Aerial Open Gym (Teacher approval required) – LIVE ONLINE, Interactive with Katharine Harts

Please email info@stillandmovingcenter.com and neela@stillandmovingcenter.com to request Teacher Approval to attend this class.

This class is designed for students who are able to get on and off the lyra without a spotter and who have already mastered the aerial silk skills of: climbing, foot locks, and balance work in the knot. After an initial warmup with the teacher, students primarily lead themselves during the class, working on new material and refining their technique, under the guidance of an expert aerialist in a safe, nurturing environment.

Kindly let your instructor know of any injuries. Contra-indications for aerial classes: glaucoma, heart-conditions, fused spine, pregnancy beyond doctor recommendation. Clothing requirements: tight-fitting clothing; no zippers or meta, under-arms covered. Jewelry off. T-shirt on! No perfume.

Please pre-register for all aerial classes at least an hour in advance and arrive 15 minutes early to ensure you can safely enjoy the class. Since space is limited and setup time is necessary, we are not able to accommodate late arrivals to Aerial classes. If you sign up and do not show up to this limited space class, you will still be charged for the class.

COVID protocols will apply: temp checks, hand sanitizing, distancing and masks at all times. Please, refrain from attending classes if you are feeling ill and/or have traveled out of state within the last 14 days.

Equipment will be limited to hammocks and lyras at this time, and they will be handled/sanitized per COVID standards.

Katharine Harts

Katharine brings her bright smile and effervescent spirit to every class! She loves helping students find their connection to health and self-expression through these amazing human bodies we live in.

Katharine’s background in movement runs deep and wide. As a dance and fitness educator, she is certified in aerial yoga, many somatic disciplines and the MELT Method Bodywork. She holds an MFA in Dance from the University of Arizona, is a graduate of the Tamalpa Institute where she studied with dance pioneer, Anna Halprin.

She taught hundreds of students over a decade at her Center for Embodied Spirituality, LLC in Marin County, California. Utilizing various aerial props such as trapeze, hammock and lyra, she loves teaching dance and improvisation (See soullovesthebody.com).

Some of Katharine’s professional performance experience includes Liz Lerman Hallelujah Project, ORTS Theater of Dance, Body Prints Theatre, Zenith Dance Collective, Anna Halprin’s “Spirit of Place” Stern Grove 2009 and UpSwing Aerial Dance Company National Dance Week Performance 2014-2018.