New Students with Experience

This page is designed for students with experience in circus/ aerial arts interested in joining the MSC community who want to learn more about our circus arts offerings.

Our small family-run circus arts studio allows us to get to know each one of our students, both personally and their circus/ aerial arts goals, skills and habits. We appreciate the chance to get to know everyone who comes across our circus arts studio and share our stories.

In order to safely integrate new students into our small and personalized classes, all new students with experience must book a private lesson.

We hope that circus students seek training from coaches that speak to their aerial goals. There is not one coach for every aerialist! Everyone has different goals, interests and focuses when practicing circus arts.

Levels, and expectations for each level, vary greatly from studio to studio. Taking intermediate level classes in one space does not necessarily mean that level would be the best fit for you at another. Our group class pre-requisites are linked below and reflect the foundational tricks and strengths focused on in each class.

Level-check lessons allow us to coach new students on the MSC techniques and skills that are emphasized in our group classes. It is important to us that our students enjoy working on the little details! For us, little details often include musicality, technique, dance, engagement and so much more. We are not a “trick” based studio, but instead focus on movements and pathways that build body awareness and flow - so that new and familiar skills and seamlessly connect with beautiful and cool transitions!

For this reason it is very important to us and our coaching philosophy to get to know our students - and make sure that their interests and goals in practicing circus arts would be well served by our classes and teaching.

After an initial level-check private lesson, classes and corresponding appropriate class levels would be recommended. Due to the nature of running a small family circus arts business, we occasionally are unable to offer every level/ apparatus for group classes.

We want to make it clear to anyone interested in joining the studio that it is possible there may not be a class immediately available to a student after an initial private lesson, but it is likely that a future offering would appear and we would connect to invite your registration.

We hope students seek out coaching at MSC because there is something in our practice, space or teaching that inspires them to reflect on the ways they move through the air.

Our studio goal in integrating new students to our group workshops is to make sure everyone is comfortable, understands Moody Street Circus class and practice expectations, and is having fun while learning new skills, techniques, or choreographies. It is very important to us that all of these things are safe and appropriate based both on students strength and ability to dig past the physical movement of what we are working on and to make new connections, discoveries and develop personal artistry.

During a new student lesson we will talk about our philosophy to aerial arts, go through our safety policies surrounding practice and lead you through the drills and skills that are included in all of our workshops. Students will come away from their lesson knowing more about what to expect from training at Moody Street Circus: the quality of movement and mindfulness we expect from our students, the pace of our guiding practice, and the types of skills and combinations we build. During the lesson students will receive personal feedback and on their foundational skills like climbs, body positioning in base wraps and their technique for the moves we cover — accompanied by fun drills and ideas to grow and improve all of these things!

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To request a new student lesson, please complete the form below in as much detail as possible.
We will get back to you as soon as possible.

1:1 60 minute Private Lesson for New-to-MSC student ($100)

While this form may seem long and daunting, we take our safety, technique and skills very seriously. Whether you’ve taken a break from aerial, are interested in joining our studio in addition to others, or are moving to the area - please answer to the best of your ability. Your responses will help us assess if we have any potential class options for you! We’d love to get to know your skills and experiences!

If you would like to schedule a phone consult as well to discuss any questions prior to a private lesson, please indicate that in the form below!

Thank you so much for your interest in our studio, and specifically our studio’s approach to coaching aerial circus arts.