Aerial Hoop

for intermediates

AERIAL

HOOP

What is it?

This course is designed for students ready to expand their aerial hoop skills beyond improver levels, venturing into more challenging and advanced techniques. Building on already established strong foundations. This class introduces complex transitions, dynamic drops, and movements in the spanset. Students will work towards mastering control, strength, and confidence in higher-level aerial artistry.

The Class focuses on furthering student's already solid foundation, confidence with moves and exploring moves and drops above the hoop, this class pushes students into advanced territory

Why Join Aerial Hoop for Intermediates

  • Explore advanced techniques
  • Push your boundaries with new skills,
  • Develop precision and fluidity
  • Build confidence in the air
  • Join a supportive community training along like-minded aerialists

What to expect in your Aerial Hoop Class:

  • Warm-up and Conditioning: Enhanced conditioning routines to prepare the body for demanding aerial work, focusing on flexibility, core stability, and pull-up strength.
  • Strength and Control: Exercises to support advanced moves, including core and upper-body strength for spanset work and dynamic transitions.
  • Spanset Techniques: Introduction to advanced poses in the spanset, including spanset candlestick, laybacks, and transitions between the hoop and spanset.
  • Dynamic Drops: Safety-first instruction on high-level drops to build confidence and precision.
  • Advanced Sequences: Choreography incorporating spanset moves, above-the-hoop poses, and dynamic elements.
  • Transitions and Flow: Emphasis on fluid, controlled movement and developing a polished performance style.
  • Safety Practices: Comprehensive guidance on spotting, safe use of spanset, and injury prevention techniques for advanced work.
  • Cool Down: Relaxation and stretching to reduce tension and enhance flexibility.

Outcome: Students will enhance their aerial repertoire, develop smoother transitions, and build the strength and endurance required for longer performances and creating and performing routines with confidence and artistry.

For Who

Intermediate: The Class focuses on furthering student's already solid foundation, confidence with moves and exploring moves and drops above the hoop, this class pushes students into advanced territory.

& skilled aerial students who want to try a different apparatus.

Are there any prerequisites to attend?

  • Clean pike and straddle mount
  • Clean pull-over to front balance
  • Comfortable on top bar and above hoop
  • 1 strict pull-up (negotiable)
  • Can get back to sitting in hoop from dead hang off top bar
  • Single elbow and hocks hang
  • Personal insurance (negotiable but more fun if they have it), limit without is 1.5 meters

What Should You Bring?

  • Long sleeves and leggings, socks

Circus Factory has a microwave, kettle and small kitchen.

Duration

1 hour 15 mins

Instructors

Ciara O' Neill
Giulia Pasquale

WHERE CAN YOU JOIN AERIAL HOOP?

This Term:

12 Week | Sep 14th - Dec 7th, 2026

1 week break for October mid-term Oct 26th - Nov 1st

Day: Mondays
Time: 8PM - 9.15PM

Price: €220*

Payment Plan*

You can purchase a training pass. You will pay a portion of the cost up front and the remainder over the next months of the course. To use the training pass on the course, in the checkout, you will select your training pass instead of entering your card details. See here for an instructional video on how to apply your class pass.

Note: You must purchase the training pass through your GoTeam Up account. If you don't have a Go Team Up account, you will need to create one.

Purchase an Adult Aerial Hoop Class Pass

**Your space is not confirmed until you apply your pass to the class

10% Students and Unwaged Discount Code at check out: CFCONC10%
10% Discount for Practitioner Members
20% Discount for Professional Members

Single session registrations will only be made available should the the course not fully book out.

Drop in price: €20 (No discounts apply)

Next Term:

Our next term will start in January 2027.

Join the newsletter if you want to be notified when the Spring Term is announced.

HOW TO REGISTER

Hit the button below to register!

View our time table and select the course you wish to register for. This will bring you to our GoTeamup booking page.

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About Safety

Circus Factory has professionally installed aerial rigging and all equipment and hardware undergoes regular inspection. All equipment is rigged at a low accessible level with professional landing mats mandatory for practice training. Our aerial Coaches are experienced aerial artists and have a high level of previous teaching experience. All classes are conducted with Covid 19 protocols in place.

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