Silks
AerialAerial silks is a circus discipline performed on two long pieces of fabric suspended from a single point. Artists use the silks to climb, wrap, hang, invert, drop, and create a wide variety of poses, transitions, and dynamic movements in the air. It is known for combining strength, flexibility, coordination, and endurance. While it can look graceful and effortless, aerial silks is a physically demanding apparatus that challenges both technique and control.
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Schools teaching Silks
AcroPark
Vaudreuil-Dorion, Canada
San Diego Circus Center
San Diego, United States
Dallas Circus Center
Dallas, United States
Académie de Cirque Nomade - Laval
Laval, Canada
Académie de Cirque Nomade - Terrebonne
Terrebonne, Canada
Château de Cirque
Montréal, Canada
Aerial Arts
New York, United States
Night Flight Aerial & Circus Arts
Portland, United States
Twin Cities Trapeze Center
Saint Paul, United States