"This practice [of aerial yoga] is so 'freeing' unlike other fitness practices. Julianna had a great relaxing energy, making everyone feel appreciated and comfortable."
~ Julie H.
"This is an absolutely fantastic training opportunity and experience!!!! Rebekah and Julianna share a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and they teach and demonstrate together as if they're of one mind.....amazing! I had the experience of a lifetime when I attended the first teacher training at Marsh Studio (the most wonderful studio and its owners who are truly very special people) in May. I came away with technical incite, many more tools in my toolbox for helping and guiding beginning students, a whole new teaching approach for developing students (yeah global learning!!!), and most importantly: life-long friends and mentors. If you're thinking of doing it...don't hesitate....sign up ASAP!!!" ~ Lorraine B.
Meet Our Trainers
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Born to Fly's core trainers were selected for their excellence in teaching, and for their service of 10+ years in the aerial industry.
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Rebekah Leach
Founder of Born to Fly™ Productions (formerly AerialDancing.com), and AerialWorks Castle Rock, Rebekah wears many hats in the aerial industry. Her background in dance (ballet, modern, hip hop, and salsa to name a few), rhythmic gymnastics, and math education informs her unique aerial curriculum. Rebekah's teaching specialty is developing curriculum for pre-beginners, or students who lack the upper body strength to do traditional beginning work. She also has developed a beginning and intermediate curriculum focused on theory and solving problems, so students truly understand the apparatus. Her goal is to train people to be innovators. She is passionate about helping people connect to their own bodies, integrate the body with the mind, and find one's own dance. Training Location(s)
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Julianna Hane
As the Director of Training for Born to Fly Teacher Programs and Support and founder of Revolve Aerial Dance, Julianna Hane brings a variety of movement training techniques to the aerial world. She holds an MFA in Modern Dance from the University of Utah and a BA in Dance from Winthrop University. She is also a Certified Laban Movement Analyst, registered yoga teacher, and teacher training graduate of The Pilates Center in Boulder, CO. Having taught dance since 2004 and aerial arts since 2008, she has developed curriculum for college dance programs, K-12 dance programs, and private studios, and offers teacher trainings across the USA. Her master’s thesis focused on the process of making aerial dances, and her passion is training the body/mind from multiple perspectives to integrate the function of the body with personal expression. Ms. Hane is the author of the Aerial Teacher’s Handbook and co-author of the Aerial Hoop Manuals Vols. 1 & 2. Training Location(s)
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Elizabeth Stich
A childhood ballerina turned college modern dancer turned aerialist, Liz has been an aerial instructor and performer for 10 years – first with Revolve Aerial Dance and Aerial Arts of Utah, then at Dixie State University. She has taught aerial dance courses and master classes at multiple colleges and universities. In addition to her love of teaching, Liz is a passionate performer, including battling wind and water in over 200 shows of Cirque de la Mer at Sea World San Diego. Liz holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Modern Dance from the University of Utah, a Bachelor of Arts degree with a minor in Dance Education from the University of Georgia, and a Certificate in Laban Movement Analysis/Baretenieff Fundamentals from Integrated Movement Studies. She is a graduate of NECCA's Pro Track program, and has co-presented on the creative application of Laban theory to aerial dance with colleague Julianna Hane at the Motus Humanus Roundtable. Training Location(s)
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Anne Miller
Anne Miller is the co-owner of Suspend, an aerial and cirque arts studio in Louisville, Kentucky. She has a PhD in Clinical Neuropsychology, and was classically trained in dance. This informs her style and teaching of the aerial arts, which tends to have a strong focus on technique, safety, and transition. She enjoys working with students with unique needs, and developing individual modifications to build up the movement vocabulary of new learners. Training Location(s)
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April Moore Skelton
April began her aerial teaching career at Canopy Studio in Athens, GA in 2004 under the leadership of Susan Murphy and Melissa Roberts. She has served as Education Director at Frequent Flyers Productions in Boulder, CO and is now teaching at Empyrean Aerial Arts in Asheville, NC. April specializes in dance trapeze, particularly expanding the vocabulary of working in the ropes.
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Constance Echo Palmer
Constance is a dancer and aerialist that specializes in vertical apparatus; fabric, corde lisse (rope), and double/multi corde. She is versed in partnering on bars (trapeze and lyra) as well as vertical apparatus. Constance is just coming off a tour with a traditional tent show, performing her acts up to 30 times per week. Her passion for performing is only matched by her passion for teaching. Constance was the director of The Space: A Movement Arts Studio in Atlanta, GA, USA from 2014-2018. She continues to teach at The Space, as well as across the US and abroad when she is not on stage. Constance founded and organizes the Atlanta Aerial Arts Festival and started the group Aerial Instructors and Studio Owners on Facebook. She is excited to join the Born to Fly network as a teacher trainer, collaborator, and marketing specialist. Constance is also a contributor to The Aerial Rope Manual Vol. 2 authored by Rebekah Leach. As a long time believer in Born to Fly, she completed Paper Doll Militias Level 1 Fabric and Trapeze as well as Level 2 Fabric courses and Alex Allan’s Dynamic Teacher Training for rope and fabric under the Born to Fly Network. Training Location(s)
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I'm excited to be part of Born to Fly. I've been wanting to expand my teaching skills. I like how you put your program together, and how you welcome other aerial teachers/aerial yoga teachers. Thank you for creating this. More Power. |