Have you ever wondered why some teachers are so inspiring? Or have you thought
about how you can become an inspiring teacher? Aerial teaching is about so much
more than knowing the steps to tricks. Great teachers have several qualities that make
them stand out from the rest.
As you have probably already heard, 8 “hairialists” fell in a Ringling Bros. Rhode Island show over this past weekend. We are all shocked and send our prayers to the performers and families. We are grateful that every performer is alive and on the road to healing. As you can imagine, everyone in the aerial industry is curious how this rigging accident happened so that we can all question our own rigging and make sure that we are holding ourselves to the highest standards of safety. A Ringling Bros representative has announced that it was a carabiner that broke. The OSHA report will hopefully explain how and why the carabiner broke so we can all learn from the incident. Continue reading “Rigging Accident in Ringling Bros. Show”
Improvisation is the act of creating without having a plan. It is what we have to do every day in conversations, in solving problems that life gives us, and many more situations that arise out of our control. Learning how to not only think on your feet, but enjoy it and be relaxed about it is a valuable life skill. So join me in exercising your improv skills: Go give yourself the gift of some yummy improv time. If you want to upload your moves, you have a chance to win a FREE month of membership here at AerialDancing.com. Either way, my goal out of this is to encourage you to play more! Read more in this blog. Continue reading “Improv Prompts: Explore Your Style”