adults Fall session
Sept 14-Dec 12
Centre Closed: Mon Oct 12 & Nov 11
2026 ONE TIME YEARLY REGISTRATION FEE REMINDER:
$30 for 1st student in a family
$20 for 2nd student in a family
$15 for any remaining students in a family
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fee will automatically be added when you register for your first session class in 2026
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you will only be charged this fee once for 2026
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registration fee does not apply to drop in programs, workshops, camps, special events & other select classes
Your registration fee includes:
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10% off our Circus Parties for all ages. Use promo code: studentparty10 at checkout
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1 free open training drop in (must be used within 2026 calendar year)
FAMILY VIEWING
All of The Rising’s classes are conducted in a closed class setting.
Because Aerial Arts is considered a high-risk activity, we strive to maintain a focused, distraction-free environment during class.
GROUND & SEASONAL CLASSES
Strength Conditioning
Thursdays 6:45-7:30pm
Sept 17-Dec 10 ( no class Oct 15)
$216 +gst
45-minute conditioning class designed to improve your performance in the air through focused floor-based training.
Using a variety of tools—including resistance bands, excercise balls, light weights, and bodyweight exercises—develop strength, stability, and endurance.
The exercises will help support joint health, improve movement patterns, and reduce the risk of injury.
All levels welcome. No experience necessary.
Partner & Group Acro
Mondays 7:45-8:45pm
Oct 19-Dec 7
$160
Discover the excitement of circus teamwork! Learn how to safely balance, lift, toss, swing, and catch one another while building strength, trust, communication, and coordination.
Explore the roles of base and flyer, learning progressive skills such as balancing on feet, hands, shoulders, back, and legs. Classes focus on proper technique, spotting, and working together to create dynamic partner and group acrobatic movements.
Spotting belts and other training equipment may be used as students progress through more advanced skills.
Prerequisites: Participants should be in overall good health and comfortable working closely with others.
Act Creation
(Halloween)
Mondays 7:45pm or Tuesdays 7:45pm
$132 +gst / $154 +gst
No class Oct 12 ( Monday class)
Students create their own act from choosing their apparatus & music, to creating choreography & designing their costume. Instructor gives tools to use in the creation process and provides feedback & guidance.
To ensure every performer has adequate rehearsal time, students must have attended at least 6 Act Creation classes over the summer before registering for this session. This provides each performer with 10 or more rehearsals before the show.
Mature subject matter can be explored. Audience is 19+.
No nudity
No obscene or offensive material. If unsure that what you want to present may not fit within our guidelines please reach out to our director, Sarah
INCLUDES: Dress Rehearsal Thursday Oct 15 at 7:45pm.
The session ends with 2 performances in front of a live 19+ audience at The Rising's studio on Saturday Oct 17
Prerequisites: students must have completed at least one novice level session or higher
Flexibility
Thursdays 7:45-8:45pm ( no class Oct 15)
Sept 17-Dec 10 ( no class Oct 15)
Build strength, mobility, and flexibility in a fun and supportive environment! Through stretching and movement, students will improve both active and passive flexibility, helping them move with greater confidence while supporting injury prevention.
Whether you're naturally bendy or just getting started, this class will meet you where you are and help you become stronger, more flexible, and more confident—one stretch at a time!
Please note: Flexibility improves through consistency and regular practice. We'll give you the tools and exercises to continue your progress at home.
Prerequisites: None.
AERIAL CLASSES
Aerial ABC's
Thursdays 7:45-8:45pm
Sept 17-Dec 10
$299 +gst
This fun & welcoming course is your first step into aerial circus training!
Students will learn the foundations of four aerial apparatus: aerial hammock, silks, hoop (lyra), and trapeze. Along the way you'll build strength, confidence, body awareness, and aerial technique while learning foundational skills such as Mermaid, Man in the Moon, Catcher's Lock, Russian Climb, and many more.
Our experienced coaches guide students through progressive, level-appropriate instruction with safety as the top priority, so you can challenge yourself in a supportive environment and celebrate every milestone.
This course is required for all beginner students before moving into our Novice and higher-level aerial classes.
Prerequisites: None. Participants should be in overall good health.
Hammock Advanced
Tuesdays 6:30-7:30pm
Sept 8-Dec 8
$324
Our highest level hammock class where you will learn skills and build sequences that require a higher level of strength, flexibility, and endurance.
Prerequisites: Intermediate Hammock, same side knee hooks, flexed arm hang 45 sec, inversions with ease, experience with variety of drops, ability to work with a spin
Silk Novice
Thursdays 7:45-8:45pm
Sept 17-Dec 10
$324 +gst
This class will help you solidify your skills from Aerial ABC's and expand your skill library. Work on your foot locks, gaining height in your climbs, inversions, and basic sequences., footlocks in the air, hip keys, & simple drops when you're ready. Stretchy silk will be used.
Prerequisites: Aerial ABC's or equivalent
Trapeze Intermediate
Saturdays 9:45-10:45am
Develop strength, endurance, technique, and confidence while exploring intermediate mounts, balances, beats, rolls, hangs, and dynamic sequences both on and below the bar & in the ropes. Classes emphasize clean technique, efficient movement, and safe progressions, helping students link skills together into longer, flowing combinations.
Prerequisites: Trapeze Novice, ability to invert from the bar and in the ropes, single knee hang, single arm hang, comfortable working with spin
Hammock Novice
Mondays 6:30-7:30pm
Sept 14-Dec 7 ( no class Oct 12)
Aerial Hammock ( sometimes called Aerial Sling) is an apparatus similar to aerial silk but is rigged to create a loop in the bottom giving you a shelf to sit or stand on. This course will solidify your foundational knowledge of the apparatus and build your strength to give you the skills to attempt higher level skills with inversions, a drop, or more complicated wraps.
Prerequisites: Aerial ABC's or equivalent
Hoop Novice
Mondays 7:45-8:45pm
Sept 14-Dec 7 ( no class Oct 12)
$299 +gst
This class will cover all you need to know from mounts and dismounts, hangs, inverting, poses, and building your spin tolerance. Work below, inside and on top of the hoop as you finesse your transitions.
Prerequisites: Aerial ABC's or equivalent
Silk Intermediate
Tuesday 7:45-8:45pm
Sept 15-Dec 8
$324 +gst
For students who have mastered the fundamentals and are ready to build longer sequences, refine technique, and explore more dynamic skills in the air.
Expand your aerial vocabulary through intermediate climbs, wraps, drops, transitions, and combos while continuing to develop strength, endurance, artistry, and confidence. Classes emphasize clean technique, efficient movement, and progressions, helping students connect skills into fluid aerial sequences.
Prerequisites: Invert in the air, foot locks in the air, X-Back, Russian Hip Key, same-side knee hook in air, Classic climb to top
Rope Novice
Fridays 6:15-7:15pm
Sept 18-Dec 11
$324 +gst
Aerial Rope is single cord vertical apparatus. Join this class to learn basics climbs, locks, and hangs. Develop grip strength, endurance, body awareness, and control. If you enjoy the challenge of aerial silks but are looking for a new apparatus that emphasizes strength, precision, and dynamic movement, corde aerial rope is a fantastic next step.
Prerequisites: aerial abc's or equivalent
Hammock Intermediate
Wednesdays 6:30-7:30pm
Sept 16-Dec 9 ( no class Nov 11)
$299 +gst
Intermediate skills, drops, transitions, with an emphasis on sequencing, drops, and working with a spin.
Prerequisites: 1+ years training, pullovers without kicking or pushing off of poles, inversions from backpack & from standing in hammock, ability to work with spin
Hoop Intermediate & Advanced
Mondays 6:30-7:30pm
Sept 14-Dec 7 ( No class Oct 12)
$299 +gst
Intermediate static & dynamic skills, transitions, with a strong emphasis on sequencing and working with a spin.
Prerequisites: single knee hangs 20 sec, must be able to invert from floor and from sitting/standing in hoop, flexed arm hang, skin the cats, single arm hang, comfortable working with spin, pull over
If uncertain about level talk to your coach or send us an email
Silk Advanced
Thursdays 6:30-7:30pm
Sept 17-Dec 10
$324 +gst
This class is designed for experienced aerialists who are ready to refine advanced technique, master dynamic skills, and develop strength, endurance, and artistry at a high level.
Students will work on advanced climbs, wraps, drops, releases, transitions, and longer sequences while focusing on precision, efficiency, creativity, and performance quality.
Prerequisites: thigh hitch, hip key, S-lock, Monkey drop, Salto drop, clean inversions
Rope Intermediate
Saturdays 11am-12pm
Sept 19-Dec 12 ( no class Oct 17)
$299
Students will refine their climbs, inversions, wraps & drops, hangs, and descents while learning intermediate-level skills that develop greater strength, endurance, precision, and control. Classes focus on efficient technique, clean movement, and safe progressions, helping students move confidently through the unique challenges of a single rope.
Prerequisites: Rope Novice