Aerial Silks Teacher Training

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Upcoming Dates

Jan 5 - 10, 2025
9am-6pm daily

Early bird pricing: €1300 (30th Nov, 2024)
General fee: €1550

Accommodation in Dublin, Ireland
We have access to a few rooms for rent at a cheaper rate than hotel prices. Please get in touch at admin@aerialcirque.org if you are interested.

Aerial Cirque currently offers aerial silks teacher training intensive programmes in Dublin city centre and at hosting studios. In this 40+ hour intensive practical hands-on course, you will learn how to teach and safely spot progressive aerial silks technique, skills, and sequences developed for the Aerial Cirque curriculum for levels Foundations - Improver. Participants will receive the Aerial Cirque teacher's manual detailing progressions, teaching techniques, student difficulties to anticipate, and safe spotting reminders. You will also learn insider tips on how to run a successful aerial business whether you're building it one carabiner at a time or opening a purpose fitted studio. 

This course is taught in English and therefore applicants should have a strong command of the language. 

If you have any questions or would like to host a teacher training, please email admin@aerialcirque.org.

Course Modules Include

  • safe spotting techniques

  • progressions of strength building exercises and skills appropriate for a given level

  • warm ups and cool downs

  • teaching youth classes

  • learning styles

  • class management and vocal work

  • understanding rigging equipment and fundamentals of safe aerial rigging

  • aerial studio starter pack: how to start an aerial business and understanding your market

Course Levels offered

Aerial Cirque - Foundations & Improver Silks
pre-requisites: min of 12 months of aerial training + application video

Aerial Cirque - Intermediate Prep Silks
pre-requisites: completion of Foundations & Improver Silks Teacher Training course

Aerial Cirque - Intermediate Silks
pre-requisites: completion of Intermediate Prep Teacher Training course

Prerequisites Video

Please send your video to admin@aerialcirque.org before booking

Interested applicants must have trained in aerial for a minimum of 12 months and submit a video with the following:

  • short arm inverts in the air (unassisted, both sides, switching hands)

  • a sequence including double foot-locks to L hang and the hip key sequence seen in the video below: