Plus Size Aerial Program
Every Body Circus
plus size open house
Join us on Sunday, August 16th, for accessible classes in the circus arts, including ground-based classes like Hooping or Burlesque, as well as intro classes on classic circus apparatus like Trapeze, Sling, and Lyra! Classes are just 45 mins and $16, so you can take as many as you’d like!
Beginner Classes for Plus-Size Bodies
11:30am Hooping (aka hula hooping)
12:30pm Burlesque (for 18+ only)
1:30pm Sling (aka aerial hammock)
2:30pm Lyra (aerial hoop)
3:30pm Trapeze (aka dance trapeze)
Open to all. Most classes are for students ages 16+. Space is limited; please sign up in advance.
Free for all attendees:
Aerial Photo Booth - 1:30-3:30 - Take a spin on a lyra, sling, or trapeze! One of our coaches will show you an introductory move or two. No experience necessary, walk up any time!
Informal Jam & Social Hour - 4:30-5:30 - Hang out (literally) with the Plus Program staff and try some of our more unusual apparatus, like the cube! Open to current Sky Candy students and anyone who took a class at the open house.
Sign up below! (Use the calendar icon to move the date forward to Sunday, August 16th)
Sky Candy is committed to community, accessibility, and joy in all of our programming.
While all of our classes are size-inclusive and welcoming to all bodies, our dedicated Plus Size Program offers a supportive learning environment just for fat folx. In a world where fitfluencers and diet culture constantly bombard us, we strive to create a space where we can move our bodies with joy, free from weight loss talk and the judgmental nonsense that is too often ingrained in movement spaces.
Created by Ginger Snaps and stewarded by Sky Candy teachers Ginger, Kalyn Williams, Ivy Baron, and Leigh Fisher, our dedicated Plus Size Program offers series classes, drop-ins, and workshops in Lyra, Sling, Flexibility, Burlesque, and more!
Students can expect to have fun, build strength, and move their bodies joyfully. Each class offers adaptations and modifications for all bodies as well as multi-level pathways for almost any skill.
Current Plus-Size Class Options
At Sky Candy, we believe that Circus is for Every Body, and we welcome all bodies into any of our classes. We also recognize that fat folx deal with systemic oppression that may include trauma around fitness classes or movement practices. We offer the following classes taught by fat teachers who combine their years of study and practice with the lived experience of existing in a larger body.
Beginner Lyra for Plus: Open to all! No previous experience required!
Intermediate Lyra for Plus: For plus-size aerialists who have taken at least one beginner lyra series, looking to uplevel their skills within our intermediate curriculum!
Biginner Hooping for Plus: Coming this Fall!
Private Lessons
Our amazing team of plus-focused teachers also offers private lessons! With a combined 50+ years of teaching experience, we offer private and small group (2-3 students) lessons in Lyra, Intro to Aerials, Hooping, Flexibility, Burlesque, Mat Pilates, and Aerial Yoga tailored to your needs and schedule!