RESOURCES
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This illustrated book is a fantastic resource for students with a desire to deepen their understanding of aerial artistry and bodily mechanics. Broadening your knowledge of your aerial practices optimizes your safety and performance.
Emily Scherb, also known as The Circus Doc, is a physical therapist with a lifelong passion for movement and education for circus performers. Her book covers everything from:
form, control, and coordination
various moves and inversions
breakdowns identifying various bone, joint, tissue, and muscle groups as they relate to an aerialist
warm-ups and conditioning strategies
injury care
first-aid
Rebekah Leach, founder of Born to Fly, created her website for students and instructors as an educational resource for aerial arts. She offers free memberships along with hundreds of helpful videos on various apparatuses. You will even find several rigging workshops on her site!
If you are looking for a bit of virtual aerial aid, Aaron Koz is your person.
Aaron is an online aerial and circus coach with over 10 years of experience as an instructor. He has traveled worldwide teaching and performing. On his website below, you can find:
e-manuals
CircSi podcast
trainings
retreats
The Artist Athlete, founded by Shannon Mckenna, is an online company dedicated to all things circus arts. She also has a podcast called The Artist Athlete on Audible full of informative, inspirational interviews with aerialists and circus artists in the industry. Shannon Mckenna’s site features:
introduction materials
an inversion encyclopedia
foundational and fundamental materials
exercise and training modules
tons of workshops and more!