In this workshop, students will focus on the conditioning and skills fundamental for silks and lyra. No prior aerial experience necessary! We will begin with a brief warmup, and then work on the foundations of aerial arts. Students will learn basic climbs, inversions and shapes inside the apparatuses. In addition, we will talk about how to approach your training for strength and flexibility, and increased skill level. Whether you are a performer seeking to add to your skills and repertoire, or a fellow human wanting a fun physical addition to grow your personal practice, this workshop is for you!

Aurora North is a Circus/Sideshow Performer and Dancer. She is honoured to be Miss Coney Island 2024. Aurora received an MFA in Dance Performance and Choreography from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, and a BFA in Dance and Dance Science from York University in Toronto, Canada. Major performance highlights include being a guest artist at the Coney Island Circus Sideshow, Jazz at Lincoln Center, PULP at Radio City Music Hall, and Michael Clark’s residency at Whitney Museum of American Art. Together with her wife as The Brides, she is regularly produced at The Box NYC, House of YES, and Coney Island USA. The two co-direct Kinetic Cabaret Productions and produce Pixie Grit Circus Sideshow. Aurora also co-owns BODYHOO Studios, a Pilates, Yoga and Hammock Yoga studio in Ridgewood. Her teaching philosophy incorporates both conditioning exercises for muscular strength, endurance, and flexibility, as well as visualization and imagery work for neuromuscular re-patterning.