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Airhedz at #NYCE2020

on 6th March 20206th March 2020 By airhedz

Two young women stand in front of large lights spelling out: NYCE

After setting up a Youth Circus in 2018 and an Aerial Youth Group in 2020 to complement our regular adult programme, it was exciting to be in a position to apply for the National Centre for Circus Arts‘ Youth Circus Event.

This blog shares thoughts of the two young people, and the two teachers that attended.

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Never… enough? Oh, but you are!

on 28th October 201928th October 2019 By airhedz

Tina spins in her blue aerial hammock. Takeshi, her black cat appears, watches, then goes.

A friend recently lent me Daring Greatly by Brené Brown. It’s not my usual sort of read, but I held scepticism at bay and began. Page 25 resonated almost immediately.

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Accessible Aerial… for me!

on 19th October 201919th October 2019 By airhedz 4 Comments

Close up of a hand wearing a wrist support. Socked feet are in the far distance below left.

I turned 50 and my body started to rebel. Holding on is getting harder, but letting go? That’s not an option.

I have been exceptionally lucky in my life. I know this. Much of the time, I get to do what I want. I’m my own boss. I make decisions about what and how to do things, and although there are of course significant times of doubt, fear, frustration and panic, it’s not a bad position to be in. Most of the time.

Then some days I just don’t FEEL lucky!

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Practice in Action

on 29th August 201929th August 2019 By airhedz

Tina hovers above the ground, one leg in the aerial hammock; black cat Takeshi stretches in an elegant pose beneath her.

Today I was back in my cabin, stretching my muscles and my imagination, flexing out the holiday stillness, to contemplate what the next aerial yoga class might entail.

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The TRUE Cost of Aerial

on 13th August 201916th August 2019 By airhedz 4 Comments

Word Cloud including the following: aerial, equipment, promotion, creativity, invoices, teaching, child-protection, self-employed, reflection, supporting, planning, studying, reading, venue, media, RA, disability-training, safe-guarding, volunteers, insurance, employees, training, research, recovery, meetings, queries, funding, travel, access, injury, pain, disability-training

Today I really want to talk about the HIDDEN costs of running aerial classes.

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Falling into Progress

on 7th August 201916th August 2019 By airhedz

Today was Day 3 of the European Aerial Dance Festival, hosted by Gravity & Levity, at The Point in Eastleigh. My Day 3 of being a student, not a teacher…

The video shows Tina sitting in red fabric falling backwards, returning to sitting ready to fall again. She is smiling!

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Bye-bye Battersea

on 3rd August 201916th August 2019 By airhedz

We have said goodbye to Battersea for another year.

I love this event. From a very personal viewpoint, it’s one that enables me to bring a fabulous team of experienced and novice circus folk together to share in our passion. Fun. Festive, educational, often upside-down, fun.

The team, pictured through an aerial hoop — Photo Credit: Kim Carter

Thanks to all the organisers, funders, volunteers and of course my Airhedz team.

See you all down the road. Soon.

Hoopy Friday!

on 2nd August 201916th August 2019 By airhedz

At Airhedz, we are fortunate to teach Aerial and Circus to a great mix of people, in a wide variety of places… even on a boat! We even persuade Steve onto a hoop every now and then!!