Hayley May
The Aerial Lounge opened its doors to the town of Clitheroe in 2014 soon to be taken over by Hayley Wood in June 2016. Hayley Wood is an aerial silk dancer and silks, trapeze, hoop, and pole instructor, outdoor enthusiast, level 2 teacher assistant, early years teacher training PGCE Student, and business owner of The Aerial Lounge. She found a love for Pole fitness in 2012, aerial silks in 2013 and went on to become a hoop instructor in 2015 she was not satisfied there and continued with her teacher training in silks/trapeze then pole and hoop in higher levels.
Cirque Arts has become her dream and she wants to keep it a part of her life and share it with others through performance and teaching. She began teaching in January 2014 at The Aerial Lounge. Hayley is now working towards her higher level certification in hoop and pole fitness.
Hayley most recently completed her PGCE Early Years teacher training with Edge Hill University in 2021.
She also has her level 2 in Teacher Assistant, Bachelor's of Arts with Hons Education & Inclusion from Liverpool Hope University, Art & Design Level 3 Diploma from Blackburn College.
She also has her level 2 in Teacher Assistant, Bachelor's of Arts with Hons Education & Inclusion from Liverpool Hope University, Art & Design Level 3 Diploma from Blackburn College.
She has completed beginner hoop instructor course January 2015, health and fitness education CYQ level 2 exercise to music certificate in 2015,aerial fabric foundation level August 2015 and aerial fabric intermediate level 1 October 2015 with Nible Arts.
Gianne Jones
Gianne is a fully qualified instructor for both beginner and intermediate aerial hoop, boasting four years of teaching experience.
Her journey began with transitioning into instructor training in November 2019, followed swiftly by qualification in February 2020.
Gianne's dedication is evident, having been a student of numerous disciplines in the studio since 2017.
This unique blend of experience positions her as a knowledgeable and skilled instructor, ready to guide students through the captivating world of aerial arts
Why not start your aerial journey with Gianne's Beginner Hoop Class, where the focus is on conditioning and personalized progression.
Dive into a friendly, family atmosphere that prioritizes the well-being of individuals. Gianne adopts a student-led approach, listening to input from the class, ensuring a supportive environment as you evolve in your skills.
The class maintains a sense of fun, incorporating themed classes for Christmas and Halloween, as well as engaging activities like the Aeriel Alphabet. While it's an adult class, the emphasis is on enjoying the learning experience together.
Join the class and discover the joy of aerial exploration in a welcoming environment!
Gianne teaches aerial hoop Classes on:
Monday
7pm Adult Beginner
8pm Adult Mixed Beginner to Intermediate
Choose Gianne's aerial hoop classes for an unparalleled experience that combines expertise and enjoyment.
Gianne not only brings four years of dedicated teaching experience but also fosters a fun, friendly atmosphere in her classes.
Beyond aerial skills, her background in teaching outside of the aerial realm adds a unique dimension to the learning journey.
With Gianne, you're not just gaining an instructor; you're joining a supportive community where the joy of learning takes center stage.
Elevate your aerial journey with Gianne's classes, where expertise meets a welcoming and enjoyable atmosphere.
April Craig
What is Aerial Hoop? The aerial hoop (also known as the lyra or aerial ring) is a circular steel apparatus (resembling a hula hoop) suspended from the ceiling, on which circus artists may perform aerial acrobatics. It can be used static, spinning, or swinging.
April Craig offers a dynamic aerial hoop class with a decade of personal training and four years of teaching experience. Catering to both children and adults, April specializes in seamless transitions and routines, emphasizing stamina and conditioning.
Her adaptable teaching style accommodates diverse skill levels, providing staple moves with accessible options and progressive variations.
April's goal is to nurture confidence, allowing students to explore their unique capabilities on the aerial hoop.
Tailoring her instruction to individual aspirations, she targets specific moves while developing strength, stamina, and flexibility to achieve personalized goals. Whether focusing on strength training or acrobatic development, April guides students through a journey of self-discovery and achievement on the aerial hoop.
April teaches aerial hoop Classes on:
Tuesday
6pm beginner level 8-15yrs
7pm Adults Beginner
Join April Craig's aerial hoop class for a transformative experience that goes beyond just learning moves. Whether you're a beginner or seeking a new challenge, April's expertise and adaptable teaching style make the class accessible and rewarding.
Tabitha Marsden
Discover the enchanting world of aerial arts with Tabitha's Beginner Hoop Class. Tailored for newcomers to aerial apparatus, this class guides you through mastering essential techniques for entering and exiting the hoop. Enhance your strength, flexibility, and conditioning as you gradually build a solid foundation for your hoop repertoire. By the end of the course, you'll feel confident and ready to seamlessly join any beginner-level hoop class. Don't miss your chance to soar to new heights with Tabitha!
Transition to the next level with Tabitha's Intermediate to Advanced Hoop Class, offering a dynamic journey through aerial skills and transitions. Delve into challenging spins, poses, and moves while reinforcing fundamental techniques and cultivating body awareness on the hoop. Emphasis on fluid transitions and partner exercises fosters coordination and teamwork.
Progressing to advanced levels with the introduction of complex sequences, combinations, spins, and dynamic movements. Explore drops, releases, and intricate poses, refining techniques at a higher level. Choreography development enhances your ability to create elaborate routines, and tailored conditioning exercises contribute to building strength and flexibility specific to advanced aerialists. Elevate your aerial skills with Tabitha's expertise!
Tabitha teachers aerial hoop
Monday
5pm Beginner Hoop 8-15yrs
6pm Intermediate Hoop 8-15yrs
Thursday
6pm Beginner Hoop 8-15yrs
7pm Adult Intermediate
8pm Adult Beginners Hoop
Whether you're a new student seeking to discover the enchanting world of aerial arts or an existing one looking to progress, Tabitha's classes offer a comprehensive journey. For beginners, she provides a structured path to master essential techniques and build a strong foundation, fostering confidence to seamlessly join subsequent levels. For existing students, the Intermediate to Advanced Hoop Class presents dynamic challenges, emphasizing fluid transitions, partner exercises, and advanced moves, promoting coordination and teamwork. With Tabitha's expertise, both new and existing students can elevate their skills, progressing through intricate poses, choreography development, and tailored conditioning exercises, ensuring a fulfilling and enriching aerial arts experience.
Casey
Kate Pearce
What is Pole?
A pressure mounted stainless steel pole mounted from the beams to the floor. The stainless steel poles are polished to a mirror finish.
We have two different diameters available 40mm and 45mm. But what’s the difference?
40mm diameter poles are great for beginners with less developed grip strength, kids and the more petite polers out there.
45mm diameter poles are the industry standard. They can be found in nearly all studios and at most competitions and exhibition events.
Modern pole dancing is a combination of different sports (some of which are over 800 years old!) and it’s generally considered to be a high-energy, full-body workout that requires strength, flexibility, and endurance to complete gravity-defying tricks.
Join Kate's beginner pole class for an exciting journey into the world of pole dancing! Discover the art of beginner’s spins and tricks, mastering the fundamentals while seamlessly linking moves and transitions. Develop strength for both static and spinning poles, laying the groundwork for trickier manoeuvres. Kate's class not only builds physical strength but also fosters body confidence, creating a supportive environment to make lasting friendships. Get ready to embark on a fun and empowering experience!
Join Kate's intermediate pole class for an elevated pole dancing experience! This class is designed for those with prior pole or aerial experience. Explore both static and spinning poles as you seamlessly combine tricks and spins into flowing combinations. Dive into the world of inversions, mastering them safely and effectively, and discover exciting new upside-down tricks. Kate ensures a continued focus on building lasting strength, making this class a dynamic and rewarding journey for those ready to take their pole skills to the next level.
Join Kate's advanced pole class for an exhilarating fusion of tricker tricks and intricate pole spin combinations. Participants in this class must have mastered aerial inverts and shoulder mounts, showcasing a high level of pole proficiency. Experience a focus on refining body control and building enduring strength, ensuring that every move and combination is executed with precision. Kate's advanced class offers a challenging yet rewarding environment for those seeking to push the boundaries of their pole dancing skills and elevate their performance to new heights.
Step into the world of fluid movement with Kate's Poleflow dance class! Designed for those with basic pole experience, this class welcomes beginners and encourages the use of knee pads for safety. Get ready for a fresh routine every week, as Kate guides you in linking movement seamlessly to music. Explore a spectrum of dance styles, from contemporary to stripper style, allowing you to express yourself creatively. Whether you choose to wear heels (at your own risk) or not, Kate's Poleflow class promises a dynamic and engaging experience that blends skill, style, and musicality.
Stretch and flexibility - a combination of upper and lower body stretch focusing on ALL the splits and to support achieving those wow factor aerial moves. In this class you will learn about your body and the way it moves along with how to stretch safely and effectively. Every body stretches differently and our stretch instructor ensures each stretch is working to support your needs and goals. Our instructor has over 15 years experience in stretching her motto is ‘stretching is a lifestyle’. No previous stretch experience required.
Kate teaches classes on:
Monday
6pm Adults Stretch & Flexibility
7pm Adult Mixed Advanced Pole
8pm Adult Beginner Pole
Tuesday
6pm Teenagers Mixed Intermediate Pole
7pm Adult Mixed intermediate Pole
8pm Adult PoleFlow
Joining one of Kate's classes offers not just an introduction to pole dancing but a unique journey of self-discovery and empowerment. Her classes go beyond physical strength, fostering body confidence and providing a supportive community. Embark on an exciting and empowering experience with Kate, where you can discover the art of pole dancing, enhance your skills, and express yourself creatively through fluid movement.
Alice Goudge
Aerial silks: also known as aerial fabric or aerial tissue, is a performance art in which artists perform acrobatic movements while suspended from fabric hung in the air. The fabric is attached to a rigging point above and is used for climbing, wrapping, dynamic poses and creating routines.
Aerial silks routines showcase strength, flexibility, and artistic expression as performers gracefully navigate and manipulate the suspended fabric during their performances.
In Alice’s Aerial Silks Classes, participants learn the fundamentals of working with suspended fabric to perform acrobatic movements. The class begins with a warm-up to enhance flexibility and strength followed by conditioning that is personalised to the class. Students are then guided through step-by-step instructions on climbing, wrapping, and creating poses on the aerial silks. Safety measures and proper techniques for executing movements are emphasized. As participants progress, the class may include choreography and routines to develop a combination of strength, agility, and artistic expression. Alice will provide guidance and support to help students build confidence in navigating and mastering the aerial silks.
Alice teaches aerial silks classes on:
Mondays
4pm beginner level 5-8yrs
5pm Intermediate level 8-15yrs
Thursdays
6pm Mixed Advanced 8-15yrs
7pm Adults Intermediate
8pm Adults Beginner
The classes range from beginners all the way to people with years of training .
Aerial silks is great for those wanting to develop whole body strength while creating beautiful shapes.
Alice, our youngest instructor, earned her qualification from Spin City Aerial Training in 2022. With five years of experience in silks, and fourteen years doing gymnastics she also serves as a gymnastics coach.
Natasha
Silks Classes with Natasha
Natasha began her journey in aerial sports in 2009 with Pole fitness, seeking something different as a mature student. She quickly fell in love with the sport and supported her instructor by training beginners. After a brief hiatus, Natasha discovered the growing popularity of aerial sports in Lancashire and joined the Aerial Lounge in 2018.
Starting with Aerial Hoop, Natasha overcame her insecurities about weight and body confidence. She found a nurturing and safe environment that reignited her passion. This led her to explore Pole again, Aerial Silks, and later, Static Trapeze. Natasha has developed a deep love for Aerial Silks, finding it both challenging and rewarding.
Her childhood love of acrobatics and circus performances like Cirque du Soleil inspired her dedication to Silks. Despite the discipline not coming naturally to her, Natasha's commitment and the support of talented instructors transformed her practice into a graceful art form. She developed unique techniques to accommodate her curvier figure and non-traditional style, emphasizing flexibility and strength.
Recently qualified as an Aerial Silks instructor (May 2024), Natasha aims to offer a nurturing and strength-based approach to help everyone develop better strength, flexibility, balance, and coordination. She especially encourages adults without a dance background to try something different, believing that anyone, regardless of size, age, or shape, can excel in this sport.
Natasha’s beginner classes will cover foundational Silks moves, both in a hitch knot and without, progressively increasing in complexity to challenge and engage students. The curriculum includes climbs, planche drops, footlock moves, and short routines, all designed to build strength, flexibility, balance, and confidence. Natasha is dedicated to spotting natural skills and helping others achieve their fitness goals. Join her and discover the joy of Aerial Silks!
The days Natasha instructs
Tuesday 8pm - Beginner Silks
Wednesday 6 pm - Intermediate level children
Wednesday 7 pm - Beginner Adults
Katie Sells
Katie, a newly qualified instructor as of May, brings a wealth of experience to her pole fitness classes. With nine years of dedicated training in the art of pole, she combines her passion and expertise to create an engaging and dynamic learning environment for both beginners and intermediate students.
Katie's journey with pole has massively boosted her confidence, and she aims to instill the same sense of empowerment in her students. Her classes are designed to make everyone feel welcome and supported, fostering a community where students can gain confidence and grow.
Katie’s teaching style is characterized by a focus on technique, creativity, and fun. Her enthusiasm and innovative methods make her classes both enjoyable and effective. She enjoys studying new maneuvers and integrating them into her sessions, ensuring to challenge her students while providing the necessary support.
Her approach not only helps students master foundational skills but also encourages them to push their boundaries and explore their own potential. Katie supports and encourages each student to find their own way on their pole journey, guiding them with her expertise.
She introduces a variety of styles, including pole flow with and without heels, tricks, low flow, spins, combos, and more, ensuring a comprehensive, refreshing, and enriching pole journey for all.
Katie’s Adult Classes
Tuesday
6pm Beginner Pole
7pm Intermediate Pole
8pm Intermediate PoleFlow
Wednesday
7pm Cirque Class
8pm Beginner PoleFlow
Jess
Introducing Jess, the brand-new Pole instructor at The Aerial Lounge! Join Jess for her beginner Pole classes, where the journey to mastering pole dancing blends strength, technique, and creativity. With 10 years of dance experience and a passion for fire dancing, Jess brings a dynamic and supportive approach to her teaching style.
Jess's classes are available on Fridays:
- 5pm: Children’s Pole - Beginner
- 6pm: Adults Pole - Beginner
- 7pm: Adult Pole - Intermediate
In Jess's classes, expect a focus on building a solid foundation through strength and conditioning exercises. She believes in the importance of mastering the fundamentals, ensuring students develop the strength and technique needed to progress confidently on the pole.
Jess's classes seamlessly blend dance floor movements with pole techniques, allowing students to transition fluidly between the two. From sensual and contemporary floor dancing to graceful pole spins, Jess guides students through each movement with precision and encouragement.
But it's not just about executing the moves; Jess shares tips and tricks to elevate each performance, creating captivating optical illusions that mesmerize audiences. Whether it's mastering a spin or perfecting a sensual floor routine, Jess provides personalized guidance to help students unleash their full potential.
With a friendly and supportive environment, Jess's classes are open to all levels, with crash mats provided for safety. Each class begins with an intense full-body warm-up, ensuring students are prepared both mentally and physically for the challenges ahead.
Outside of teaching, Jess channels her passion for movement alongside her pursuit of a Master's in Nursing, focusing on health promotion and public health. She brings a vibrant energy and dedication to her classes, drawing from her experience in fire dancing. With experience performing at festivals and in various venues, Jess infuses her classes with a dynamic teaching style that inspires students to embrace their inner dancer and shine on the pole.