Let’s start a conversation about pull-ups, shall we? Surprisingly, you can get away with doing much of aerial without ever being able to do a full pull-up, so let’s check it: How are your pull-ups coming along these days? And especially – how is your form? Can you do one but your shoulders come up, etc? If you can’t do any at all, this is a good time to start! Join us as we launch off on doing 8 progressions towards your first – or better – pull-up. Let me tell you a little bit about why I started this program. Continue reading “Announcing Our NONE to ONE Pull-Up Program”
Author: Rebekah Leach
The Infinite Cartwheel Challenge
Just for fun – how many same side knee hooks can you cycle through without changing your height? This can be done on your soft vertical apparatus of choice. Example: fabric, rope, etc.
If this video pumps you up and you are craving more rope things, check out our Aerial Rope Manual Volume 1 DIGITAL DOWNLOADÂ which just got released!
Paralyzed Aerialist Performs
In 2012, AirAligned Artistic Director Tresa Honaker lived every aerialists’ nightmare. She sustained a spinal injury from a fall that left her paralyzed from the waist down. She performed, along with members of AirAligned, at TEDx Talk in Sacramento back in June of 2015. The video has just been released, so we thought we would share. Tresa’s story serves as a reminder for every aerialist to keep safety a priority.
You’ll get to watch three performances total. The first is from the amazing Jerusha Horlick (my favorite is the clean exit from double footlocks into a double knee hook climb). The second performance features a duet by Joseph Simms and Marni Marshall.
Tresa shares her story and then performs with David Taylor-Gomes on piano. David wrote on his Facebook page, “[Tresa] is so inspiring to me, and I am so fortunate to have met her. This is also the only time I’ve ever been in a theater where EVERY single person gave a standing ovation.” I’m sure there wasn’t a dry eye in the audience after her performance. I’m so glad she got up there and did that, and it’s great to hear her fighting through her injury. You go girl!