{"id":1542,"date":"2026-02-28T18:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T18:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essexcircusacademy.co.uk\/?page_id=1542"},"modified":"2026-05-13T15:20:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T15:20:24","slug":"aerial-silks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/essexcircusacademy.co.uk\/index.php\/aerial-silks\/","title":{"rendered":"Aerial Silks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:150px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-top-medium:90px;--awb-padding-bottom-medium:90px;--awb-padding-top-small:80px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-animationType=\"fadeInUp\" data-animationDuration=\"1.3\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center\" style=\"margin:0;\"><div><\/div>\n<p>Aerial Silks<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:var(--awb-color3);border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-top-small:50px;--awb-font-size:50px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;\"><div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Aerial Silks<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-bottom:30px;--awb-font-size:var(--awb-typography2-font-size);\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center\" style=\"font-family:var(--awb-typography2-font-family);font-weight:var(--awb-typography2-font-weight);font-style:var(--awb-typography2-font-style);margin:0;letter-spacing:var(--awb-typography2-letter-spacing);text-transform:var(--awb-typography2-text-transform);font-size:1em;line-height:var(--awb-typography2-line-height);\">Learn how to move gracefully through the air, building a varied skill set while getting a full body work out!<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:10px;\"><p>Whilst silks can be made accessible for beginners, it provides a challenge even for the most experienced aerialists. Our children&#8217;s circus classes include learning aerial silks once the students have mastered the basics of sling and hoop. Adults can learn at beginners and intermediate + levels on a drop in or subscription basis.<\/p>\n<p>Lessons in aerial silks will provide a fantastic work out, building strength, mobility (flexibility) and cardiovascular fitness. Our students can work through our comprehensive curriculum to learn the basics of climbing, different grips, footlock and hiplock shapes and inverts, slowly building their repertoire to allow them to transition between moves and building up to drops and dynamic work.<\/p>\n<p>With a great 5m high training space, we have plenty of height for intermediate and advanced aerialists and our 3:1 pulley system and thick crash mats provide additional safety to students who are working at a high level. <\/p>\n<p><b>Adults Silks Classes<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Monday 6.30pm beginners silks<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 7.30pm high beginners \/ intermediate silks<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday 8.30pm high intermediate \/ advanced silks<\/p>\n<p>Adults drop in classes are \u00a314.50 per class and subscription classes are \u00a350pcm, securing a regular space and saving \u00a310 per month based on dropping in.<\/p>\n<\/div><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-custom fusion-button-default 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