Ceiling height: 10 to 11 ft
Address: 25A Ferdinand St, Camden
Cost: 15 pounds – 1 hour drop-in
Email: astra@skylabstudio.co.uk
Rigging:
The studio is located on the top floor. The wooden vaulted ceiling has a few metal A-frames that goes along the ceiling. There are 2 steel scaffold bars that connect the A-frames. These bars are the ones that the aerial apparatus are hooked onto. The hoops are set up between 10 ft and 11 ft.
Review:
I purchased a drop-in from Sky Lab online (www.skylabstudio.co.uk). Just picked the available class, followed the prompts and paid for the drop-in. It was easy.
I made a surprise visit to an old friend of mine, Jackie Le. We studied aerials together at the BTS project over a decade ago. When she was a student, she picked up things really quickly. It was amazing to watch her move. It was fantastic to see her again as she is still on the aerial path. To read more about her, please check out this link.
I really enjoyed learning from her. I was still suffering from jet lag and was burned out from organizing a previous aerial event. So, I decided to take it slow. The warm-up was done together as a group. Then, the conditioning was done at each own’s pace. Since this was an aerial taster class, the students worked on their own goals. Mine was a single toe hang and a reverse meathook.
It was really wonderful to have a different set of drills to work towards these moves. Obviously, these are difficult moves and requires lots of patience and time. Thankfully, Jackie gave personal attention to each of her students to make sure she (everyone in her class were women) has the corrections that she needed. This is definitely how I would like to spend an evening with my friend. Definitely my version of fun.