Monarca in Flight Aerial Arts Studio

Aerial Burlesque Workshop

Aerial Burlesque with Teddy! DATE CHANGE!  NOW ON AUG 20 Saturday, August 20th,  3-4:30 pm and 5:00-6:30 pm Here’s your chance to blend your love of aerials, dance, performance, and sass! Join Teddy, veteran Monarca instructor and aerial burlesque performer, as she meshes aerial skills you already have with basic burlesque concepts. Learn some sequences and get inspired to develop your own classy, sassy, and a […]

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Fall 2022 Showcase

We’re pleased to announce our Fall 2022 Showcase: JukeBox! (Yeah, we know we announced Mix Tape, but we discovered a group in Maryland using that theme for a performance.  So.) Dust off the Way-Back Machine and find a favorite tune from the 50s through the 80s that makes you want to perform.  We want to see you embody the period your song represents in whatever […]

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Spotlight On: Recovery and Rest

#CircusEveryDamnDay I hate this hashtag, y’all. Because it usually gets interpreted, by aerialists, as “aerials every damn day.” And that’s a bad idea. (Most of the info here was shamelessly stolen from Jen Crane, aka @cirque_physio on Instagram. She’s a PT who also trains handstands and straps, so she Gets It, and you should absolutely be following her. The rest of it is from Emily […]

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Learning to Teach (and, Teaching to Learn): Sophia’s personal soapbox

Have you ever considered becoming an instructor? I’ll be honest: I didn’t! I’d been training for a little over a year when Acoatzin was actually the one to plant the seed in my brain by telling me I should consider taking an upcoming lyra teacher training that Monarca was hosting… and the rest is pretty much history! I love teaching now, and I believe it’s […]

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Aerials for Kids

Kids Classes Are Back! Ages 8-11 Silks! Lyra! Trapeze! Sling! Wednesdays 5:15-6:15 pm Session starts Sept 6 and runs thrugh and November 8 Cost for the course is $475.  Registration opens Aug 1, 2023. Proof of COVID vaccination on file with Monarca is required at the first class session.

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Online classes coming back to the studio

Effective Friday 2/18, the classes that have been temporarily online will be coming back into the studio.  No more Zoom links! PT B(ack) & B(ooty) Circus Conditioning TGIF: Stretch and Release Backbends 101 Sundae Splits  

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Some classes going online temporarily

For the next couple weeks starting Friday Jan 21, the following classes will be held remotely via Zoom: PT B(ack) & B(ooty) Circus Conditioning TGIF: Stretch and Release Backbends 101 Sundae Splits If you’re enrolled, approximately 15 minutes before class, we will send you a link to the Zoom session.  Please don’t come to the studio for class. If you’re already at the studio for […]

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Spring 2022 Showcase

We’re pleased to announce our Spring 2022 Showcase: Engage and Empower! This was a theme Acoatzin came up with before he died, so we’re honoring his wishes and moving forward with it.  We want you to engage your mind and empower your creativity to interpret this theme.  Come up with whatever is meaningful to you around those words. All students are welcome to apply.  When […]

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COVID Policy

NOTE:  As of Jan 1, 2022, Monarca in Flight requires proof of COVID vaccination for ALL students for ALL classes.  Mask usage is optional.

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The future of Monarca in Flight

For the first five years of our existence, it seemed Monarca in Flight was Acoatzin Torres, and Acoatzin Torres was Monarca in Flight.  Yes, lots of others contributed to make us what we are, but at our core was one person and his vision. And now we look to the future without him to guide, push, scold, encourage, or inspire us. We’ve imagined many scenarios […]

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