Love coming here. The studio teachers are so great and patient. I look forward to seeing my progress in the next year Thank you Jennifer for creating such a welcoming dynamic. P.S I am working on my split! The attached picture is a progress picture. read more

Orlando Aerial Arts - Gyms Near Me - Orlando, Florida

I booked a private class with my friends for the first time and I'm hooked! I appreciated my experience so much because I worked on balance, strength and stretching. Even for a beginner, Cheryl was able to make us look so great and enjoy our time! Thanks again! See you soon...seriously. read more

Orlando Aerial Arts - Idk what this is called. Upside down stretch? - Gyms Near Me - Orlando, Florida

We celebrated our daughter 8th birthday with Orlando Aerial Arts. From start to finish, they were professional, attentive, and incredibly fun. They went above and beyond to ensure that everyone had a great time, and their energy was contagious. The games and activities they organized were a hit with all of the girls, and we received numerous compliments on what a fantastic job they did. I would highly recommend anyone that is looking for a unique party idea. Thank you for making my our daughter's birthday so special!" read more

This studio is so wonderful! The instructors are so helpful and work with everyone individually to accomplish what they can do. I love how they teach skills based on where you are in your journey and not just making everyone do the same thing. read more

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My daughter has been taking classes here for several years now. She absolutely loves everything about it. The instructors are amazing and helpful. read more

This is a great aerial arts school with a focus on safety and creativity. The facility is clean, the equipment is well maintained and the instructors are Knowledgeable. I like it for the family environment and the clear instruction. There are two shows a year they put on in house and they have various performances throughout the community. It is a great workout and they have many different apparatus to try. read more

Orlando Aerial Arts - Christmas show 2015!! - Gyms Near Me - Orlando, Florida

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This is a great studio! I've been coming here for years and my 2 daughters have started coming here too! Very professional, experienced, safe, and knowledgeable. read more

I agree with most of the reviews here -- very clean and safety oriented. And aerialists are still a small community -- I support all schools fundamentally. Give the place a try once or twice. However for someone with more than a year of decent aerial experience you might want to try somewhere else first. There are a few schools in the area but here I was yelled at by the staff for warming up with a simple handstand for "safety reasons". Yelling at a high pitch at people doing handstands (professionally, I might add) implies to me that safety is being valued to a degree that the school will stunt your growth. The staff member was so aggressive I actually thought she was going to push me over so I'm quite sure that safety was taking a backseat to ego in this case... Very immature, clearly inexperienced with circus arts and customer service to a degree that I had to leave. To be fair maybe it was just a bad night. On a prior night another staff member was very helpful and recommended another studio for training and independent learning. They were more empathetic and realized my plight as a straps aerialist. They even recommended a few places where someone with more experience could use their own equipment and train independently. They were the reason I came back a second time to give the place a try. read more

If I could give this place a million stars I would!!! They are so amazing and care about all the students and mostly your safety! Everyone works at their own pace and progresses individually! The vaulted ceilings are a plus for the drops that require lots of wrapping :) they also offer Lyra classes and even have a rope on the Lyra which is a BONUS! All the teachers are courteous and professional and most definitely care about the students not just on a professional level but a personal level as well. They are a great source of information and always have the best interest in students. I would recommend this place above all others as they are the full package. They not only focus on skills but they incorporate artistry, lines, motion pathways, musicality in a performance, movement, fluidity, personal personality in every individuals art works, but most importantly they make you feel at home. The studio is well kept, clean and colorful from the purple matts to the teal silks and everything in between. One of my favorite things about Orlando Aerial Arts is the teaching. I personally have some hip problems that don't allow me to straddle as well as I could but the instructors do not let that stop me from learning a skill. They simply find a safe alternative to get into the same skill but with a different wrap or path way with once again my safety in mind and without causing any injury to myself. They truly emphasize the students progression and always offer their services with a smile! :) read more

Orlando Aerial Arts - Gyms Near Me - Orlando, Florida

I was REALLY skeptical at first about getting up in the air but from the moment I met Jennifer, the owner of the Orlando arts aerial studio I knew I was in for a great time and under competent hands. She was so welcoming and encouraging and within 10 mintues I was ACTUALLY IN THE SILKS AND FELT AMAZING. The entire staff was wonderful and the teachers circulate to each silk and demostrates and then you try it and work on it at your own pace. Their advertisment says that you learn at your own pace and they are right, you learn a set of skills and when those are mastered, you move on to the next. I have done a few months of drop in classes now and am planning on now taking classes every month and will take their discounted session rates. I love that the studio offers performance opportunites for the students to show off what they learn and I understand the show is first rate with lighting, sound and such a great time for the students to share with family and freinds. You can also audition for their performing company Suspended Artistry when you get good enough and they perform all over Orlando . Many of their students have gone on to professional careers so if that is your thing, you might find yourself doing it for a living, like at seaworld. Thie is such a great workout, I am already seeing results in my upper body and have cancelled my gym membership because I won't need it, this work out is incredible, I know I will make more progress doing this and feeling like an artist as well. The new building the studio is in is clean bright and well done. They have a beautiful color scheme, purple mats with teal color silks hanging. They have a lyra, a cube and more aparatus I would like to learn. They have regular inspections for the equipment so I feel so safe. The teachers will not let you do anything they don't feel you are ready to do but when you are , they tell you and cheer you on with the other students while you demonstrate your new skill, it's thrilling! I had thought Orlando Aerial Arts was at the old place mentioned above and went there for information about classes but then found out Jennifer moved to her new location, in the Orlando Sports Center. I was able to finally find it from their website. The man at the old building did not want to tell me where they were and said to take class at his place but looking around at the place I saw looking it was really dark and no lights to speak of it seemed kind of empty without a lot of people and the air conditiong was not working it was really hot. I recommend anyone to try this, it really is for everyone and as I mentioned before, you will just love Jennifer and the other teachers, it's like a big family there, everyone gives so much encouragment to each other, it's a great atmosphere and I just love it. read more

I had a Living Social voucher for Orlando Aerial Arts and decided to check it out. I called Orlando Aerial Arts and spoke to Jennifer, who turned out to be the owner. She encouraged me to check out the website and pick a class that worked with my schedule. Upon viewing, I saw that the school offers classes in Aerial Silks that mix beginners with advanced members. I would have been concerned - seeing as how I have never done gymnastics, never played sports, and am not particularly athletic - except I had taken one trapeze lesson in New York before and they had used the same approach of mixing levels. I called back to sign up for a Saturday class and Jennifer was super friendly and encouraging. Upon arrival today, I was glad I had checked out the website to see the picture of the building because there doesn't appear to be any real signage. I think the building used to be an old theater. I walked in and it took my eyes a second to adjust - it seemed pitch dark inside compared to the brightness of the outdoor Florida sun. But after a moment, I looked around and could see several different instruction areas with people engaged in varying degrees of difficult aerial silk movements. My only negative point about this business - other than that the water fountain does not work and they don't sell or offer water onsite - is that when I walked in, I was not greeted nor did I know where to go or what to do. it was a little overwhelming at first. I had no idea who was an instructor and who was a student. There were several pews in the center of the room - yes, like church pews - and a couple of women were sitting down, so I walked over and asked them what to do. They said it was their first time too, but they had been told by someone to sit down and wait for 11am. We waited for 11am and then a blonde woman who I found out was Jennifer the owner went to a sign in table, called us all over, and took our waivers. She asked who was new and paired us up into teams of two, each with one silk containing 2 pieces of "tissue." Now began the fun part! Having no background in this and paired with a person who had been only twice, Jennifer taught us the basics and then left us to watch each other practice. She started small and then taught us more bit by bit throughout the class, walking around to each group of 2. It was great to be able to watch the more intermediate and advanced students around us as we practiced our basics. We got to pull ourselves up and learn how to wrap the silks around our wrists and feet with varying movements. I was surprised to find that even though I'm not a weightlifter nor a dancer nor a gymnast I was able to catch on fairly quickly, which made it even more fun. I found upper body strength I didn't know I had. This activity definitely requires upper body and some ab/core strength although it's okay if you are just started to build that up. My partner knew the moves better as she had been before, but had a harder time with the strength aspect. It was nice to encourage each other and I was glad she was friendly. The atmosphere throughout was welcoming once we got going and I liked the environment. All in all, I had a great time and could definitely see myself signing up for a bunch of classes if I was staying in Orlando. As I am moving, I'll be on the hunt for a good school in CA with as great of a teacher as Jennifer. I highly recommend Orlando Aerial Arts to anyone with even a remote interest! I loved that it is a workout without feeling like a workout - you're so concentrated on doing the moves and having fun that you are building muscles without even knowing it. And that's my kind of workout! read more

This is an awesome studio! The staff is extremely knowledgeable, professional, caring and focused on safety. The moment you walk thru the doors you can feel the passion that both the staff and students all have, not only the aerial arts, but for each other and the community as well. It is wonderfully positive environment where everyone encourages and supports each other both in their aerial goals and their personal goals. I walked in the door over 3 years ago to try one aerial silks class and I ended up finding a second family and achieving more than I ever imagined! read more

We saw them perform at the Red Chair show last month and saw that they also had classes to teach people how to do the silks, so my friend and I signed up for a class. It was AWESOME. We had the best time and now, depending on my schedule we would like to sign up for regular classes. They told us it's not only an art but also for fitness which is right up my alley. I am used to exercise, but my friend is not so much, but the teacher, Jennifer, who is also the owner of the company was the same person who we saw perform at the Red Chair., she was amazing, and gave a great class, very encouraging. They have a nice facility in the Orlando Sports Center. Can't wait to go back. FUN !!! read more

Just visited Orlando Aerial Arts for the first time today and my experience was absolutely wonderful! Everyone was so friendly and the instructor really took her time to help me develop my skills. For anyone looking for a wonderful experience I highly recommend this place. read more

We had such a great experience I wanted to review on this site. We always seem to complain, but when it all works, we just let it go. My friends and I took the month class via Living Social and had such a great time. I was terrified when I bought the classes and thought I would end up going to one and then never going back, but wow, what a great sport! My friends and I want to continue with this, in just a short amount of time we feel better and honestly look better, I have muscles I didn't know were there and also feel so elegant in the air. Jennifer, the owner of the school offers classes for every level so don't be afraid to try it. I want to continue and maybe be in one of the shows that she has a few times a year for the students to show their friends and family what they have learned. I can hardly wait to do a drop on the silks, but you have to follow instructions and can only move on to another skill after you perfect the skill you are working on, it's all part of safety, and they are really safety motivated. The school is clean, and looks really nice, it's at the Orlando Sports Center. I recommend this highly, you will have a great time. No more treadmill for me or gym, this sport takes the place of all that. Check it out. read more

wish I could give them NO STARS!!!!. I took a class here today after training for weeks at another location. I wanted to be able to have more training days in the week so I thought I would try this place out. big mistake. they will scam your money from you. you pay 20 dollars per class and in that hour they taught me nothing. it was really frustrating because I already knew a lot and the instructor decided to reteach me how to climb even though I told her all I could do. so she makes me practice the same climb for 30 mins out of the hour and she didn't want me to climb up more than one time before coming down. waist of money. then she taught me one basic trick. she was very inattentive to me and others in the class she focused on two people in the class and I would say she worked with me for less than ten minutes the entire hour. when I expressed my disappointment to the owner she didn't care she told me they start with climbing because safety is there number one concern and that they only teach one trick per class. that's funny because if safety is your number one concern then the teacher would have paid more attention to her students especially when I gave up on her and started working on stuff I already knew so I at least got something out of the class. and ive been taking classes at vixen fitness for weeks and I learn at least two tricks sometimes three each class I take. they don't try to hold you back they want you to learn. unfortunately it seems like Orlando aerial arts is in it for the money. they don't wanna teach you too much at once because they want you to have to keep spending money on there classes. it would take forever to progress here I highly recommend that you just find another place. there are tons of places to go. try Orlando circus arts, Orlando circus school, vixen fitness, anti gravity, metro movement and so many more I guarantee you will have a better experience at any one of those places read more

This studio is amazing!!! There is a strong emphasis on safety, which is balanced well with the unique ability in each instructor to challenge aerial artists and dancers at every level, from beginner to professional. I have been training here for about a year and have experienced significant growth myself and have watched people develop not only physically but mentally as well. Aerial arts takes focus and discipline but is quite a rush and incredibly enjoyable and addicting as taught at this studio, with teaching techniques that minimize frustrating plateaus in your practice. These instructors give you all the tools to advance as quickly as your discipline and determination allows. Rather than haphazardly throwing random skills at you to learn (as is the unfortunate practice at some studios), Orlando Aerial Arts instructors give you proper movements to practice and strengthen your body to prepare you to move to the next level and acquire the next skill with beauty, grace and proficiency. I would recommend this to anyone and everyone!!! read more