Upcoming Events
Self Defense Workshop
Basic Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu moves to use in self-defense situations. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art that uses leverage and joint manipulation to overcome an attackers strength. It’s one of the most efficient self-defense techniques, since the size of the attacker is not a concern when you know how to apply the techniques properly.
Date: August 2
Time: 4:30-5:45 p.m.
Cost: $40
Kids and Youth Circus Camp
Join the circus for five consecutive days with Fly Freak! Guided by our expert team of teachers, kids will practice aerial sling and Lyra (hoop), and get a taste of ground disciplines including acro balance, juggling, and contortion.
Prerequisite: at least one (four-week) session of beginner sling.
Dates: August 4 - 8.
Times: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Please ensure kiddos eat well before class!
Acupuncture + Yoga
The most delicious, juicy, healing release of a night that we could come up with. 50 minutes of Yin Yoga followed by 25 minutes of acupuncture with Julie Lynch, LAC of Revive Acupuncture!
Sling Solo or Duet 9-Week Performance Session
Let's dive into aerial sling choreography! In this 9-week session, you will learn how to create a short solo performance piece. This package includes 9 practice sessions and 1 private lesson with the instructor of your choice. Practice will culminate in a performance of your piece at the LIVE student showcases the weekend of October 31-November 2. Tickets will be $16 each.
The theme is Beastly Shadows of Horror!
Session Dates: Sundays - August 24 through October 19.
Time: 2:30-3:45 p.m.
Solo Cost: $522.22
Duet Cost: $366.66/person
Lyra Solo or Duet 9-Week Performance Session
Let's dive into aerial lyra choreography! In this 9-week session, you will learn how to create a short solo performance piece. This package includes 9 practice sessions, 1 private lesson with the instructor of your choice, and the option to perform your piece at the LIVE student showcase the weekend of December 13 - 15!
Session Dates: Mondays - August 25 through October 23.
Time: 8:30-9:45 p.m.
Solo Cost: $522.22
Duet Cost: $366.66/person
Lyra Group Performance Session
Learn choreography together to create a group lyra performance over the course of 9 weeks! Open to all skill levels. Practice will culminate in a performance of your piece at the LIVE student showcases the weekend of October 31-November 2.
Session Dates: Tuesdays - August 26 through October 21.
Time: 8:30-9:45 p.m.
$288.88/person
Kids Sling Group 9-Week Performance Session
Let's dance, kids! Learn group choreography over the course of 9 weeks! All skill levels are welcome. We will host a LIVE showcase the weekend of December 13-15 - all showcase artists are welcome to perform!
Contemporary Dance Group 9-Week Student Performance Showcase
Contemporary dance is a blend of styles from the classical (ballet, modern, jazz) to the current (hip hop, funk), all rolled into one explorative, inspiring dance.
Explore moving your body in a contemporary context. Classes will focus on movements that feel good, as well as phrases get the heart rate up. Expect a lot of class focus on transitioning in and out of the floor; and connecting with others in the room.
Practice will culminate in a performance of the group piece at the LIVE student showcases the weekend of October 31-November 2.
The theme is Beastly Shadows of Horror!
Session Dates: Thursdays - August 28 through October 23.
Time: 5:15-6:15 p.m.
Cost: $288.88/person
Sling Group 9-Week Performance Session
Let's dance! Learn group choreography over the course of 9 weeks! All skill levels are welcome.
Practice will culminate in a performance of your piece at the LIVE student showcases the weekend of October 31-November 2. Tickets will be $16 each.
The theme is Beastly Shadows of Horror!
Session Dates: Fridays - August 29 through October 24.
Time: 5:15-6:15 p.m.
Cost: $288.88/person
Silks Solo or Duet 9-Week Performance Session
Let's dive into aerial silks choreography! In this 9-week session, you will learn how to create a short performance piece. This package includes 9 practice sessions and 1 private lesson with the instructor of your choice.
Practice will culminate in a performance of your piece at the LIVE student showcases the weekend of October 31-November 2. Tickets will be $16 each.
The theme is Beastly Shadows of Horror!
Session Dates: Fridays - August 29 through October 24.
Time: 8:30-9:45 p.m.
Solo Cost: $522.22
Duet Cost: $366.66/person
Dynamic Lyra Workshop
Spin, twist and drop in this 90-minute workshop exploring the dynamic side of lyra! We'll work on moves that roll and wind around the lyra, beats, small drops, and spin technique.
Date: Saturday, August 30
Time: 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Cost: $45
Silks Group Performance Session
Learn choreography together to create a group silks performance over the course of 9 weeks! Open to all skill levels. Practice will culminate in a performance of your piece at the LIVE student showcases the weekend of October 31-November 2.
Practice will culminate in a performance of your piece at the LIVE student showcases the weekend of October 31-November 2. Tickets will be $16 each.
The theme is Beastly Shadows of Horror!
Session Dates: Saturdays - August 30 through October 25.
Time: 4:30-5:45 p.m.
$288.88/person
Guardian and Kiddo Sling Workshop
In this 60-minute workshop, guardians and kids alike can take flight together! Learn how to safely support each other for partner poses on the floor and in the sling with plenty of photo opportunities throughout. No experience necessary!
Date: Tuesday, July 22
Time: 6:25-7:25 p.m.
Cost: $80
Aerial Chains Workshop
Students will learn to create shapes and eventually flow with the mesmerizing chains apparatus. Perhaps even learn a drop or two, depending on skill level.
Pre-Requisite: All skill levels welcomed!
Recommended Attire: Jeans and/or two layers of pants and shirts with sleeves.
Potential Benefits: Chains is a gorgeous apparatus to build strength, stamina, and creativity with.
Date: July 19
Time: 7:10-8:40 p.m.
Price: $50
Aerial Chains Workshop
Students will learn to create shapes and eventually flow with the mesmerizing chains apparatus. Perhaps even learn a drop or two, depending on skill level.
Pre-Requisite: All skill levels welcomed!
Recommended Attire: Jeans and/or two layers of pants and shirts with sleeves.
Potential Benefits: Chains is a gorgeous apparatus to build strength, stamina, and creativity with.
Date: July 19
Time: 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Price: $50
Guardian and Kiddo Sling Workshop
In this 60-minute workshop, guardians and kids alike can take flight together! Learn how to safely support each other for partner poses on the floor and in the sling with plenty of photo opportunities throughout. No experience necessary!
Date: Tuesday, July 15
Time: 6:25-7:25 p.m.
Cost: $80
Showcase Watch Party & Clothing Swap
Slumber party energy! Come watch the FLY FREAK LEGENDS of the 2024 Summer Student Showcase!
Join us in the studio on Sunday, July 13, from 8:30 to 10:00 p.m. for a watch party featuring this season's performance pieces! Complete with a clothing swap in the L Studio. All clothing that does not find a new home to swap to will be donated or recycled!
Wear your favorite PJ's and we'll see you for the grand reveal of LET’S GET ANIMATED! This is a free event!
Sunday - July 13
Time: 8:30-10:00 p.m.
No cost!
Live at Lush: Gym Kang, Ameen Taahir, FF Aerialists
Catch the aerialists of Fly Freak Studio collaborating with local musical artists, Ameen Taahir, Gym Kang, TODD, and Rodney Patrick Fair! There will be nearly twenty fly freaks performing some of the best aerial arts in the Midwest to live, luscious sounds of these local superstars at the infamous LUSH Lounge and Theatre.
Tickets dropping asap on the LUSH Theater and Lounge website!
Date: Saturday, July 12
Time: 6:00-8:30 p.m.
Beginner Sling 3-Week Session
New to aerial? This session is for you!
You'll learn and master the basics of aerial sling, including the terminology, and gain the confidence to enter any aerial yoga or aerial fitness class afterward.
Session Dates: Fridays - July 11 through July 25.
Time: 5:30-6:20 p.m.
Cost: $69
Aerial Chains Workshop
Students will learn to create shapes and eventually flow with the mesmerizing chains apparatus. Perhaps even learn a drop or two, depending on skill level.
Pre-Requisite: All skill levels welcomed!
Recommended Attire: Jeans and/or two layers of pants and shirts with sleeves.
Potential Benefits: Chains is a gorgeous apparatus to build strength, stamina, and creativity with.
Date: June 21
Time: 7:35-9:05 p.m.
Price: $50
Sling Level-Up from Intermediate to Advanced 3-Week Session
If you have been hanging out in intermediate sling for a while, now is your time to level up! This 3-week series will focus on the bigger intermediate sling tricks like Georgia twist, Hayley's comet, shoot from the hip, kickstand, and corset. We will work on nailing some of the more difficult tricks and explore different ways out of common wraps so you feel confident going into more advanced explorations.
Session Dates: Thursdays - June 19 through July 3
Time: 7:30-8:20 p.m.
Cost: $69
Sling Level-Up from Beginner to Intermediate, 3-Week Session
If you have been hanging out in beginner sling for a while, now is your time to level up!
This 3-week series will focus on the bigger beginner sling tricks like circus sit, ankle hang, hip key, and more. We will work on nailing some of the more difficult tricks and explore different ways through common wraps so you feel confident going into more advanced explorations.
Session Dates: Wednesdays - June 18 through July 2.
Time: 8:30-9:20 p.m.
Cost: $69
Class + Shoot: Sling + Projector
Learn and practice cool poses utilizing the sling for 30 minutes before the shoot! Afterward, there will be a photoshoot utilizing projected images as you fly! The shoot will last approximately 90 minutes, depending on number of participants. This will be epic. ALL LEVELS WELCOME!
Silks - Belay Shapes
What to do in belay once you get there? This workshop explores the many shapes and poses to be found within the tricky belay! Whether it is around your knees, hips, arms, or hands. We will also explore a variety of belay entrances and entrances to add to your aerial toolbox.
This workshop is best for intermediate and advanced silks students.
Date: May 18
Time: 3:15-4:15 p.m.
Price: $45
Guardian and Kiddo Sling Workshop
In this 60-minute workshop, guardians and kids alike can take flight together! Learn how to safely support each other for partner poses on the floor and in the sling with plenty of photo opportunities throughout. No experience necessary!
Date: Saturday, May 17
Time: 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Cost: $80
Meditation & Performance Prep Workshop
Plan for your next performance - of any kind! Learn activities to lower stress and anxiety. Attendees will leave with a pre-performance checklist, personalized, warm-up, for their routine, and a meditation they can do on their own.
May Day Parade
Our Mayday celebration began in 1974, initiated and shepherded by In the Heart of the Beast Theatre (HOBT) as an annual event with broad community participation. For nearly 50 years HOBT enacted the Mayday Parade, the Tree of Life Ceremony, and the Festival in Powderhorn Park. In April 2023, HOBT announced that it would no longer produce Mayday, and “released it” to the community.
Now, in 2025, there is no single organization producing Mayday; the Parade is built by decentralized community groups hosting puppet-making workshops and the Semilla Center for Healing and the Arts is sponsoring an artistic cohort and workshops to create the Tree of Life Ceremony. Festivities in Powderhorn Park following the Parade will be quite different than in HOBT years, with no organized food trucks or large music stages. You are encouraged to bring picnics and enjoy the beautiful park.
Aerial Yoga + Soundbath
Start your day with deep refreshment and relaxation from the inside out. Practice stretching, breathing, and strengthening while a sound bath of crystal bowls, Tibetan singing bowls and hand pan gently envelopes the room in its reverberation.
Date: Saturday, April 26
Time: 8:30-9:45 a.m.
Cost: $45
Lyra Duo 4-Week Session
In this 4-week session, you will share the lyra with a partner to make new shapes and learn doubles moves. We'll explore synchronized flows and weight sharing moves that take two to achieve! No need to sign up with a partner. Space is limited, so grab a spot now!
Session Dates: Thursdays April 24 through May 15
Time: 7:30-8:20 p.m.
Cost: $88.88
Sling - Drops for Scaredy Cats
This advanced-level workshop takes the basic drops that you already know to the next level. We will focus on form and mechanics to safely control your body through double and triple wraps and experiment with stacking drops together to make them even more exciting!
Date: April 20
Time: 3:15-4:15 p.m.
Price: $45
Self Defense Workshop
Basic Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu moves to use in self-defense situations. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art that uses leverage and joint manipulation to overcome an attackers strength. It’s one of the most efficient self-defense techniques, since the size of the attacker is not a concern when you know how to apply the techniques properly.
For the Freaks - Live Music - Aerialists
Catch the aerialists of Fly Freak Studio collaborating with local musical artists, Venus DeMars and Glycerin Tears! There will be nearly twenty fly freaks performing some of the best aerial arts in the Midwest to live, luscious sounds of these local legends at the infamous LUSH Lounge and Theatre.
The theme is FREAKS! While, of course it is optional, all guests should feel encouraged to wear what FREAK means to them.
Tickets dropping asap on the LUSH Theater and Lounge website!
Night Light Shoot - SOLD OUT
Create art mid-air in the beauty of the night, utilizing our colorful lights to cast your glow! Choose to shoot on sling, silks, lyra, chair, or floor!
20 minute timeslots per model! You will be emailed which exact time before the shoot.
Photographer: Starseed Studio
The Johnny Sincerely Orchestra:Carnival of Love and Blues EP Release!
The Johnny Sincerely Orchestra:
Carnival of Love and Blues EP Release!
In the Works Workshop
Do you have a pose, trick, or transition that you have been working on? Have you seen something that looked really fun and wanted some coaching before giving it a go, without springing for a private lesson? Now is your chance! Bring your ideas and lists to this workshop. You will be guided through your request in a class environment (not individual coaching) that is suitable for all levels and abilities. Come have fun, try something new, and continue to work on skills of all varieties!
Time: 7:15-8:30 p.m.
Guardian and Kiddo Sling Workshop
In this 60-minute workshop, guardians and kids alike can take flight together! Learn how to safely support each other for partner poses on the floor and in the sling with plenty of photo opportunities throughout. No experience necessary!
Led by Coaches Christy and Hayley!
Date: Saturday, March 29
Time: 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Cost: $80
ASD/Neurodivergent Kids & Youth Aerial Sling Workshop
Join Coach Gina in this sling workshop specifically designed to encourage young autistic and neurodiverse people to build their balance, coordination, and concentration skills all while exploring creatively in a safe space. We will practice all-levels-friendly moves, spend time moving inside and out of the fabric, and spend some time exploring what it feels like to spin!
No aerial experience is necessary, this workshop will offer options for both beginner and intermediate students.
Coach Gina has worked with young autistic and neurodiverse people in a classroom setting for 15 years and has seen the benefit of movement and risk-based play in a safe environment firsthand!
Date: March 15
Time: 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Price: $45
Sling Group 9-Week Performance Session
Learn choreography together to create a group aerial sling performance over the course of 9 weeks! All skill levels are welcome. The final piece will be professionally recorded as a video for you to keep forever!
Session Dates: Saturdays - March 15 through May 10
Time: 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Cost: $300
Silks Group 9-Week Performance Session
Learn choreography together to create a group silks performance over the course of 9 weeks! Open to all skill levels. The final piece will be recorded as a video for you to keep forever!
Session Dates: Fridays - March 14 through May 9
Time: 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Cost: $300
Silks Solo or Duet 9-Week Performance Session
Let's dive into aerial silks choreography! In this 9-week session, you will learn how to create a short performance piece. This package includes 9 practice sessions, 1 private lesson with the instructor of your choice, and a professional video of your performance creation.
Session Dates: Thursdays - March 13 through May 8.
Time: 8:30-9:45 p.m.
Solo Cost: $675
Duet Cost (per person): $425
Lyra Solo or Duet 9-Week Performance Session
Let's dive into aerial lyra choreography! In this 9-week session, you will learn how to create a short solo performance piece. This package includes 9 practice sessions, 1 private lesson with the instructor of your choice, and a professionally edited video.
Session Dates: Wednesdays - March 12 through May 7.
Time: 8:30-9:45 p.m.
Solo Cost: $675
Duet Cost: $425
Kids and Youth Sling Group 9-Week Performance Session
Learn choreography together to create a group aerial sling performance over the course of 9 weeks! All skill levels are welcome. The final piece will be professionally recorded as a video for you to keep forever!
Ages 6-14, no experience necessary.
Session Dates: Wednesdays -March 12 through May 14
Time: 4:15-5:15 p.m.
Cost: $300