by Guest Author | Feb 21, 2024 | Instructor Journey
Welcome back to my instructor in training log, log number 2. Today I’m going to talk about changing your mindset and training your brain to be an instructor. I had training earlier and we started going through the beginner pole curriculum. Paula gave all of us the...
by Student | Feb 16, 2024 | Student Journey
Over the course of starting my aerial journey, I have not only learned how to strengthen my body physically, but I have also learned how to change my mindset and push myself past the limits of what I would have normally found myself quitting at. It has...
by Guest Author | Feb 13, 2024 | Instructor Journey
I recently started my instructor training course and holy cow! I’m both really excited for the next chapter and also so nervous to learn everything! There’s so much that has to be covered and taught and while it feels daunting some days, I know it’s all going to be...
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 Student | Feb 6, 2024 | Student Journey
I recently had my first showcase practice with my routine partner and our instructor. I was very quickly reminded of one of my absolute favorite things about being in the showcase, the ability, actually, the necessity to play. Our bodies are all different....
by Student | Feb 2, 2024 | Student Journey
Photoshoots at Aerial Dance are an absolute must! When was the last time you got professional photos done? Okay, now when was the last time you got professional photos of you doing that new trick you just learned and are so proud of? Professional photos are a...
by Student | Jan 30, 2024 | Student Journey
Since beginning my journey in aerial dance and pole exercise I have found not only greater physical strength, but so much mental clarity. I have found it to be my escape from the stresses of daily life and my place where I can go to relax and calm down from anxiety...
by Student | Jan 26, 2024 | Student Journey
Over the years I have considered myself to be jack of all trades but master of none. Constantly flipping from idea to idea, hobby to hobby, but nothing ever really seemed to fit me. No matter what it was I always seemed to find myself bored and looking for the next...
by Student | Jan 23, 2024 | Student Journey
I want to talk about what Aerial Dance has done for my mind. I have a tendency to be very hyper critical. I am a perfectionist. And a realist. I also have a really poor self esteem. In conjunction with starting Aerial Dance, I also started therapy, took on a career...
by Student | Jan 17, 2024 | Student Journey
Being a beginner can be pretty nerve wracking, especially sometimes at Aerial Dance when the class you signed up says beginner but everyone but you seems to know what they are doing and seems so much better at everything. What you may not realize is that those other...
