“I started aerial as a way to change my mind about heights. I am still really afraid, but I have learned a few things that make me less afraid.” –Annie H (Aerial student) Acrophobia, or extreme fear of heights, is among the most common phobias...

Performance anxiety, commonly referred to as “stage fright” in performing arts contexts, is a distressing and disabling condition that affects performers of all ages. At least half of all performing artists, regardless of age, gender, and talent or experience level, report problems associated with...

WHAT IS YOUR AERIAL STYLE? Style is learned, adopted, manipulated, and developed over time. Sometimes on accident, sometimes on purpose, and often times both. Your style as an aerialist is a combination of the quality of your movement, technique, music choices, subject matter, trick combinations and transitions. Your style is what...

You don’t need to be a Cirque Du Soleil aerialist with a full-on ten shows-per-week schedule to reap many of the benefits of being a professional performer. The mastery, confidence, artistry and finesse possessed by many of the pro’s on the Aerial Silks can...

Are you actively seeking performance opportunities and/or professional work as an aerialist? If so, good for you! We often cater our posts to the dedicated aerial student or pre-professional aerialist but today we are going IN to serve those of you who are treading...

On an early morning plane flight to Detroit, Michigan last Saturday on her way to a family event after a late night of performing, a busy week of training and house moving, Rachel started thinking about the challenges of time management. As aerialists, instructors...

We have all experienced at least one day where we wake up, attempt to throw the covers off and ‘seize the day’ before falling immediately back onto our pillow groaning, convinced we were hit by a bus during our sleep! The culprit?  A tough...

Fueling your body in the most efficient way possible when you are working out and training regularly can be challenging. Most of us know the food that is ‘good’ for us, but we don’t always make the best choices
. Consulting with a licenced nutritionist...

Something happens during moments of unbridled creativity that is difficult to describe. Incredible warmth swells throughout our entire bodies down to the extremities. Emotions like “fulfillment,” “satisfaction,” and “optimism” feel like they are affecting the physiology of your whole body. People often call this...

“Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working” – Pablo Picasso What gets you out of bed in the morning? An early meeting? Ugh Fresh coffee and a hot shower? Meh Signing up for an aerial class? Yea! Here at Womack and Bowman we tend to keep...