place over 2 years ago. I had injured it one night stepping weird and my amazing coworkers were able to cover...
by Guest Author | Jun 10, 2021 | Instructor Journey
“Yeah, right.” Your posture says it all: eyebrows raised, head shaking, laughing in disbelief, exchanging glances with other students as if to say, “Do you see this? Is she serious right now?” The instructor just demonstrated the next move the class is going to do,...
by Guest Author | Jun 3, 2021 | Instructor Journey
An email I’ll never forget just a few days before my birthday this year: “Aerial Dance wants you!” “Me?! Are you sure? Do you have the right Tessa?! Am I good enough? Why me? Am I ready for this?” After wrapping up our first half of instructor training, I‘m still...
