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Sara | WakefulAscent
Jan 122 min read
Three Powerful Aerial Silks Strength Drills
Let's look at some aerial silks strength drills! These are three powerful moves that bring detailed awareness to technique at the same...
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Sara | WakefulAscent
Jan 124 min read
Different Learning Styles in Aerial Silks: What’s Yours?
Every aerialist approaches learning differently, and understanding your learning style can help you progress faster, overcome challenges,...
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Sara | WakefulAscent
Dec 30, 20244 min read
5 Ways Aerial Silks Classes Might Limit You
Aerial silks classes offer absolutely essential opportunities for instruction, community, and safe training. They are foundational and...
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Sara | WakefulAscent
Dec 30, 20243 min read
Approaching Aerial Choreography - Silks, Lyra, and other apparatuses
Where to begin? A common question I get from my students is, “Do you start creating an aerial choreography  by choosing a song first or...
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Sara | WakefulAscent
Dec 30, 20243 min read
Is Aerial Silks Safe? The Need-to Know for Aerialists and Parents
Is aerial silks safe? What are the risks, and how do you mitigate them? How do you evaluate the safety of a studio or other setting?
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Sara | WakefulAscent
Nov 30, 20243 min read
Stay Strong this Winter: Five Floor Exercises for Aerialists + Free Mini Home Workout
Keep up your aerial strength with floor exercises!
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Sara | WakefulAscent
Nov 25, 20242 min read
You don't need to tilt in hip key
Common knowledge in aerial silks is that to get into hip key, you tilt to the side to get the fabric between your thighs. The more you...
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Sara | WakefulAscent
Oct 28, 20242 min read
Tips for controlled star drops in aerial silks (melty star drop)
DROPS – so bold and exhilarating! Why would you ever want to slow them down? Oh, for the challenge, of course. And the body awareness....
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Sara | WakefulAscent
Oct 28, 20241 min read
Tips for Creature/Scorpion on Aerial Silks
Creature is a skill that really highlights the importance of muscle engagement in aerial silks. Many people get the false impression that...
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Sara | WakefulAscent
Oct 28, 20243 min read
The HOW of Training Aerial Silks: 7 tips for optimizing your workouts
Training aerial requires a lot of physical and mental effort. With so many skills to work on, it is no surprise that so many aerialists...
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Sara | WakefulAscent
Oct 28, 20243 min read
Find Your Flow: the aerialist’s guide to graceful movement
These tips can help you to find and refine your flow as an aerialist. In aerial arts, learning to flow and refining your flow can be a...
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Sara | WakefulAscent
Oct 28, 20243 min read
Unlock Hip Key Rollup in Aerial Silks
The hip key rollup is a fun dynamic skill that highly depends on good technique. It's extremely common for aerialists to get stuck on...
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Sara | WakefulAscent
Oct 28, 20242 min read
5 Ways Theory Elevates Your Aerial Practice
How does theory support your journey as an aerialist? As aerialists, we have the opportunity to learn not only by following directions,...
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