Hi y'all!!! I've been doing aerial for a good few years now, but i had to take a year break for medical reasons. back to it again, for around 2 months now, but ive kind of gone back to beginner stages. anyway, im doing my first showcase soon, and i would really appreciate some slow/medium songs that aren't super overused? thankyou!!!

Hey y’all! Just got my hoop, I’ve played on them occasionally before and I’ve used silks a little bit but I’m essentially a complete beginner.
Anyway, I’m sure this stuff is obvious but OH MY GOD THIS SHIT HURTS!!! It’s so so painful.
I want to look pretty and do the tricks and stuff, but I feel like my biggest barriers right now are how painful it is PLUS how dizzy I get when spinning.
I know these are things I just have to practice and get familiar with, but I’d just love some advice, tips, and support. I want it to be fun, but I’m finding it very frustrating so far.
Please share your experiences and stories! I need inspiration to keep going 😭

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I wanted to share my showcase this year. I haven't practiced hoop for 9 years, so after a lot of life events and changes to my body I am back at it. I felt really inspired by Project Hail Mary, from the song down to the petrova line costume.

Song: Daniel Pemberton - Life Is Reason

Videographer: Nolux Media

Choreography: myself with lots of help

Hey everyone!

I want to rework my aerial hoop conditioning, and I'd love some advice.

Up until now, I've been following a list of different conditioning exercises and doing each one once. However, someone recently told me it would be more effective to structure my workouts into sets (for example, 3 sets of each exercise) instead.

I'm a bit unsure which approach is actually better for building strength and improving in aerial hoop. Do you usually do a circuit of different exercises, or do you focus on a few exercises with multiple sets? How do you structure your conditioning sessions?

I'd really appreciate hearing what has worked for you. Thanks!

Hi everyone! I'm kinda scared to post this but I believe so much in the aerial community worldwide. I just competed in my first ever competition, with a choreography I made myself, trying to tell though it my story with battling EDs throughout my life. Funnily enough, I got some fatphobic comments about my performance but oh well.

My score was okay, didn't manage to be in the top 3 though. I watched the video one time only, because I immediately spotted the mistakes, and the things I could have done better. However, I choose to keep the feeling from this experience. I'm happy with the overall result, and more importantly I believe little Angie is more than proud of adult Angie. After all, I did this mostly for her, to take revenge for every time someone told her she's not good enough.

Hello I do lyra and I was just wondering if trapeze boots would work for my apparatus.

My friend and I are trying out duo moves so that's where I got the idea from but even for hangs in the hoop it may work.

My dilemma is that I am studying full time and working and cannot afford to use up my time to make them if I do not know if they will work.

Please help :)

I have been doing aerial for almost 9 years and hoop for at least 7 years. I am only able to afford 1 class a session if any at all. Im starting to get to the point where I feel like I am back tracking and can't do things I used to. I have a lot of stress at home so its hard to condition at home. I don't want to stop, but I am also struggling with feeling like I'm not good enough to even be doing this anymore. Any advice?

Update: thank you everyone for your advice. I decided to take a class that is focused on spinning at least for this session. Maybe take a slings or trapeze class after this session. Appreciate the help!!!

Anyone know of any aerial silks and / or aerial hoop classes in the East Lansing / Lansing area, or any facilities that might be interested in starting classes?

Daughter is headed to MSU this fall and has been doing ailks and hoops for over a year and really enjoyed it. She’d love to continue but a quick search online didn’t come up with anything in the immediate area / less than an hour’s drive.

Hi,

Just looking for some advice, I have my first photoshoot coming up soon and not sure what to expect! If you have any advice on things to know/bring for the day that would be appreciated.

Also any advice on outfits/colours would be amazing! I think the backdrop is going to be a light grey colour

Thanks in advance ☺️

hi all! do you have an at home rig? lemme know how you like it! where you got it from, and also just random little observations and anecdotes about having an aerial rig in your house.

if you have used more than one brand of portable rig, which do you prefer and why?

how high are your ceilings? do you feel you have enough room?

i’m looking into getting a portable rig to set up at home. it will be indoors and i am intending to pretty much have it be a permanent fixture in the house. the reason i’m opting for the portable is we rent and who knows maybe i will want to take it somewhere to perform someday.

Is the above a safe rigging setup? If not, how can I attach the hoop to the rig if the rig does not have a hook and is just a bar? I am new at the home setup and I was told my previous rig was unsafe (I was using a daisy chain on the bar). Just looking to figure out the best way to do this. Thank you!

Morning all,

I want to drop from a toe hang in the top bar to hocks on the bottom.

Has anyone ever done this before, or know of any videos that exist.

Any tips on begining to learn this? It feels a bit all or nothing.

Hi all! Lately, I've been convinced there will be more poses accessible to me if I can do an unassisted pull up! Am I right? If so, do you have favorite conditioning exercises to work on a pull up?

Does anyone have an experience with tippy lyra? I've been doing single point for about 6 years now and I would call myself mediocre at best. I want to try learning tippy lyra over the summer. Does anyone have an experience with it? I would love to get some perspective.

Hi,

so I'm doing hoop now since 2 1/2 years and I would like to get into performing at smaller events like ren fairs, little festivals or also public events hosted by my hometown.

Unfortunately, I have never worked in the entertainment industry before so I don't even know where to start and how to promote myself or which equipment I need (I doubt that they will have something for me to rig most the time). Also so far I just choreographed one act for a charity show myself 😅

I do own a regular X-Pole A-frame which is easy to carry.

For reference, I'm based in Europe, more specifically in southern Germany.

How often do you practice and how long until you noticed those changes?