| Friday, Apr 26th | ||
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 3:45 PM in 108 | Intro to Silks (Intro-Level 1-Level 2) | Sign Up |
| Intro to Silks (Intro-Level 1-Level 2) with Zoe Sarvis Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: This 60 minute Intro to Silks (aka Aerial Fabric, "those curtain things") class is perfect for the brand new Silks student, those with some previous Silks experience, or those desiring to review Silks foundational skills and tricks. Students will learn, practice, and refine the skills for building a solid and safe foundation on Silks. This class begins with a thorough total body warm up led by the instructor and continues onto the apparatus for beginning level conditioning exercises. Intro to Silks includes our Intro to Silks, Silks level 1, and Silks level 2 curriculums. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 5 of 5 | ||
| 5:00 PM in 108 | Open Studio Aerial | Sign Up |
| Open Studio Aerial with Zoe Sarvis Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Open Studio is supervised training time with an Empyrean Arts staff member - no instruction is provided or permitted. This Open Studio hour can currently hold up to 3 students - 4 people maximum in the studio at one time. Masks are required at all times within the studio. Please bring your own aerial apparatus if you have it and bring any personal equipment that you may need (yoga mat blocks water bottle grip aids etc). Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 2 of 3 | ||
| 5:00 PM in 108 | Open Studio Pole | Sign Up |
| Open Studio Pole with Zoe Sarvis Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Open studio is a supervised time in which any student can utilize the studio to practice, play on the equipment, and meet fellow students and Empyrean staff. Open studio is an excellent resource for improving strength and technique, and perfecting tricks and skills that you have learned from an instructor. There is no instruction or skill sharing during open studio. Sign up and come hang out with your fellow students while practicing your art at your own speed. Feel free to film or take photographs during open studio time, but please be respectful of other people in the studio while doing so. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:00 PM in 107D | Infrared Sauna | Sign Up |
| Infrared Sauna with Zoe Sarvis Location: Studio 107 Downstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: TIME & SPACE - The session inside the sauna is up to 45 minutes and you have up to 1 hour to use the back half of our 107D studio room. Feel free to use the back half of the 107D studio room for stretching, relaxing, using an Aerial Flexibility Sling (please ask a staff member to rig this for you before your session starts), or using any of the other equipment available to you during your session. There is a privacy curtain in front of the sauna door, and there is a dressing room directly to the side of the sauna for your use. We have a folding room divider that can be utilized for additional privacy if desired. TOWELS - Please bring your own towels to sit and sweat on while using the sauna, and to use for drying off afterwards also. If you forget to bring your own towels and decide to sauna while at Empyrean Arts, we have some rectangle sized purple salon style towels available for folks to utilize that are perfect for sitting and sweating on while inside the sauna. Please plac… Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 1 of 1 | ||
| 5:00 PM in 108 | Open Studio - Aerial Flexibility | Sign Up |
| Open Studio - Aerial Flexibility with Zoe Sarvis Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 1 of 1 | ||
| 6:00 PM in 107U | Burlesque Basics (18+ Only - All Levels Welcome) | Sign Up |
| Burlesque Basics (18+ Only - All Levels Welcome) with Queen April Location: Studio 107 Upstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Burlesque Basics class focuses on sexy movement combos and the techniques and tricks of the tease trade. No dance experience needed and all skill levels bodies and abilities welcome! Students must be 18 years or older to attend this class. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 3 of 5 | ||
| 6:15 PM in 108 | Intro to Trapeze (Intro-Level 1-Level 2) | Sign Up |
| Intro to Trapeze (Intro-Level 1-Level 2) with Zoe Sarvis Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: This 60 minute Intro to Trapeze class is perfect for the brand new Trapeze student, those with some previous Trapeze experience, or those desiring to review Trapeze foundational skills and tricks. Students will learn, practice, and refine the skills for building a solid and safe foundation on Trapeze. This class begins with a thorough total body warm up led by the instructor and continues onto the apparatus for beginning level conditioning exercises. Intro to Trapeze includes our Intro to Trapeze, Trapeze level 1, and Trapeze level 2 curriculums. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 2 of 5 | ||
| Saturday, Apr 27th | ||
| 10:30 AM in 108 | Trapeze Sequencing 3+ - FULL | Waitlist |
| Trapeze Sequencing 3+ with Jessica Smith Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Duration: 60 minutes | ||
| 11:45 AM in 108 | Silks (Level 3+) - FULL | Waitlist |
| Silks (Level 3+) with Zoe Sarvis Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: This 60 minute Silks 3/4 class is for students in Silks Level 3 or higher, or with an Empyrean Arts instructor approval prior to the start of class. Students will focus on stamina and technique in the air, and especially on strong inversions, as well as be introduced to new climbs, single rotation drops, and interesting new ways to link skills together, including unfamiliar entrances to familiar skills. Duration: 60 minutes | ||
| 12:00 PM in 107U | Intro to Pole (Intro-Level 1-Level 2) | Sign Up |
| Intro to Pole (Intro-Level 1-Level 2) with Lauren Willingham Location: Studio 107 Upstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Intro to Pole is perfect for brand new to Pole students, students with a little bit of previous Pole experience, and Pole students wanting to learn or review entry level skills, tricks, conditioning, and technique. This class combines our Intro to Pole curriculum with our Pole 1 and Pole 2 curriculum. We recommend that students take 8-10 Intro Pole classes before moving on to higher levels.This is a 60 minute class focusing on the sporty side of Pole. Students will start with a thorough full body instructor led floor based warm up. The warm up will then continue onto the Poles with different conditioning exercises to help you build strength and stamina. Afterwards, students will learn and practice various entry level spins, poses, and skill and trick combinations using the Pole.Students must complete the curriculum for each individual level and level up with their Pole instructor when ready before moving into the next level. Unsure of what level youre in or feeling ready to level up… Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 2 of 5 | ||
| 1:00 PM in 108 | Sling (All Levels Welcome) - FULL | Waitlist |
| Sling (All Levels Welcome) with Zoe Sarvis Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: This 60 minute aerial sling (aka aerial hammock) class is perfect for anyone from a brand-new student to those with prior experience on sling! This class begins with a thorough warm up led by the instructor and continues onto the apparatus for conditioning and skills. Students will then learn, practice, and/or refine their hammock repertoire! Class will end with a brief cool down. This class is accessible to all bodies and abilities. Duration: 60 minutes | ||
| 1:15 PM in 107D | Intro to Aerial Flexibility (All Levels Welcome) | Sign Up |
| Intro to Aerial Flexibility (All Levels Welcome) with Caroline Woolard Location: Studio 107 Downstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Aerial Flexibility classes use a soft, low hanging hammock to support and suspend the body. Gravity helps to lengthen, strengthen, contract, extend muscles and connective tissues to improve posture, and add gentle traction effects. The hammocks are an excellent way to safely explore inversions (going upside down) while being held and supported as much or as little as desired. This class is a great one to start with if you are new to the studio, curious about the aerial arts, nervous about trying the aerial arts, recovering from an injury, regaining a regular movement practice, wanting to try something new, and so much more! This class is really great for every body. Come feel how awesome the hammocks are! Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 5 of 5 | ||
| 2:15 PM in 108 | Aerial Kids Silks & Sling (All Levels Welcome, Ages 5-11) - FULL | Waitlist |
| Aerial Kids Silks & Sling (All Levels Welcome, Ages 5-11) with Zoe Sarvis Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Duration: 60 minutes | ||
| 6:00 PM in 107D | Infrared Sauna | Sign Up |
| Infrared Sauna with Willow Schenk Location: Studio 107 Downstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: TIME & SPACE - The session inside the sauna is up to 45 minutes and you have up to 1 hour to use the back half of our 107D studio room. Feel free to use the back half of the 107D studio room for stretching, relaxing, using an Aerial Flexibility Sling (please ask a staff member to rig this for you before your session starts), or using any of the other equipment available to you during your session. There is a privacy curtain in front of the sauna door, and there is a dressing room directly to the side of the sauna for your use. We have a folding room divider that can be utilized for additional privacy if desired. TOWELS - Please bring your own towels to sit and sweat on while using the sauna, and to use for drying off afterwards also. If you forget to bring your own towels and decide to sauna while at Empyrean Arts, we have some rectangle sized purple salon style towels available for folks to utilize that are perfect for sitting and sweating on while inside the sauna. Please plac… Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 1 of 1 | ||
| 6:00 PM in 108 | Open Studio Pole | Sign Up |
| Open Studio Pole with Willow Schenk Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Open studio is a supervised time in which any student can utilize the studio to practice, play on the equipment, and meet fellow students and Empyrean staff. Open studio is an excellent resource for improving strength and technique, and perfecting tricks and skills that you have learned from an instructor. There is no instruction or skill sharing during open studio. Sign up and come hang out with your fellow students while practicing your art at your own speed. Feel free to film or take photographs during open studio time, but please be respectful of other people in the studio while doing so. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:00 PM in 108 | Open Studio Aerial | Sign Up |
| Open Studio Aerial with Willow Schenk Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Open studio is a supervised time in which any student can utilize the studio to practice, play on the equipment, and meet fellow students and Empyrean staff. Open studio is an excellent resource for improving strength and technique, and perfecting tricks and skills that you have learned from an instructor. There is no instruction or skill sharing during open studio. Sign up and come hang out with your fellow students while practicing your art at your own speed. Feel free to film or take photographs during open studio time, but please be respectful of other people in the studio while doing so. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 2 of 3 | ||
| 6:00 PM in 107D | Open Studio - Aerial Flexibility | Sign Up |
| Open Studio - Aerial Flexibility with Willow Schenk Location: Studio 107 Downstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 1 of 1 | ||
| Sunday, Apr 28th | ||
| 12:00 PM in 108 | Intro to Lyra (Intro-Level 1-Level 2) | Sign Up |
| Intro to Lyra (Intro-Level 1-Level 2) with Stephanie Cohn Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: This 60 minute Intro to Lyra (aka Aerial Hoop, "that circle thing") class is perfect for the brand new Lyra student, those with some previous Lyra experience, or those desiring to review Lyra foundational skills and tricks. Students will learn, practice, and refine the skills for building a solid and safe foundation on Lyra. This class begins with a thorough total body warm up led by the instructor and continues onto the apparatus for beginning level conditioning exercises. Intro to Lyra includes our Intro to Lyra, Lyra level 1, and Lyra level 2 curriculums. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 3 of 6 | ||
| 12:00 PM in 107D | Aerial Flexibility (All Levels Welcome) | Sign Up |
| Aerial Flexibility (All Levels Welcome) with Tree Sa Location: Studio 107 Downstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Aerial Flexibility classes use a soft, low hanging hammock to support and suspend the body. Gravity helps to lengthen, strengthen, contract, extend muscles and connective tissues to improve posture, and add gentle traction effects. The hammocks are an excellent way to safely explore inversions (going upside down) while being held and supported as much or as little as desired. This class is a great one to start with if you are new to the studio, curious about the aerial arts, nervous about trying the aerial arts, recovering from an injury, regaining a regular movement practice, wanting to try something new, and so much more! This class is really great for every body. Come feel how awesome the hammocks are! Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 5 of 5 | ||
| 1:30 PM in 108 | Advanced Lyra Sequencing (4+) | Sign Up |
| Advanced Lyra Sequencing (4+) with Tree Sa Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: In Advanced Lyra Sequencing 4+ class students will learn new entries, transitions, how to find flow, and exiting with grace. We will focus on choreographed Lyra aerial dance with the intention to embody easeful, energetic expression. Students will have the opportunity to refine the choreography by adding their own unique sparkles, shapes, and style. Students must be in Lyra Level 4 or higher to attend this class or have instructor approval. Duration: 75 minutes Spots Open: 3 of 6 | ||
| 3:00 PM in 108 | Open Studio Aerial - FULL | Waitlist |
| Open Studio Aerial with Stephanie Cohn Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Open studio is a supervised time in which any student can utilize the studio to practice play on the equipment and meet fellow students and Empyrean staff. Open studio is an excellent resource for improving strength and technique and perfecting tricks and skills that you have learned from an instructor. There is no instruction or skill sharing during open studio. Sign up and come hang out with your fellow students while practicing your art at your own speed. Feel free to film or take photographs during open studio time but please be respectful of other people in the studio while doing so. Duration: 60 minutes | ||
| 3:00 PM in 108 | Open Studio Pole | Sign Up |
| Open Studio Pole with Stephanie Cohn Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Open studio is a supervised time in which any student can utilize the studio to practice, play on the equipment, and meet fellow students and Empyrean staff. Open studio is an excellent resource for improving strength and technique, and perfecting tricks and skills that you have learned from an instructor. There is no instruction or skill sharing during open studio. Sign up and come hang out with your fellow students while practicing your art at your own speed. Feel free to film or take photographs during open studio time, but please be respectful of other people in the studio while doing so. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:00 PM in 107D | Infrared Sauna | Sign Up |
| Infrared Sauna with Stephanie Cohn Location: Studio 107 Downstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: TIME & SPACE - The session inside the sauna is up to 45 minutes and you have up to 1 hour to use the back half of our 107D studio room. Feel free to use the back half of the 107D studio room for stretching, relaxing, using an Aerial Flexibility Sling (please ask a staff member to rig this for you before your session starts), or using any of the other equipment available to you during your session. There is a privacy curtain in front of the sauna door, and there is a dressing room directly to the side of the sauna for your use. We have a folding room divider that can be utilized for additional privacy if desired. TOWELS - Please bring your own towels to sit and sweat on while using the sauna, and to use for drying off afterwards also. If you forget to bring your own towels and decide to sauna while at Empyrean Arts, we have some rectangle sized purple salon style towels available for folks to utilize that are perfect for sitting and sweating on while inside the sauna. Please plac… Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 1 of 1 | ||
| 3:00 PM in 107D | Open Studio - Aerial Flexibility | Sign Up |
| Open Studio - Aerial Flexibility with Stephanie Cohn Location: Studio 107 Downstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 1 of 1 | ||
| 3:15 PM in 107U | Pole (Level 2-Level 3) | Sign Up |
| Pole (Level 2-Level 3) with Anna Meyer Location: Studio 107 Upstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Pole 2/3 is a 60 minute beginning-intermediate level class focusing on the sporty side of Pole. Students will start with a thorough full body instructor led floor based warm up. The warm up will then continue onto the Poles with different conditioning exercises to help you build strength and stamina. Afterwards, students will learn and practice more challenging spins, poses, tricks, and transitions than in previous classes. Students will be introduced to climbing, sitting, and inverting in this level.Students must complete the curriculum for each individual level and level up with their Pole instructor when ready before moving into the next level. Unsure of what level youre in or feeling ready to level up? Ask your instructor what the level up requirements are for your level. Our instructors can watch you during or after class for those level up skills. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 3 of 6 | ||
| 4:30 PM in 107U | Intro to Slow Flow (Pole Intro-Level 1-Level 2) | Sign Up |
| Intro to Slow Flow (Pole Intro-Level 1-Level 2) with Anna Meyer Location: Studio 107 Upstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Intro to Slow Flow is a superb way to learn and experience beginning level pole skills and tricks through slow, sensuous movement. This class will weave together slinky, flowy choreography on static and spinning pole, while including our beginning level pole curriculum (Intro-Level 1-Level 2), so students can continue on their pole journey. Dress in clothing that is comfortable to slink around in, and wear or bring socks for easy sliding on the floor. Knee pads are recommended, and the studio has some for students to use. Duration: 75 minutes Spots Open: 2 of 5 | ||
| 4:30 PM in 107D | Infrared Sauna | Sign Up |
| Infrared Sauna with Anna Meyer Location: Studio 107 Downstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: TIME & SPACE - The session inside the sauna is up to 45 minutes and you have up to 1 hour to use the back half of our 107D studio room. Feel free to use the back half of the 107D studio room for stretching, relaxing, using an Aerial Flexibility Sling (please ask a staff member to rig this for you before your session starts), or using any of the other equipment available to you during your session. There is a privacy curtain in front of the sauna door, and there is a dressing room directly to the side of the sauna for your use. We have a folding room divider that can be utilized for additional privacy if desired. TOWELS - Please bring your own towels to sit and sweat on while using the sauna, and to use for drying off afterwards also. If you forget to bring your own towels and decide to sauna while at Empyrean Arts, we have some rectangle sized purple salon style towels available for folks to utilize that are perfect for sitting and sweating on while inside the sauna. Please pla… Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:30 PM in 108 | Silks (Levels 4+) - FULL | Waitlist |
| Silks (Levels 4+) with Zoe Sarvis Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: This 75 minute Silks 4+ class is for students in Silks Level 4 or higher, or with an Empyrean Arts instructor approval prior to the start of class. Students will focus on stamina and technique in the air, and especially on strong inversions, as well as be introduced to new climbs, single rotation drops, and interesting new ways to link skills together, including unfamiliar entrances to familiar skills. Duration: 75 minutes | ||
| 6:00 PM in 108 | Intro to Silks (Intro-Level 1-Level 2) | Sign Up |
| Intro to Silks (Intro-Level 1-Level 2) with Zoe Sarvis Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: This 60 minute Intro to Silks (aka Aerial Fabric, "those curtain things") class is perfect for the brand new Silks student, those with some previous Silks experience, or those desiring to review Silks foundational skills and tricks. Students will learn, practice, and refine the skills for building a solid and safe foundation on Silks. This class begins with a thorough total body warm up led by the instructor and continues onto the apparatus for beginning level conditioning exercises. Intro to Silks includes our Intro to Silks, Silks level 1, and Silks level 2 curriculums. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 4 of 5 | ||
| 7:15 PM in 108 | Exploring Patterns: For the Beginner to Intermediate Juggler | Sign Up |
| Exploring Patterns: For the Beginner to Intermediate Juggler with Walter Beals Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: This six-week series is designed for the beginner to intermediate juggler who is interested in exploring and learning both solo patterns or tricks, and passing patterns between two or more jugglers. The student should have previously taken the Juggling Techniques: An Intro to Juggling workshop, and from practice, developed enough skill to maintain a 3-ball cascade pattern for at least 25 catches without dropping. If the student hasnt taken the aforementioned workshop, they may contact the instructor before the series begins to verify their skill level is sufficient. This series will include learning 1-Count, 2-Count, 3-Count, and 4-Count passing patterns between two jugglers as well as numbers passing. It will also cover two-person 3 and 4 ball sharing patterns. Solo tricks will also be covered, including classics like, Shower, Half-Shower, Mills-Mess, Box, 441, and more. Site-Swap Notation will be further taught and used as a teaching tool for these tricks. Each juggler will… Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 1 of 6 | ||
| Monday, Apr 29th | ||
| 10:15 AM in 108 | Open Studio Aerial | Sign Up |
| Open Studio Aerial with Zoe Sarvis Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Open studio is a supervised time in which any student can utilize the studio to practice play on the equipment and meet fellow students and Empyrean staff. Open studio is an excellent resource for improving strength and technique and perfecting tricks and skills that you have learned from an instructor. There is no instruction or skill sharing during open studio. Sign up and come hang out with your fellow students while practicing your art at your own speed. Feel free to film or take photographs during open studio time but please be respectful of other people in the studio while doing so. Only 3 spots available in this open studio so please be sure to sign up in advance prior to attending due to COVID precautions. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 3 of 3 | ||
| 10:15 AM in 108 | Open Studio Pole | Sign Up |
| Open Studio Pole with Zoe Sarvis Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Open studio is a supervised time in which any student can utilize the studio to practice, play on the equipment, and meet fellow students and Empyrean staff. Open studio is an excellent resource for improving strength and technique, and perfecting tricks and skills that you have learned from an instructor. There is no instruction or skill sharing during open studio. Sign up and come hang out with your fellow students while practicing your art at your own speed. Feel free to film or take photographs during open studio time, but please be respectful of other people in the studio while doing so. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:15 AM in 107D | Infrared Sauna | Sign Up |
| Infrared Sauna with Zoe Sarvis Location: Studio 107 Downstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: TIME & SPACE - The session inside the sauna is up to 45 minutes and you have up to 1 hour to use the back half of our 107D studio room. Feel free to use the back half of the 107D studio room for stretching, relaxing, using an Aerial Flexibility Sling (please ask a staff member to rig this for you before your session starts), or using any of the other equipment available to you during your session. There is a privacy curtain in front of the sauna door, and there is a dressing room directly to the side of the sauna for your use. We have a folding room divider that can be utilized for additional privacy if desired. TOWELS - Please bring your own towels to sit and sweat on while using the sauna, and to use for drying off afterwards also. If you forget to bring your own towels and decide to sauna while at Empyrean Arts, we have some rectangle sized purple salon style towels available for folks to utilize that are perfect for sitting and sweating on while inside the sauna. Please plac… Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 1 of 1 | ||
| 10:15 AM in 107D | Open Studio - Aerial Flexibility | Sign Up |
| Open Studio - Aerial Flexibility with Zoe Sarvis Location: Studio 107 Downstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 1 of 1 | ||
| 12:00 PM in 107D | Infrared Sauna | Sign Up |
| Infrared Sauna with Camille Lawson Location: Studio 107 Downstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: TIME & SPACE - The session inside the sauna is up to 45 minutes and you have up to 1 hour to use the back half of our 107D studio room. Feel free to use the back half of the 107D studio room for stretching, relaxing, using an Aerial Flexibility Sling (please ask a staff member to rig this for you before your session starts), or using any of the other equipment available to you during your session. There is a privacy curtain in front of the sauna door, and there is a dressing room directly to the side of the sauna for your use. We have a folding room divider that can be utilized for additional privacy if desired. TOWELS - Please bring your own towels to sit and sweat on while using the sauna, and to use for drying off afterwards also. If you forget to bring your own towels and decide to sauna while at Empyrean Arts, we have some rectangle sized purple salon style towels available for folks to utilize that are perfect for sitting and sweating on while inside the sauna. Please pla… Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 1 of 1 | ||
| 12:00 PM in 107U | Intro to Pole (Intro-Level 1-Level 2) | Sign Up |
| Intro to Pole (Intro-Level 1-Level 2) with Camille Lawson Location: Studio 107 Upstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Intro to Pole is perfect for brand new to Pole students, students with a little bit of previous Pole experience, and Pole students wanting to learn or review entry level skills, tricks, conditioning, and technique. This class combines our Intro to Pole curriculum with our Pole 1 and Pole 2 curriculum. We recommend that students take 8-10 Intro Pole classes before moving on to higher levels.This is a 60 minute class focusing on the sporty side of Pole. Students will start with a thorough full body instructor led floor based warm up. The warm up will then continue onto the Poles with different conditioning exercises to help you build strength and stamina. Afterwards, students will learn and practice various entry level spins, poses, and skill and trick combinations using the Pole.Students must complete the curriculum for each individual level and level up with their Pole instructor when ready before moving into the next level. Unsure of what level youre in or feeling ready to level up… Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 5 of 6 | ||
| 1:15 PM in 107U | Pole (Levels 3+) | Sign Up |
| Pole (Levels 3+) with Camille Lawson Location: Studio 107 Upstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Pole 3+ is a 60 minute intermediate - advanced mixed level class focusing on the sporty side of Pole. Students will start with a thorough full body instructor led floor based warm up. The warm up will then continue onto the Poles with different conditioning exercises to help you build strength and stamina. This class is a high flying composition of challenging new thigh and hip holds, impressive spins, and new strength building techniques. Students will learn new ways of climbing and inverting on the pole as well as truly acrobatic aerial static holds. This class will challenge you with exciting new feats of athleticism!Students must complete the curriculum for each individual level and level up with their Pole instructor when ready before moving into the next level. Unsure of what level youre in or feeling ready to level up? Ask your instructor what the level up requirements are for your level. Our instructors can watch you during or after class for those level up skills. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 3 of 5 | ||
| 4:30 PM in 108 | Lyra (Level 3+) | Sign Up |
| Lyra (Level 3+) with Waverly Jones Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: This 75 minute Intermediate-Advanced level Lyra class will build aerial vocabulary on Single Point Lyra (aka Aerial Hoop) Double Point Lyra and Tabless Lyra. Students will work on inversions rope work drops and beats and will learn how to piece skills together for effortless movement sequencing. Students must be Lyra level 3 or higher to attend this class or have instructor approval before the start of class. Duration: 75 minutes Spots Open: 1 of 6 | ||
| 4:30 PM in 107D | Infrared Sauna | Sign Up |
| Infrared Sauna with Waverly Jones Location: Studio 107 Downstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: TIME & SPACE - The session inside the sauna is up to 45 minutes and you have up to 1 hour to use the back half of our 107D studio room. Feel free to use the back half of the 107D studio room for stretching, relaxing, using an Aerial Flexibility Sling (please ask a staff member to rig this for you before your session starts), or using any of the other equipment available to you during your session. There is a privacy curtain in front of the sauna door, and there is a dressing room directly to the side of the sauna for your use. We have a folding room divider that can be utilized for additional privacy if desired. TOWELS - Please bring your own towels to sit and sweat on while using the sauna, and to use for drying off afterwards also. If you forget to bring your own towels and decide to sauna while at Empyrean Arts, we have some rectangle sized purple salon style towels available for folks to utilize that are perfect for sitting and sweating on while inside the sauna. Please plac… Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 1 of 1 | ||
| 6:00 PM in 108 | Intro to Silks (Intro-Level 1-Level 2) | Sign Up |
| Intro to Silks (Intro-Level 1-Level 2) with Jennifer Dow Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: This 60 minute Intro to Silks (aka Aerial Fabric, "those curtain things") class is perfect for the brand new Silks student, those with some previous Silks experience, or those desiring to review Silks foundational skills and tricks. Students will learn, practice, and refine the skills for building a solid and safe foundation on Silks. This class begins with a thorough total body warm up led by the instructor and continues onto the apparatus for beginning level conditioning exercises. Intro to Silks includes our Intro to Silks, Silks level 1, and Silks level 2 curriculums. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 2 of 5 | ||
| 6:00 PM in 107D | Intro to Aerial Flexibility (All Levels Welcome) | Sign Up |
| Intro to Aerial Flexibility (All Levels Welcome) with Emily Yancey Location: Studio 107 Downstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Aerial Flexibility uses a soft low hanging hammock to support and suspend the body. Gravity helps to lengthen strengthen contract extend muscles and connective tissues to improve posture and add gentle traction effects. The hammocks are an excellent way to safely explore inversions (going upside down) while being held and supported as much or as little as desired. This class is a great one to start with if you are new to the studio curious about the aerial arts nervous about trying the aerial arts recovering from an injury regaining a regular movement practice wanting to try something new and so much more! This class is really great for every body. Come feel how awesome the hammocks are! Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 5 of 5 | ||
| 6:00 PM in 107U | Intro to Pole (Intro-Level 1-Level 2) | Sign Up |
| Intro to Pole (Intro-Level 1-Level 2) with Kathy Baynard Location: Studio 107 Upstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Intro to Pole is perfect for brand new to Pole students, students with a little bit of previous Pole experience, and Pole students wanting to learn or review entry level skills, tricks, conditioning, and technique. This class combines our Intro to Pole curriculum with our Pole 1 and Pole 2 curriculum. We recommend that students take 8-10 Intro Pole classes before moving on to higher levels.This is a 60 minute class focusing on the sporty side of Pole. Students will start with a thorough full body instructor led floor based warm up. The warm up will then continue onto the Poles with different conditioning exercises to help you build strength and stamina. Afterwards, students will learn and practice various entry level spins, poses, and skill and trick combinations using the Pole.Students must complete the curriculum for each individual level and level up with their Pole instructor when ready before moving into the next level. Unsure of what level youre in or feeling ready to level up… Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 5 of 5 | ||
| 7:15 PM in 108 | Silks (Level 3+) | Sign Up |
| Silks (Level 3+) with Jennifer Dow Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: This 60 minute Intermediate-Advanced Silks class is for students in Silks Level 3 or higher or with an Empyrean Arts instructor approval prior to the start of class. Students will focus on stamina and technique in the air and especially on strong inversions as well as be introduced to new climbs single rotation drops and interesting new ways to link skills together including unfamiliar entrances to familiar skills. For advanced students skills requiring increased strength including single arm strength multiple rotations theoretical understanding of wraps and setups and dynamic skills and releases will be taught. Students may develop a preference for the the single strand and sturdiness of rope or the split strand and fluid possibilities of fabric. Endurance and supervised invention and creation will be goals for the advanced student.Unsure of what level you are in? Ask your Empyrean Arts instructor at the studio or shoot us an email at info@empyreanarts.org. Duration: 75 minutes Spots Open: 3 of 6 | ||
| 7:15 PM in 107D | Aerial Contortion | Sign Up |
| Aerial Contortion with Tree Sa Location: Studio 107 Downstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Aerial Contortion class uses a soft, low hanging hammock to support, suspend, and assist the body. Gravity helps to lengthen, strengthen, contract, extend muscles and connective tissues to improve posture, and add gentle traction effects. The hammocks are an excellent way to safely explore inversions (going upside down) while being held and supported as much or as little as desired, and also acts as an assist and prop for advanced flexibility-contortion training.Aerial Contortion class focuses on increasing balance, flexibility, strength, mobility, and range of motion through a safe and sustainable approach.. This emerging practice stretches our limits and challenges us, assisting us in transformation, from the inside out. This class pairs well with our other aerial arts classes offered at the studio, as well providing another option for Flexibility-Contortion students who are eager to try something new. Students attending this class need to have a current, regular Flexibility pract… Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 5 of 5 | ||
| 7:15 PM in 107U | Intro to Erotique Pole Dance (All Levels Welcome) | Sign Up |
| Intro to Erotique Pole Dance (All Levels Welcome) with Kathy Baynard Location: Studio 107 Upstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Intro to Erotique Pole Dance is a choreography based class that incorporates a combination of different dance techniques. The foundation of class will focus on learning and practicing Liquid Motion floorwork techniques. This class will also weave in beginning level pole dance and Twerk Technicianstwerk skills. Liquid Motion is a style of dance that primarily utilizes the floor and wall as its classroom, and trains students on techniques that strive for seamless and sensual movement exploration. Erotique Pole Dance classis for students who want to build strength, improve flexibility, feel more confident, add sensuality to their movement style, and include some booty clapping to their dance routine. If youre looking to spruce up your dance skills or just want to explore different dance styles, this class will show you step bystep how to move seductively on the floor, spin around the pole, and pop that booty. Well work your body from head to toe in a fun, creative, and playful atmosphe… Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 4 of 5 | ||
| Tuesday, Apr 30th | ||
| 10:00 AM in 108 | Open Studio Aerial | Sign Up |
| Open Studio Aerial with Michelle Reines Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Open studio is a supervised time in which any student can utilize the studio to practice play on the equipment and meet fellow students and Empyrean staff. Open studio is an excellent resource for improving strength and technique and perfecting tricks and skills that you have learned from an instructor. There is no instruction or skill sharing during open studio. Sign up and come hang out with your fellow students while practicing your art at your own speed. Feel free to film or take photographs during open studio time but please be respectful of other people in the studio while doing so. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 2 of 3 | ||
| 10:00 AM in 108 | Open Studio Pole | Sign Up |
| Open Studio Pole with Michelle Reines Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Open studio is a supervised time in which any student can utilize the studio to practice, play on the equipment, and meet fellow students and Empyrean staff. Open studio is an excellent resource for improving strength and technique, and perfecting tricks and skills that you have learned from an instructor. There is no instruction or skill sharing during open studio. Sign up and come hang out with your fellow students while practicing your art at your own speed. Feel free to film or take photographs during open studio time, but please be respectful of other people in the studio while doing so. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:00 AM in 107D | Infrared Sauna | Sign Up |
| Infrared Sauna with Michelle Reines Location: Studio 107 Downstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: TIME & SPACE - The session inside the sauna is up to 45 minutes and you have up to 1 hour to use the back half of our 107D studio room. Feel free to use the back half of the 107D studio room for stretching, relaxing, using an Aerial Flexibility Sling (please ask a staff member to rig this for you before your session starts), or using any of the other equipment available to you during your session. There is a privacy curtain in front of the sauna door, and there is a dressing room directly to the side of the sauna for your use. We have a folding room divider that can be utilized for additional privacy if desired. TOWELS - Please bring your own towels to sit and sweat on while using the sauna, and to use for drying off afterwards also. If you forget to bring your own towels and decide to sauna while at Empyrean Arts, we have some rectangle sized purple salon style towels available for folks to utilize that are perfect for sitting and sweating on while inside the sauna. Please plac… Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 1 of 1 | ||
| 10:00 AM in 107D | Open Studio - Aerial Flexibility | Sign Up |
| Open Studio - Aerial Flexibility with Michelle Reines Location: Studio 107 Downstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 1 of 1 | ||
| 3:00 PM in 108 | Open Studio Aerial | Sign Up |
| Open Studio Aerial with Rigel Pawlak Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Open studio is a supervised time in which any student can utilize the studio to practice play on the equipment and meet fellow students and Empyrean staff. Open studio is an excellent resource for improving strength and technique and perfecting tricks and skills that you have learned from an instructor. There is no instruction or skill sharing during open studio. Sign up and come hang out with your fellow students while practicing your art at your own speed. Feel free to film or take photographs during open studio time but please be respectful of other people in the studio while doing so. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 3 of 3 | ||
| 3:00 PM in 108 | Open Studio Pole | Sign Up |
| Open Studio Pole with Rigel Pawlak Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Open studio is a supervised time in which any student can utilize the studio to practice, play on the equipment, and meet fellow students and Empyrean staff. Open studio is an excellent resource for improving strength and technique, and perfecting tricks and skills that you have learned from an instructor. There is no instruction or skill sharing during open studio. Sign up and come hang out with your fellow students while practicing your art at your own speed. Feel free to film or take photographs during open studio time, but please be respectful of other people in the studio while doing so. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:00 PM in 107D | Infrared Sauna | Sign Up |
| Infrared Sauna with Rigel Pawlak Location: Studio 107 Downstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: TIME & SPACE - The session inside the sauna is up to 45 minutes and you have up to 1 hour to use the back half of our 107D studio room. Feel free to use the back half of the 107D studio room for stretching, relaxing, using an Aerial Flexibility Sling (please ask a staff member to rig this for you before your session starts), or using any of the other equipment available to you during your session. There is a privacy curtain in front of the sauna door, and there is a dressing room directly to the side of the sauna for your use. We have a folding room divider that can be utilized for additional privacy if desired. TOWELS - Please bring your own towels to sit and sweat on while using the sauna, and to use for drying off afterwards also. If you forget to bring your own towels and decide to sauna while at Empyrean Arts, we have some rectangle sized purple salon style towels available for folks to utilize that are perfect for sitting and sweating on while inside the sauna. Please plac… Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 1 of 1 | ||
| 3:00 PM in 107D | Open Studio - Aerial Flexibility | Sign Up |
| Open Studio - Aerial Flexibility with Rigel Pawlak Location: Studio 107 Downstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:30 PM in 107U | Intro to Pole (Intro-Level 1-Level 2) | Sign Up |
| Intro to Pole (Intro-Level 1-Level 2) with Lumen Estrella Location: Studio 107 Upstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Intro to Pole is perfect for brand new to Pole students, students with a little bit of previous Pole experience, and Pole students wanting to learn or review entry level skills, tricks, conditioning, and technique. This class combines our Intro to Pole curriculum with our Pole 1 and Pole 2 curriculum. We recommend that students take 8-10 Intro Pole classes before moving on to higher levels.This is a 60 minute class focusing on the sporty side of Pole. Students will start with a thorough full body instructor led floor based warm up. The warm up will then continue onto the Poles with different conditioning exercises to help you build strength and stamina. Afterwards, students will learn and practice various entry level spins, poses, and skill and trick combinations using the Pole.Students must complete the curriculum for each individual level and level up with their Pole instructor when ready before moving into the next level. Unsure of what level youre in or feeling ready to level up… Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 3 of 5 | ||
| 5:45 PM in 107U | Pole (Level 4+) | Sign Up |
| Pole (Level 4+) with Waverly Jones Location: Studio 107 Upstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Pole 4+ is a 75 minute intermediate - advanced mixed level class focusing on tricks, skills, conditioning, and combos. Students will start with a thorough full body instructor led floor based warm up. The warm up will then continue onto the Poles with different conditioning exercises to help you build strength and stamina. This class is a high flying composition of challenging new thigh and hip holds, impressive spins, and new strength building techniques. Students will learn new ways of climbing and inverting on the pole as well as truly acrobatic aerial static holds. This class will challenge you with exciting new feats of athleticism!Students must complete the curriculum for each individual level and level up with their Pole instructor when ready before moving into the next level. Unsure of what level youre in or feeling ready to level up? Ask your instructor what the level up requirements are for your level. Our instructors can watch you during or after class for those level up… Duration: 75 minutes Spots Open: 6 of 6 | ||
| 6:00 PM in 108 | Trapeze (Level 3+) - FULL | Waitlist |
| Trapeze (Level 3+) with Jessica Smith Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Trapeze 3+ is a 75 minute class for intermediate-advanced students. Class will build aerial vocabulary on Single Point Dance Trapeze and Double Point Static Trapeze. Intermediate and Advanced level students will work on inversions, intricate wraps in the ropes, drops and beats, and will learn how to piece skills together for effortless movement sequencing. Not sure which level you are in? Ask your instructor or email us at info@empyreanarts.org. Duration: 75 minutes | ||
| 6:00 PM in 107D | Flexibility-Contortion (All Levels Welcome) - FULL | Waitlist |
| Flexibility-Contortion (All Levels Welcome) with Tori Bailey Location: Studio 107 Downstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: At Empyrean Arts we strongly believe in sustainable athletic training because we really love what we do and want to continue doing so for a long long time. We encourage both our staff and our students to train both strength and suppleness for a balanced body. Our flexibility classes are open to all levels of students desiring to increase their mobility from the absolute beginner to the performing contortionist. Having mobility and flexibility is having the quality of moving and bending freely and easily without breaking. In our flexibility classes students will learn safe and effective exercises to increase range of motion without compromising strength or function. Students will learn and participate in Active Passive Assisted and PNF (proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation) stretching and strengthening techniques. Together we will work on bringing balance to the body by lengthening our muscles and connective tissues correcting muscle imbalances and building strength for flexibil… Duration: 75 minutes | ||
| 7:15 PM in 107U | Pole (Level 2-Level 3) | Sign Up |
| Pole (Level 2-Level 3) with Waverly Jones Location: Studio 107 Upstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Pole 2/3 is a 60 minute beginning-intermediate level class focusing on the sporty side of Pole. Students will start with a thorough full body instructor led floor based warm up. The warm up will then continue onto the Poles with different conditioning exercises to help you build strength and stamina. Afterwards, students will learn and practice more challenging spins, poses, tricks, and transitions than in previous classes. Students will be introduced to climbing, sitting, and inverting in this level.Students must complete the curriculum for each individual level and level up with their Pole instructor when ready before moving into the next level. Unsure of what level youre in or feeling ready to level up? Ask your instructor what the level up requirements are for your level. Our instructors can watch you during or after class for those level up skills. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 4 of 6 | ||
| 7:30 PM in 108 | Floor Sorcery (All Levels Welcome) | Sign Up |
| Floor Sorcery (All Levels Welcome) with Tori Bailey Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: In this beginner friendly choreography based class, we will breakdown and explore the sensual side of floor and chair movement. It is a great introduction to moving in heels and can be combined with pole and other aerial apparatuses! Think body waves, heel clacks and flexy floor shapes. Students are encouraged to wear whatever makes them feel empowered plus knee pads and socks/heels. We have available knee pads if you do not have any. All bodies welcome. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 2 of 6 | ||
| Wednesday, May 1st | ||
| 1:15 PM in 108 | Open Studio Pole | Sign Up |
| Open Studio Pole with Trista Hudzik Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Open studio is a supervised time in which any student can utilize the studio to practice, play on the equipment, and meet fellow students and Empyrean staff. Open studio is an excellent resource for improving strength and technique, and perfecting tricks and skills that you have learned from an instructor. There is no instruction or skill sharing during open studio. Sign up and come hang out with your fellow students while practicing your art at your own speed. Feel free to film or take photographs during open studio time, but please be respectful of other people in the studio while doing so. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:15 PM in 108 | Infrared Sauna | Sign Up |
| Infrared Sauna with Trista Hudzik Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: TIME & SPACE - The session inside the sauna is up to 45 minutes and you have up to 1 hour to use the back half of our 107D studio room. Feel free to use the back half of the 107D studio room for stretching, relaxing, using an Aerial Flexibility Sling (please ask a staff member to rig this for you before your session starts), or using any of the other equipment available to you during your session. There is a privacy curtain in front of the sauna door, and there is a dressing room directly to the side of the sauna for your use. We have a folding room divider that can be utilized for additional privacy if desired. TOWELS - Please bring your own towels to sit and sweat on while using the sauna, and to use for drying off afterwards also. If you forget to bring your own towels and decide to sauna while at Empyrean Arts, we have some rectangle sized purple salon style towels available for folks to utilize that are perfect for sitting and sweating on while inside the sauna. Please plac… Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 1 of 1 | ||
| 1:15 PM in 107D | Open Studio - Aerial Flexibility | Sign Up |
| Open Studio - Aerial Flexibility with Trista Hudzik Location: Studio 107 Downstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 1 of 1 | ||
| 1:15 PM in 108 | Open Studio Aerial | Sign Up |
| Open Studio Aerial with Trista Hudzik Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Open studio is a supervised time in which any student can utilize the studio to practice play on the equipment and meet fellow students and Empyrean staff. Open studio is an excellent resource for improving strength and technique and perfecting tricks and skills that you have learned from an instructor. There is no instruction or skill sharing during open studio. Sign up and come hang out with your fellow students while practicing your art at your own speed. Feel free to film or take photographs during open studio time but please be respectful of other people in the studio while doing so. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 1 of 3 | ||
| 4:30 PM in 108 | Silks (Level 3+) | Sign Up |
| Silks (Level 3+) with Waverly Jones Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: This 75 minute Intermediate-Advanced Silks class is for students in Silks Level 3 or higher or with an Empyrean Arts instructor approval prior to the start of class. Students will focus on stamina and technique in the air and especially on strong inversions as well as be introduced to new climbs single rotation drops and interesting new ways to link skills together including unfamiliar entrances to familiar skills. For advanced students skills requiring increased strength including single arm strength multiple rotations theoretical understanding of wraps and setups and dynamic skills and releases will be taught. Students may develop a preference for the the single strand and sturdiness of rope or the split strand and fluid possibilities of fabric. Endurance and supervised invention and creation will be goals for the advanced student.Unsure of what level you are in? Ask your Empyrean Arts instructor at the studio or shoot us an email at info@empyreanarts.org. Duration: 75 minutes Spots Open: 3 of 6 | ||
| 4:45 PM in 107U | Pole Dance (Level 3+) | Sign Up |
| Pole Dance (Level 3+) with Camille Lawson Location: Studio 107 Upstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: So youve learned some cool pole tricks but how do you incorporate them into a flow or sequence? This is a Pole Level 3+ class that will focus on learning a sequence or choreography that highlights skills and tricks (some new ones too!) Heels are welcome but not required. Unsure of what level youre in or feeling ready to level up? Ask your instructor what the level up requirements are for your level. Our instructors can watch you during or after class for those level up skills. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 3 of 6 | ||
| 6:00 PM in 108 | Sling (All Levels Welcome) | Sign Up |
| Sling (All Levels Welcome) with Zoe Sarvis Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 1 of 6 | ||
| 6:00 PM in 107U | Pole (Level 4+) | Sign Up |
| Pole (Level 4+) with Waverly Jones Location: Studio 107 Upstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Pole 4+ is a 60 minute intermediate - advanced mixed level class focusing on tricks, skills, conditioning, and combos. Students will start with a thorough full body instructor led floor based warm up. The warm up will then continue onto the Poles with different conditioning exercises to help you build strength and stamina. This class is a high flying composition of challenging new thigh and hip holds, impressive spins, and new strength building techniques. Students will learn new ways of climbing and inverting on the pole as well as truly acrobatic aerial static holds. This class will challenge you with exciting new feats of athleticism!Students must complete the curriculum for each individual level and level up with their Pole instructor when ready before moving into the next level. Unsure of what level youre in or feeling ready to level up? Ask your instructor what the level up requirements are for your level. Our instructors can watch you during or after class for those level up… Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 4 of 6 | ||
| 7:10 PM in 107U | Intro to Pole Dance (All Levels Welcome) | Sign Up |
| Intro to Pole Dance (All Levels Welcome) with Elizabeth Huntley Location: Studio 107 Upstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Intro to Pole Dance is a superb way to learn and experience beginning level pole skills and tricks through a dance focused movement lens. This class will weave together instructor created dance choreography, while including our beginning level pole curriculum (Intro-Level 1-Level 2), so students can continue on their pole journey. Dress in clothing that you feel fabulous in. Socks or Heels, and Knee pads are recommended, and the studio has some for students to use. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 3 of 4 | ||
| 7:15 PM in 108 | Trapeze (Level 3-Level 4) | Sign Up |
| Trapeze (Level 3-Level 4) with Zoe Sarvis Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: This 60 minute intermediate level Trapeze class is perfect for students in our Level 3 or 4 curriculum or for folks who meet the level ups for attending this class. Students will build aerial vocabulary on Single Point Dance Trapeze and Double Point Static Trapeze. Intermediate students will work on inversions, intricate wraps in the ropes, drops and beats, and will learn how to piece skills together for effortless movement sequencing. Duration: 75 minutes Spots Open: 1 of 6 | ||
| Thursday, May 2nd | ||
| 11:00 AM in 108 | Open Studio Aerial | Sign Up |
| Open Studio Aerial with Morgi Rossi Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Open studio is a supervised time in which any student can utilize the studio to practice play on the equipment and meet fellow students and Empyrean staff. Open studio is an excellent resource for improving strength and technique and perfecting tricks and skills that you have learned from an instructor. There is no instruction or skill sharing during open studio. Sign up and come hang out with your fellow students while practicing your art at your own speed. Feel free to film or take photographs during open studio time but please be respectful of other people in the studio while doing so. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 3 of 3 | ||
| 11:00 AM in 108 | Open Studio Pole | Sign Up |
| Open Studio Pole with Morgi Rossi Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Open studio is a supervised time in which any student can utilize the studio to practice, play on the equipment, and meet fellow students and Empyrean staff. Open studio is an excellent resource for improving strength and technique, and perfecting tricks and skills that you have learned from an instructor. There is no instruction or skill sharing during open studio. Sign up and come hang out with your fellow students while practicing your art at your own speed. Feel free to film or take photographs during open studio time, but please be respectful of other people in the studio while doing so. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:00 AM in 107D | Infrared Sauna | Sign Up |
| Infrared Sauna with Morgi Rossi Location: Studio 107 Downstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: TIME & SPACE - The session inside the sauna is up to 45 minutes and you have up to 1 hour to use the back half of our 107D studio room. Feel free to use the back half of the 107D studio room for stretching, relaxing, using an Aerial Flexibility Sling (please ask a staff member to rig this for you before your session starts), or using any of the other equipment available to you during your session. There is a privacy curtain in front of the sauna door, and there is a dressing room directly to the side of the sauna for your use. We have a folding room divider that can be utilized for additional privacy if desired. TOWELS - Please bring your own towels to sit and sweat on while using the sauna, and to use for drying off afterwards also. If you forget to bring your own towels and decide to sauna while at Empyrean Arts, we have some rectangle sized purple salon style towels available for folks to utilize that are perfect for sitting and sweating on while inside the sauna. Please plac… Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 1 of 1 | ||
| 11:00 AM in 107D | Open Studio - Aerial Flexibility | Sign Up |
| Open Studio - Aerial Flexibility with Morgi Rossi Location: Studio 107 Downstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 1 of 1 | ||
| 12:30 PM in 107D | Intro to Aerial Flexibility (All Levels Welcome) | Sign Up |
| Intro to Aerial Flexibility (All Levels Welcome) with Camille Lawson Location: Studio 107 Downstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Aerial Flexibility classes use a soft, low hanging hammock to support and suspend the body. Gravity helps to lengthen, strengthen, contract, extend muscles and connective tissues to improve posture, and add gentle traction effects. The hammocks are an excellent way to safely explore inversions (going upside down) while being held and supported as much or as little as desired. This class is a great one to start with if you are new to the studio, curious about the aerial arts, nervous about trying the aerial arts, recovering from an injury, regaining a regular movement practice, wanting to try something new, and so much more! This class is really great for every body. Come feel how awesome the hammocks are! Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 5 of 5 | ||
| 2:00 PM in 107U | Intro to Pole Dance (Intro-Level 1-Level 2) | Sign Up |
| Intro to Pole Dance (Intro-Level 1-Level 2) with Camille Lawson Location: Studio 107 Upstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Intro to Pole Dance is a superb way to learn and experience beginning level pole skills and tricks through a dance focused movement lens. This class will weave together instructor created dance choreography, while including our beginning level pole curriculum (Intro-Level 1-Level 2), so students can continue on their pole journey. Dress in clothing that you feel fabulous in. Socks or Heels, and Knee pads are recommended, and the studio has some for students to use. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 4 of 5 | ||
| 3:15 PM in 108 | Open Studio Aerial | Sign Up |
| Open Studio Aerial with Zoe Sarvis Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 1 of 3 | ||
| 3:15 PM in 108 | Open Studio Pole | Sign Up |
| Open Studio Pole with Zoe Sarvis Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:15 PM in 107D | Open Studio - Aerial Flexibility | Sign Up |
| Open Studio - Aerial Flexibility with Zoe Sarvis Location: Studio 107 Downstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:30 PM in 108 | Intro to Trapeze & Lyra (Intro-Level 1-Level 2) | Sign Up |
| Intro to Trapeze & Lyra (Intro-Level 1-Level 2) with Jessica Smith Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: This 60 minute Intro to Trapeze and Lyra class is perfect for the brand new aerial arts student, those with some previous Bar experience, or those desiring to review Bar focused foundational skills and tricks. Students will learn, practice, and refine the skills for building a solid and safe foundation on Trapeze and Lyra. This class begins with a thorough total body warm up led by the instructor and continues onto the apparatus for beginning level conditioning exercises. Intro to Trapeze and Lyra includes our Intro, Level 1, and Level 2 curriculums. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 2 of 5 | ||
| 4:30 PM in 107D | Flexibility-Contortion (All Levels Welcome) | Sign Up |
| Flexibility-Contortion (All Levels Welcome) with Julie Noblitt Location: Studio 107 Downstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: At Empyrean Arts we strongly believe in sustainable athletic training because we really love what we do and want to continue doing so for a long long time. We encourage both our staff and our students to train both strength and suppleness for a balanced body. Our flexibility classes are open to all levels of students desiring to increase their mobility from the absolute beginner to the performing contortionist. Having mobility and flexibility is having the quality of moving and bending freely and easily without breaking. In our flexibility classes students will learn safe and effective exercises to increase range of motion without compromising strength or function. Students will learn and participate in Active Passive Assisted and PNF (proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation) stretching and strengthening techniques. Together we will work on bringing balance to the body by lengthening our muscles and connective tissues correcting muscle imbalances and building strength for flexibil… Duration: 75 minutes Spots Open: 4 of 6 | ||
| 4:45 PM in 107U | Advanced Beginner 4 Week Pole Series (Level 2-Level 3) | Sign Up |
| Advanced Beginner 4 Week Pole Series (Level 2-Level 3) with Camille Lawson Location: Studio 107 Upstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: So youve taken some pole classes, and been working on the basics, but what next? Are you ready to work on climbs, an intro to aerial shapes, and getting your first inversions? Whether youre brand new to Pole 2, or been working your basic skills for awhile, join Camille for our 4-week Advanced Beginner Pole series! This series will look at next steps in pole, and creating sequences of tricks, specifically working on skills from our Pole 2 and 3 curriculum. Come work on some new things and level up your pole game! Sleeveless top or crop/sports bra, and shorts required as were gonna need more contact points to stick! Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 2 of 6 | ||
| 6:00 PM in 107D | Inversion Prep (All Levels Welcome) | Sign Up |
| Inversion Prep (All Levels Welcome) with Tori Bailey Location: Studio 107 Downstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: This class is to help you get familiar with inverting before getting upside down! We will build technique through exercises that mobilize the shoulders and hips plus strengthen the core and back to create a strong foundation to go upside down safely. Come explore both passive and active inversions including variations of backbends handstands and forearm stands. All bodies and levels welcome. This is a great class for conditioning your body to enhance overall strength mobility and flexibility. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 1 of 5 | ||
| 6:00 PM in 108 | Silks (Level 3+) | Sign Up |
| Silks (Level 3+) with Waverly Jones Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: This75 minute Intermediate-Advanced Silks class is for students in Silks Level 3 or higher, or with an Empyrean Arts instructor approval prior to the start of class. Students will focus on stamina and technique in the air, and especially on strong inversions, as well as be introduced to new climbs, single rotation drops, and interesting new ways to link skills together, including unfamiliar entrances to familiar skills. For advanced students, skills requiring increased strength, including single arm strength, multiple rotations, theoretical understanding of wraps and setups, and dynamic skills and releases will be taught. Students may develop a preference for the the single strand and sturdiness of rope or the split strand and fluid possibilities of fabric. Endurance and supervised invention and creation will be goals for the advanced student.Unsure of what level you are in? Ask your Empyrean Arts instructor at the studio or shoot us an email at empyreanartsnc@gmail.com. Duration: 75 minutes Spots Open: 5 of 6 | ||
| 6:00 PM in 107U | Intro to Pole (Intro-Level 1-Level 2) | Sign Up |
| Intro to Pole (Intro-Level 1-Level 2) with Queen April Location: Studio 107 Upstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Intro to Pole is perfect for brand new to Pole students, students with a little bit of previous Pole experience, and Pole students wanting to learn or review entry level skills, tricks, conditioning, and technique. This class combines our Intro to Pole curriculum with our Pole 1 and Pole 2 curriculum. We recommend that students take 8-10 Intro Pole classes before moving on to higher levels.This is a 60 minute class focusing on the sporty side of Pole. Students will start with a thorough full body instructor led floor based warm up. The warm up will then continue onto the Poles with different conditioning exercises to help you build strength and stamina. Afterwards, students will learn and practice various entry level spins, poses, and skill and trick combinations using the Pole.Students must complete the curriculum for each individual level and level up with their Pole instructor when ready before moving into the next level. Unsure of what level youre in or feeling ready to level up… Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 5 of 5 | ||
| 7:30 PM in 108 | Open Studio Aerial | Sign Up |
| Open Studio Aerial with Stephanie Cohn Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Open Studio is supervised training time with an Empyrean Arts staff member - no instruction is provided or permitted. This Open Studio hour can currently hold up to 3 students - 4 people maximum in the studio at one time. Masks are required at all times within the studio. Please bring your own aerial apparatus if you have it and bring any personal equipment that you may need (yoga mat blocks water bottle grip aids etc). Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 2 of 3 | ||
| 7:30 PM in 107D | Infrared Sauna | Sign Up |
| Infrared Sauna with Stephanie Cohn Location: Studio 107 Downstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: TIME & SPACE - The session inside the sauna is up to 45 minutes and you have up to 1 hour to use the back half of our 107D studio room. Feel free to use the back half of the 107D studio room for stretching, relaxing, using an Aerial Flexibility Sling (please ask a staff member to rig this for you before your session starts), or using any of the other equipment available to you during your session. There is a privacy curtain in front of the sauna door, and there is a dressing room directly to the side of the sauna for your use. We have a folding room divider that can be utilized for additional privacy if desired. TOWELS - Please bring your own towels to sit and sweat on while using the sauna, and to use for drying off afterwards also. If you forget to bring your own towels and decide to sauna while at Empyrean Arts, we have some rectangle sized purple salon style towels available for folks to utilize that are perfect for sitting and sweating on while inside the sauna. Please plac… Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 1 of 1 | ||
| 7:30 PM in 108 | Open Studio Pole | Sign Up |
| Open Studio Pole with Stephanie Cohn Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Open studio is a supervised time in which any student can utilize the studio to practice, play on the equipment, and meet fellow students and Empyrean staff. Open studio is an excellent resource for improving strength and technique, and perfecting tricks and skills that you have learned from an instructor. There is no instruction or skill sharing during open studio. Sign up and come hang out with your fellow students while practicing your art at your own speed. Feel free to film or take photographs during open studio time, but please be respectful of other people in the studio while doing so. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:30 PM in 107D | Open Studio - Aerial Flexibility | Sign Up |
| Open Studio - Aerial Flexibility with Queen April Location: Studio 107 Downstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 1 of 1 | ||
| 7:30 PM in 107U | Flexibility (All Levels Welcome) | Sign Up |
| Flexibility (All Levels Welcome) with Tori Bailey Location: Studio 107 Upstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: At Empyrean Arts we strongly believe in sustainable athletic training because we really love what we do and want to continue doing so for a long long time. We encourage both our staff and our students to train both strength and suppleness for a balanced body. Our flexibility classes are open to all levels of students desiring to increase their mobility from the absolute beginner to the performing contortionist. Having mobility and flexibility is having the quality of moving and bending freely and easily without breaking. In our flexibility classes students will learn safe and effective exercises to increase range of motion without compromising strength or function. Students will learn and participate in Active Passive Assisted and PNF (proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation) stretching and strengthening techniques. Together we will work on bringing balance to the body by lengthening our muscles and connective tissues correcting muscle imbalances and building strength for flexibil… Duration: 75 minutes Spots Open: 1 of 6 | ||
| Friday, May 3rd | ||
| 3:45 PM in 108 | Intro to Silks (Intro-Level 1-Level 2) | Sign Up |
| Intro to Silks (Intro-Level 1-Level 2) with Zoe Sarvis Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: This 60 minute Intro to Silks (aka Aerial Fabric, "those curtain things") class is perfect for the brand new Silks student, those with some previous Silks experience, or those desiring to review Silks foundational skills and tricks. Students will learn, practice, and refine the skills for building a solid and safe foundation on Silks. This class begins with a thorough total body warm up led by the instructor and continues onto the apparatus for beginning level conditioning exercises. Intro to Silks includes our Intro to Silks, Silks level 1, and Silks level 2 curriculums. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 5 of 5 | ||
| 5:00 PM in 108 | Open Studio Aerial | Sign Up |
| Open Studio Aerial with Zoe Sarvis Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Open Studio is supervised training time with an Empyrean Arts staff member - no instruction is provided or permitted. This Open Studio hour can currently hold up to 3 students - 4 people maximum in the studio at one time. Masks are required at all times within the studio. Please bring your own aerial apparatus if you have it and bring any personal equipment that you may need (yoga mat blocks water bottle grip aids etc). Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 3 of 3 | ||
| 5:00 PM in 108 | Open Studio Pole | Sign Up |
| Open Studio Pole with Zoe Sarvis Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Open studio is a supervised time in which any student can utilize the studio to practice, play on the equipment, and meet fellow students and Empyrean staff. Open studio is an excellent resource for improving strength and technique, and perfecting tricks and skills that you have learned from an instructor. There is no instruction or skill sharing during open studio. Sign up and come hang out with your fellow students while practicing your art at your own speed. Feel free to film or take photographs during open studio time, but please be respectful of other people in the studio while doing so. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:00 PM in 107D | Infrared Sauna | Sign Up |
| Infrared Sauna with Zoe Sarvis Location: Studio 107 Downstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: TIME & SPACE - The session inside the sauna is up to 45 minutes and you have up to 1 hour to use the back half of our 107D studio room. Feel free to use the back half of the 107D studio room for stretching, relaxing, using an Aerial Flexibility Sling (please ask a staff member to rig this for you before your session starts), or using any of the other equipment available to you during your session. There is a privacy curtain in front of the sauna door, and there is a dressing room directly to the side of the sauna for your use. We have a folding room divider that can be utilized for additional privacy if desired. TOWELS - Please bring your own towels to sit and sweat on while using the sauna, and to use for drying off afterwards also. If you forget to bring your own towels and decide to sauna while at Empyrean Arts, we have some rectangle sized purple salon style towels available for folks to utilize that are perfect for sitting and sweating on while inside the sauna. Please plac… Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 1 of 1 | ||
| 5:00 PM in 108 | Open Studio - Aerial Flexibility | Sign Up |
| Open Studio - Aerial Flexibility with Zoe Sarvis Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 1 of 1 | ||
| 6:00 PM in 107U | Intro to Pole Dance (Intro-Level 1-Level 2) | Sign Up |
| Intro to Pole Dance (Intro-Level 1-Level 2) with Anna Meyer Location: Studio 107 Upstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Intro to Pole Dance is a superb way to learn and experience beginning level pole skills and tricks through a dance focused movement lens. This class will weave together instructor created dance choreography, while including our beginning level pole curriculum (Intro-Level 1-Level 2), so students can continue on their pole journey. Dress in clothing that you feel fabulous in. Socks or Heels, and Knee pads are recommended, and the studio has some for students to use. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 4 of 5 | ||
| 6:15 PM in 108 | Intro to Trapeze (Intro-Level 1-Level 2) | Sign Up |
| Intro to Trapeze (Intro-Level 1-Level 2) with Zoe Sarvis Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: This 60 minute Intro to Trapeze class is perfect for the brand new Trapeze student, those with some previous Trapeze experience, or those desiring to review Trapeze foundational skills and tricks. Students will learn, practice, and refine the skills for building a solid and safe foundation on Trapeze. This class begins with a thorough total body warm up led by the instructor and continues onto the apparatus for beginning level conditioning exercises. Intro to Trapeze includes our Intro to Trapeze, Trapeze level 1, and Trapeze level 2 curriculums. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 3 of 5 | ||
| 7:30 PM in 108 | Metal Muse (Advanced Beginner Floorwork) - FULL | Waitlist |
| Metal Muse (Advanced Beginner Floorwork) with Tori Bailey Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Unleash your inner rage in this metal themed floorwork class. This hardstyle class is choreography based with room for self expression and appropriate for advanced beginners. Students are encouraged to wear whatever makes them feel empowered plus knee pads and socks/heels. We have available knee pads if you do not have any.PREREQUISITES: some experience and comfortable with shoulder rolls and candlestick. Duration: 60 minutes | ||
| Saturday, May 4th | ||
| 10:30 AM in 108 | Trapeze (Level 3+) | Sign Up |
| Trapeze (Level 3+) with Jessica Smith Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Trapeze 3+ is a 60 minute class for intermediate-advanced students. Class will build aerial vocabulary on Single Point Dance Trapeze and Double Point Static Trapeze. Intermediate and Advanced level students will work on inversions, intricate wraps in the ropes, drops and beats, and will learn how to piece skills together for effortless movement sequencing. Not sure which level you are in? Ask your instructor or email us at info@empyreanarts.org. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 4 of 6 | ||
| 11:45 AM in 108 | Silks (Level 3+) | Sign Up |
| Silks (Level 3+) with Zoe Sarvis Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: This 60 minute Silks 3/4 class is for students in Silks Level 3 or higher, or with an Empyrean Arts instructor approval prior to the start of class. Students will focus on stamina and technique in the air, and especially on strong inversions, as well as be introduced to new climbs, single rotation drops, and interesting new ways to link skills together, including unfamiliar entrances to familiar skills. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 3 of 6 | ||
| 12:00 PM in 107U | Intro to Pole (Intro-Level 1-Level 2) | Sign Up |
| Intro to Pole (Intro-Level 1-Level 2) with Lauren Willingham Location: Studio 107 Upstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Intro to Pole is perfect for brand new to Pole students, students with a little bit of previous Pole experience, and Pole students wanting to learn or review entry level skills, tricks, conditioning, and technique. This class combines our Intro to Pole curriculum with our Pole 1 and Pole 2 curriculum. We recommend that students take 8-10 Intro Pole classes before moving on to higher levels.This is a 60 minute class focusing on the sporty side of Pole. Students will start with a thorough full body instructor led floor based warm up. The warm up will then continue onto the Poles with different conditioning exercises to help you build strength and stamina. Afterwards, students will learn and practice various entry level spins, poses, and skill and trick combinations using the Pole.Students must complete the curriculum for each individual level and level up with their Pole instructor when ready before moving into the next level. Unsure of what level youre in or feeling ready to level up… Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 4 of 5 | ||
| 1:00 PM in 108 | Sling (All Levels Welcome) | Sign Up |
| Sling (All Levels Welcome) with Zoe Sarvis Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: This 60 minute aerial sling (aka aerial hammock) class is perfect for anyone from a brand-new student to those with prior experience on sling! This class begins with a thorough warm up led by the instructor and continues onto the apparatus for conditioning and skills. Students will then learn, practice, and/or refine their hammock repertoire! Class will end with a brief cool down. This class is accessible to all bodies and abilities. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 2 of 6 | ||
| 1:15 PM in 107D | Intro to Aerial Flexibility (All Levels Welcome) | Sign Up |
| Intro to Aerial Flexibility (All Levels Welcome) with Caroline Woolard Location: Studio 107 Downstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Aerial Flexibility classes use a soft, low hanging hammock to support and suspend the body. Gravity helps to lengthen, strengthen, contract, extend muscles and connective tissues to improve posture, and add gentle traction effects. The hammocks are an excellent way to safely explore inversions (going upside down) while being held and supported as much or as little as desired. This class is a great one to start with if you are new to the studio, curious about the aerial arts, nervous about trying the aerial arts, recovering from an injury, regaining a regular movement practice, wanting to try something new, and so much more! This class is really great for every body. Come feel how awesome the hammocks are! Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 4 of 5 | ||
| 2:15 PM in 108 | Aerial Kids Silks & Sling (All Levels Welcome, Ages 5-11) | Sign Up |
| Aerial Kids Silks & Sling (All Levels Welcome, Ages 5-11) with Zoe Sarvis Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 3 of 6 | ||
| 6:00 PM in 107D | Infrared Sauna | Sign Up |
| Infrared Sauna with Willow Schenk Location: Studio 107 Downstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: TIME & SPACE - The session inside the sauna is up to 45 minutes and you have up to 1 hour to use the back half of our 107D studio room. Feel free to use the back half of the 107D studio room for stretching, relaxing, using an Aerial Flexibility Sling (please ask a staff member to rig this for you before your session starts), or using any of the other equipment available to you during your session. There is a privacy curtain in front of the sauna door, and there is a dressing room directly to the side of the sauna for your use. We have a folding room divider that can be utilized for additional privacy if desired. TOWELS - Please bring your own towels to sit and sweat on while using the sauna, and to use for drying off afterwards also. If you forget to bring your own towels and decide to sauna while at Empyrean Arts, we have some rectangle sized purple salon style towels available for folks to utilize that are perfect for sitting and sweating on while inside the sauna. Please plac… Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 1 of 1 | ||
| 6:00 PM in 108 | Open Studio Pole | Sign Up |
| Open Studio Pole with Willow Schenk Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Open studio is a supervised time in which any student can utilize the studio to practice, play on the equipment, and meet fellow students and Empyrean staff. Open studio is an excellent resource for improving strength and technique, and perfecting tricks and skills that you have learned from an instructor. There is no instruction or skill sharing during open studio. Sign up and come hang out with your fellow students while practicing your art at your own speed. Feel free to film or take photographs during open studio time, but please be respectful of other people in the studio while doing so. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 2 of 2 | ||