Classes

We run a variety of aerial classes for adults, young people and children across Scotland. Our main programme of classes run at Out of the Blue Drill Hall in Leith, Edinburgh and The Dunblane Centre in Dunblane. We also have classes available at UGym in Tillicoultry and the 9th West Lothian Scout Hall in Livingston. Let’s get upside down!

Book a class

See our full programme here of usual termly classes that we run. And if you want to find out more about what we do, please take a look at our 2024 Participation Report.

Our classes are taught by experienced and trained tutors, we offer something for everyone from absolute beginners to professional aerialists. Questions about classes? Email Learn@aerialdance.co.uk for Edinburgh classes, Stirling@aerialdance.co.uk for Dunblane and Tillicoultry classes and Livingston@aerialdance.co.uk for Livingston classes.

We also run a programme for adults, youths and professionals at Dance Base in Edinburgh.To book or enquire about these classes please contact the venue directly.

We can also arrange private sessions for a children’s party, team building day or other private event at our centres in Edinburgh or Dunblane.

We are committed to making our classes accessible to everyone and this includes people who might struggle to pay the class fees. Please see our Access Fund for further information here

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Edinburgh Fledglings Aerial (P1-P3)

Monday afternoons, 3:50pm-4:35pm.

5 week term beginning 21st April

Edinburgh Junior Aerial (P4-P7)

Mondays, 4:40pm-5:40pm, Tuesdays, 3:50pm-4:50pm, & Thursdays 3:50pm-4:50pm.

Week commensing 21st April for 5 weeks/4 weeks for Thursdays

Edinburgh Adult Intermediate Aerial

Monday & Tuesday evenings (Silks), plus Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday evening (Trapeze). 5 week term commencing week of 21st April

Trapeze: Wednesdays 7:10pm-8:25pm & 8:30pm-10pm; Thursdays 8:15pm-9:45pm; & Friday 7:30pm-9:30pm. Silks: Mondays 8:15pm-9:45pm & Tuesdays 8:15pm-9:45pm

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Edinburgh Adult Beginner’s Aerial

Monday, Tuesday,  Wednesday, Friday & Sunday evenings, plus Sunday mornings.  5 week term.  Week commencing 21st April

Mondays & Tuesdays, 8:15pm – 9:45pm; Wednesdays, 8:30pm – 10pm; Fridays 7:30pm-9pm; Sundays 10am – 11:30am & 4:30pm – 6pm

Young man performs splits in silks

Dunblane Aerial Yoga

Tuesdays 12:30-1:30 22nd April - 20th May

Aerial Yoga Sessions with Andriani Marka.

Andriani a female yoga teacher is leaning in a lunge supported by an aerial hammock under her thigh. The Hammock is white, Andriani is wearing grey and is standing on a blue yoga mat.

Tillicoultry Junior & Youth Aerial (P4-S6)

Tuesdays 22nd April - 20th May 4:30-5:30pm Junior Beginners 5:30-6:30pm Junior & Youth Improvers

Aerial classes for students P4-S6 in Silks, and Hoop with Grace.

A young student is performing a horizontal shape on aerial cocoon watched by a tutor
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Edinburgh Youth Aerial (S1-S6)

Sundays, 11:30am-1pm, Tuesdays, 4:55pm-5:55pm, & Thursdays, 4:55pm-5:55pm.

5 week term from the week commencing 21st April

Female Youth in the air on a green aerial silk doing the splits

Tillicoultry Adult Aerial Beginners

Tuesdays 6:30-7:30pm 22nd April - 20th May

Aerial classes for adults age 16 + in Silks and Hoop with Grace.

Tillicoultry Adult Aerial Improvers

Tuesdays 7:30-8:30pm 22nd April - 20th May

Aerial classes for adults age 16 + in Silks and Hoop with Grace.

Dunblane Youth Aerial (S1-S6)

Wednesday or Friday 5:00-6:00pm 23rd April - 23rd May

Aerial classes for students S1-S6 in Silks, Hoop and Trapeze with Grace, Hannah and Barry.

A Teenage girl doing the splits on red silks

Dunblane Adult Aerial Beginners / Improvers

Wednesdays 6:00-7:00pm 23rd April - 21st May

Beginner technique for adults (age 16+) on silks, hoop and trapeze with Grace, Hannah and Barry.

Two adult aerialists are suspended in cocoons with a teacher and another student watching from the ground.

Dunblane Adult Aerial Intermediates

Wednesday 7:00-8:30pm 23rd April - 21st May

Intermediate technique for adults (age 16+) on silks, hoop and trapeze with Grace and Barry.

Woman in a hoop doing an amazon position.

Edinburgh Adult Improver’s Aerial

Tuesday, & Thursday evenings (Silks); Sunday afternoon & Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday evening (Trapeze); Sunday morning & afternoon, & Wednesday evening (Mixed). 5 week term, week commencing 21st April

Trapeze: Sundays 1pm-2:30pm, Wednesdays 8:30pm-10pm, Thursdays 8:15pm-9:45pm, & Fridays 7:30pm-9pm/9:30pm. Silks: Tuesdays 8:15pm-9:45pm, & Thursdays 8:15pm-9:45pm. Mixed: Sundays 10am-11:30am & 2:30pm-4pm; & Wednesdays 7:10pm-8:25pm

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Level Up – Edinburgh Youth Performance

Fridays, 5:30pm - 7:30pm

5 week term beginning 25th April

Aerial performers suspended on trapeze

Dunblane Workshops- April – June

26 April 2025 - 21 June 2025

Specialist workshops in acrobatics and aerial using alternative equipment and/ or guest tutors.

Adam Wright - hangs upside down on a Trapeze reaching to the floor. They have long hair dangling down, they are wearing grey jeans and black top, and the back ground is pink

Livingston Fledglings Aerial (P1-P3)

Saturday afternoons, 2pm-3pm

Tasters, 15th & 22nd March. 4 week term, 26th April, 3rd, 17th, & 24th May

Livingston Junior Aerial (P4-P7)

Saturday afternoons, 3pm-4pm

Tasters, 15th & 22nd March. 4 week term, 26th April, 3rd, 17th, & 24th May

Livingston Youth Aerial (S1-S6)

Saturday afternoons, 4pm-5pm

Tasters, 15th & 22nd March. 4 week term, 26th April, 3rd, 17th, & 24th May

Livingston Level Up – Performance & Aerial Development (S1-S6)

Saturday afternoons, 5pm-6pm

Tasters, 15th & 22nd March. 4 week term, 26th April, 3rd, 17th, & 24th May

Livingston Adult Aerial Taster – all levels

Saturday afternoons, 22nd March & 26th April, 5pm-6pm

Adult Aerial at Livingston is back with 2 aerial tasters on 22nd March & 26th April.

Tillicoultry Aerial Pilates – Late Spring Term

Sundays 9:30-10:45am 27th April - 25th May

Aerial Pilates with Amy Crawley-Wise. Pilates taken up into the air, using the aerial hammock to support and challenge

Amy Wise (female tutor) is performing a dish shape in a black aerial hammock. They are lying on their back facing upwards suspended off the floor. There is a blue mat underneath them.

Tillicoultry Open Training Sessions – Late Spring Term

Sundays 10:45-12:00 27th April - 25th May

Aerial Open Training Session supervised by Amy Crawley-Wise.

Two adult aerialists are suspended in cocoons with a teacher and another student watching from the ground.

Edinburgh Adults Training Sessions – April to May

Open training sessions, 27th April, 11th & 25th May

Aerial training sessions of 1hr or 2hr slots. Supervised training for students with existing aerial knowledge.

Dunblane Adults Open Training Sessions

Saturday 15th Feb 3:00-4:30pm Sunday 23rd Feb 12:30-2:00pm Saturday 1st March 12:30-2:30pm Saturday 29th March 12:30-2:00pm Monday 14th April 6:00-7:30pm Saturday 10th May 12:30-2:00pm Saturday 7th June 12:30-2:00pm

Supervised training for students with existing aerial knowledge. Apparatus available includes single point trapeze, hoop, and silks.

Edinburgh Aerial Workshops – May

Pink Pony Club, Trapeze & Floor choreography workshop

Sunday aerial one-off workshop, 18th May

A woman on a trapeze. She is diagonal and hanging in the ropes of the trapeze. It is to advertise the style of trapeze moves used within the workshop