somatic aerial workshops
with low-flying trapeze
@551 Grand Street, Manhattan
Intro Classes September 20 & 27 and October 11
Sundays 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
These improvisation-based classes offer a space where students can feel lighter, more connected to their bodies, and empowered by their kinetic knowledge. Gain strength and flexibility, exercise your imagination, and experience the joy of movement in a whole new way. Leave class feeling more fluid, elevated and kinesthetically in tune with your whole self.
Pay via Zelle -> FBNDance
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3-Class Intro Series $105
Single Class $55
NOTE: Sliding scale class fees are available for those with lower incomes / financial shortfalls.
Accessibility: The studio building has a lift for those who cannot use the stairs, and accessible bathrooms are available on the studio level. If you have any accessibility needs, please contact us in advance at flybynightdance@gmail.com so we can make sure everything is in place for your visit.
Ongoing Classes October 18 – November 22
Sundays 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Pay via Zelle -> FBNDance
Or PayPal:
$210 for 6 classes
Single Class $55
Fly-by-Night offers full and partial scholarships to members of the BIPOC & LGBTQ+ communities who wish to study Aerial Dance with the company.
Join us for a free class and see if this training is the right fit for you. Email for a slot in the class: flybynightdance@gmail.com
Free Class for LGBTQ+ Community: Saturday, September 12, 2026 11 am – email for a slot: flybynightdance@gmail.com
Free Class for BIPOC Community MLK Day Weekend, January 2027
Questions? email flybynightdance@gmail.com
For more info on the somatic Skinner Releasing Technique click HERE
What might advanced dancers get from our Aerial classes?
Dive into opportunities to blend your kinesthetic awareness with technical knowledge and you will find yourself moving with greater ease when in the air, on the studio floor, or walking down the street. Improvisational structures provide guidance for explorations while also allowing options to explore your own movement expression. Aerial Dance skills are integrated with meditative imagery, hands-on partnering work, and informal discussions that allow students to learn from one another and explore in a myriad of ways.
What might Beginners get from our Aerial classes?
Tap into your inner self and improve your kinesthetic awareness with our meditative and improvisational approach to Aerial Dance. Learn basic hangs for low-flying trapeze and how to improvise your own dance within set perimeters. Technical clues are given for basic skills about flying, floating, and laying out in space and these clues allow you to dance with a sense of ease and delight.
Introduce yourself to (or refresh) your somatic skills with basic low-flying trapeze moves. Classes begin with our somatic warm-up and explore basic moves within improvisational frameworks with low-flying trapeze.