Recap & Replay! 2025 Showcase — 10th year!

We’re still glowing from last week’s incredible Showcase! Our 10th annual celebration brought together 30 amazing acts, including three new black light pieces, and the energy in the studio was unforgettable.

Thank you to every performer, volunteer, stage crew member, family, and friend who helped make this year’s showcase such a success. Your support keeps our “small top” circus thriving and full of joy.

Missed the Showcase? Watch the Full Performances Online

Both nights featured different lineups, and each show delivered its own magic.

You can now watch both full shows online for just $10.00.

Get access to the full Showcase here

2025 Highlight Reel — Now Live!

Take a look back at the artistry, energy, and joy from our 10th-year celebration—Musical Icons with an International Flare.

Moments From the Weekend

We captured some beautiful photos throughout the weekend. Here are just a couple to bring you right back into the energy of those days. 

Thank You for Being Part of Our Community

This event would not be possible without the performers who poured their hearts into every act, the crew who kept everything running smoothly, and the families and friends who continue to cheer us on. You make our community strong, vibrant, and full of joy.

We cannot wait for another year of growth, artistry, and connection.

Happy day!

Showcase 2025 Season is here! Our 10th Year.

It is showcase time. This is a big year, we started running showcases in 2016, so this will be our 10th year highlighting our students’ hard work and getting to show off all the different levels of talent we get each year. You will find beginner to advanced, sling/fabric to metal hoops/lyra, bungee, dance, and maybe even black-light this year.

Are you interested in performing? Click here to sign up. You have till Aug 24th.

https://forms.gle/yEMnDvw8fZXQPLfHA

Want to watch our showcase live? Save the Dates, Nov 14th, Friday night, Saturday, and Sunday Matinees, 15th and 16th Weekend. Once we know how many performers we have, we will set the times. There will also be videos available after the live performances for performers and those who cannot attend.

We are so excited for this next season.

Pelvic Floor Workshop - Dr. Becky

Pelvic Floor Workshop With Dr. Becky Quintangeli

The more you learn about your core, the better you’ll be.

A big thank you to Dr. Becky Quitangeli of The Movement Paradigm® for joining us and sharing valuable insights on enhancing movement, health, and well-being through understanding and strengthening your pelvic floor in the Pelvic Floor Workshop.

Contact us for the recording or when the next workshop is. This is available as a recording for purchase, on on our APP for $25.00 for teachers and students who would like to learn more.

Events - September 2024

As August wrapped up, we’re looking back on a month packed with excitement at Aerial Fun and Fitness! From the adrenaline of our Liberty Challenge to the new Zumba class that’s got everyone moving, it’s been a month to remember. And don’t forget—we just launched our brand video!

But we’re not stopping there—September is bringing even more excitement, including a super cool creative photoshoot and some amazing workshops. We can’t wait to share all the details with you!

Recent Events

Brand Video Launch

We launched our brand-new video, and it was a great success! If you haven’t had a chance to see it yet, check it out now. It’s a fantastic way to get a glimpse of what makes Aerial Fun and Fitness so special.

Aerial Fun Liberty Challenge

We had fun during our Aerial Fun Liberty Challenge!

This Year’s Challenge Winner: Reilly Myhre!

We had so many great photos this year.  Congratulations, Reilly Myhre, for best spirit and most photos - winning this year’s challenge! As a reward, you’ll receive a free class and get to choose a t-shirt of your choice!

Acro Aerial Workshop with Melodic Movements

We enjoyed an exciting afternoon with the dancers from Melodic Movements in our Acro Aerial workshop. The energy was high, and the creativity was through the roof as we explored new aerial techniques together.

New Zumba Workshop

We launched our first Zumba workshop and were excited to see how it would go. While it was our first workshop, we definitely enjoyed the experience.

Explore our class

Upcoming Events

Creative Photoshoot

Aerial Fun and Fitness is partnering with Erin Coyle Photography for a photoshoot against the green screen on September 7th, 2024 from 2pm to 5pm!

Get all decked out and show off all the hard work you have done to be amazing. Choose an aerial apparatus. Make sure to come early and be ready for your time slot, be ready and warmed up.

PRO TIPS:

• Greens will not work well with the green screen background but other colors will be great.

• Solid colors work well for the detailed backgrounds. Patterns can work for the plain backgrounds. If you have questions on colors, contact us and we can help you decide.

‌Contact Zina for details if you are coming to the photoshoot. 

Student Showcase 2024

Our 2024 Student Showcase will have a movie theme this year! Interested in participating? Fill out the interest form below.  LAST MINUTE Signups until Wed the 4th.

SIGN UP for SHOWCASE here!

Pelvic Floor Workshop with Dr. Becky

Join us for an exclusive workshop with Dr. Becky Quintangeli on September 28th at Aerial Fun and Fitness! Discover the secrets to better movement, health, and well-being by understanding and strengthening your pelvic floor.

• Date: Saturday, September 28, 2024

• Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

• Location: Aerial Fun and Fitness at Hockessin Crossing, 2nd Floor

Did you know that you can get $20 off if you register before Sep 15th? Use code early-bird-gets20 .  Make sure to apply it before you check out. 

Only 15 spots available – don't miss out! Click the link below to register now.

Register Here

Special shout out to Elena for helping us compile our newsletter.  She does a lot of work behind the scenes for us. 

Zina DiTonno
Owner, Aerial Fun & Fitness Studio
Founder, Aerial Technique Teacher Training and Studio Programs

Aerial Fun & Fitness is a Veteran-Owned and Operated Business. Thanks for your support.

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Special Thanks for all those who serve others.

Showcase Sign up 2024 OPEN

IT IS HERE!! TIME to start planning

We have in person and video options - if you cant be here for the live performance, or just shy, away at college, or want to be a part but live in say “the virgin islands”. (wink) Make sure to fill out the form so we can communicate with everyone.

Practice starts Week of Sep 8th - Performance is Nov 9th and Nov 10th. Due to the high demand we will have a Sunday Matinee for friends and public. Limited tickets will be available as we can only seat about 24 each show.

Student Showcase 2024

• Showcase interest form - fill out if you want to participate this year!

• Movie themes this year

Details about the showcase will be sent after we finalize our list.

Showcase Sign Ups 2023 are OPEN

SHOWCASE SIGN UP IS HERE

Here is the form to fill out to JOIN our AMAZING students to show off all the work you have been doing. 

This is the initial form to gauge interest and how many pieces we will need to choreograph.   Yes we will also be featuring tweens, and our remote teachers and/or students that consider us their 2nd aerial home when they are in town. 

https://forms.gle/noFA8PGTiJWK3Z1B9

Add your name to the list if you are interested in being a part of our showcase this year.  We can’t wait to see who wants to join us this year.   This year we will be able to record our dress rehearsal night and perform live for our friends and family.  

Dates Sept 10 - thru Nov 11  

We will send out an email toward the end of the month with the details and casting information. You will be required to attend at least 8 practices and Dress rehearsal(s).

If you already know you are joining - you can register here - and still use the form above to send us the details.

Registration Fee of $30.00 placeholder on FITLI  is Sep 3rd.  This is to help cover setup, extra cleaning, choreography time, etc… 

Live in Person - 8:00 am - is the placeholder for sign up

https://app.fitli.com/business/aerial-fun-fitness/schedule#session-2554921

Remote Performance - 9:15am is the placeholder for this group

https://app.fitli.com/business/aerial-fun-fitness/schedule#session-2554922

 * There may be a small additional video fee, but we try to keep that cost down for everyone.

Student of the Month - Chris Funk July 2021

Student of the Month
Chris Funk

July 2021

When and Why did you start? 
January 2020.  I've always been interested in aerial but was afraid to go outside of my comfort zone. My boyfriend got me a class card for Christmas that year to help encourage me and I've been hooked ever since!

 
What made you come back and stick with it? 
I stuck with aerial because I left every class feeling strong and proud that I could do things I never imagined I would be able to do. It has given me a lot of confidence and has been a great way for me to exercise and build a lot of strength while having a lot of fun. I also really loved the fun and encouraging environment and how everyone roots for each other. 
 
What would you tell someone just starting aerial fitness? 
For someone just starting, I would say be patient with yourself and try not to compare your progress to other students. Those are both things I struggled a lot with, but everyone is so different and everyone has their unique strengths. It's important to focus on yourself and what you can do and go from there. It makes it that much more rewarding when you finally are able to do something you have been struggling with.

What have been some of your challenges? 
As many people at the studio know, my nemesis for a long time was cat stuck in a tree because I had trouble keeping my hips up. I still struggle with keeping my hips up in some moves, but I've gotten a lot better with it. Other than that, my biggest challenge is probably remembering how to get into more complicated poses and remembering longer flows. It takes a while for me to build muscle memory so I have to be patient with myself when it comes to that. 
 
What apparatuses do you train on at the studio?  
I started with hammock and it is still my main apparatus, but I started taking Lyra classes a few months ago which has been a fun challenge.

Your favorite pose(s), and why do you like it?
 I really like horse because there's a lot you can do from there. Other than that I love anything involving flips because they're so much fun. I also love sleeping bear for relaxation and heron and sloth for stretching.

One word that defines you? 
Determined. I can be very stubborn when I don't get something on the first try and won't rest until I get it. That's actually something I've had to work on because sometimes you need to have patience and give yourself a break so you don't wear yourself out. 

What path would you like aerial to take for you? 
I always want to have aerial as a hobby, and maybe one day I would like to get certified to teach classes. I would love to have a home rig one day so I can practice more often and come up with my own flows. 

Editor Note:   Chris recently announced that she has accepted an amazing out of state opportunity.  While she will no longer be able to be a weekly regular at the studio, she will ALWAYS be a part of our aerial family and has promised to come back at every chance she gets.  Join us in wishing her well on this next adventure!