PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Aerial and modern ‘Circus’ are becoming more and more popular and it seems aerial studio are everywhere you turn. So chances are, if you are reading this section, you are a studio owner or a working aerialist. The Middle Tennessee Association of Circus Arts is here to help serve you in your pursuit to build your business, your career and your personal goals.
If you are a dance studio considering adding aerial to your curriculum and you need guidance, please feel free to reach out to us and we will do our best to help connect you with the resources and information you need to conduct your activities safely.
SAFETY TRAINING
Circus is risky. That’s what makes it so exciting. Activities such as acrobatics, aerial and fire require each have specific safety requirements. The following guidelines, literature and courses will help to keep you and your students safe and to mitigate risk.
… Coming Soon
RIGGING
Overview of safe rigging hardware and best practices.
INSPECTIONS
How and when to conduct and document your Studio safety inspections.
Hall Rigging Academy
TEACHER TRAINING
You’ve fallen in love with circus. You’ve been doing aerial for a few years and want to deepen your knowledge of your chosen apparatus. Perhaps you are already teaching at a local studio having learned the trade from the school called ‘life experience’. Others may be considering teaching or opening a studio and need a formal program to qualify for better pay or a better insurance rate. Taking a formal teacher training program is the logical next step. Keep in mind, because this industry does not have a governing body, anyone with the desire can claim the title of expert and sell a teacher training course. The ‘qualification’ you receive is not accredited and the programs ‘value’ is completely subjective.
IN-PERSON or ON-LINE
To learn more about Teacher Training opportunities locally, regionally and on-line click here.
INSURANCE & LEGAL
To learn more about performer, teaching and studio insurance, click here.
WAIVERS
If you are a Studio or teach private lessons, have a liability waiver prepared for your students to sign. Inform them in writing of the inherent risks involved in Circus activities. More about liability waivers … coming soon.