Intro to Lyra Drops

We are so excited to have the amazing Waverly Jones visiting our studio Friday to Sunday, July 23rd to 25th!! She'll be offering a variety of workshops on Aerial Silks and Lyra as well as private & semiprivate lessons. Here is a schedule of all her offerings (with pricing) throughout the weekend. Register for any workshops or privates under the Events tab. If you normally attend classes with us Friday - Sunday, be sure to check our studio schedule duirng Waverly Weekend: some classes have been canceled and some remain unchanged. 

About this Workshop

Have you become familiar with the ins & outs of aerial hoop? Let’s add some daring hoop dynamics to your repertoire!

Begin exploring dynamic ways to travel around the lyra in this hoop workshop. Learn fundamental movements

beneficial in executing drops, rolls, & unique transitions on single & double tab lyra. Some skills to be expected are

beats, top to bottom bar transfers, and various rolls. *Depending on enrollment, you may be sharing an apparatus with 1 other student. 

Workshop Prerequisites

Intermediate to advanced students are welcome to attend: must be comfortable with a 5-10 second short arm hang & must be able to invert within the hoop repeatedly throughout the workshop.

About the Instructor

As a versatile aerialist, Waverly Jones specializes in several apparatuses including Aerial Silks (Fabric/Tissu), Aerial Hoop (Lyra), Duo Aerial Arts, Spanish web, Corde Lisse (Rope), and Dance Pole Arts. Waverly began performing professionally in January of 2011 when she became a company member of Asheville Aerial Arts. She has since performed at countless festivals, galas, fund raisers, carnivals, corporate events, weddings, concerts, and private parties. In July of 2015 Waverly and dear friend, Heather Poole, opened Asheville’s first and only certified aerial and movement arts studio: Empyrean Arts. Empyrean Arts provides students with a safe and supportive environment for anyone wanting to explore personal development through movement art education. Waverly holds a Master Trainer Instructor Certification in Pole Dance and Fitness from Dakota Fox’s Aradia Fitness USA, and in the spring of 2017 she collaborated with Dakota Fox and Heather Poole to create Aerial Silks and Aerial Hoop teacher training programs for Aradia Fitness. More than anything, Waverly deeply enjoys connecting and growing with others through the performance and instruction of aerial arts.