Firefly Theatre and Circus

I have taken two classes here and am about to sign up for my third.
My first class was Beginning Aerial Silks. I highly recommend it if you are particularly interested in Silks. If you’re unsure, the Intro to Aerial Arts might be better: you do trapeze, vertical rope, and aerial silks. My teachers for Aerial Silks were Sheri and Sandra. They were fantastic.
My second class was with Mackenzie and was Aerial Fitness & Cross Conditioning. This class was always fun. Mackenzie kept things fresh with a mix of stretching, strength, and cardio using the floor, trapeze, silks, and other fitness apparatuses.
I am about to sign up for the Beginner Contortion class for the Fall and am really looking forward to it!
The staff is friendly and all the instructors are actively honing their craft. The class sizes are small so you get what you pay for: lots of one on one attention.

Ever feel the urge to run away and join the circus? Firefly Theatre and Circus has classes in circus arts for all ages — think more Cirque du Soleil, less bearded lady.
Beginners can take their Taste of the Circus taster class held on a weekend several times a year, or their Intro to Aerial Arts class, a 6-​week introductory class with instruction on aerial silks, rope and static trapeze. They also offer advanced classes in the aforementioned disciplines, as well as contortion, straps, hoop, loop/​hammock, handstands, aerial yoga, conditioning, and kids’ classes too! Students even get a chance to perform in their annual student show, Let There Be Height.
I have taken several of their classes in the past and have found the staff to all be friendly, encouraging, and safety-​minded. It is an excellent upper body workout (hauling your body weight 30ft in the air while climbing the silks will do that!), but should probably be supplemented with other activities for a full-​body workout. Although they have safety precautions (there are crash mats below each of the apparatuses and full warm-​up and cool-​downs each class), you are relying on your own strength (and nothing else — no safety harnesses) to prevent you from falling to the ground, and this part freaks out my non-​circus friends routinely, so just a heads up. There have been no serious injuries here that I know of, and they have a very distinct skills progression and won’t teach you anything you’re not ready to learn. Classes are relatively pricey at around $ 30 a class if you sign up for the whole session, or $ 50 for their taster class, but totally worth it for the uniqueness of the workout! See you in the air!