| Saturday, Dec 21st | ||
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 10:30 AM in 108 | Trapeze Sequencing 3+ - CANCELLED | Waitlist |
| Trapeze Sequencing 3+ with Hilary Schroeder Cancellation reason: No enrollments Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Transform skills into expressive chains of movement and develop your personal style through guided sequence exploration and creation. This class includes a mixture of personal discovery, collaborative creativity, and review of curriculum to progress students' toolkit as movers. Comfort with level 3 skills or higher is recommended so that students can progress what they have learned into phrases and experience the fun in finding new things in familiar places. Note that students are not required to come to class with a prepared sequence. They will be taught a sequence during class or directed through creating a sequence by the instructor. Duration: 60 minutes | ||
| 11:00 AM in 107U | Intro to Pole (Intro-Level 1-Level 2) - CANCELLED | Waitlist |
| Intro to Pole (Intro-Level 1-Level 2) with Lauren Willingham Cancellation reason: Only one sign up 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 | ||
| 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: 2 of 6 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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, Dec 22nd | ||
| 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: 1 of 6 | ||
| 1:30 PM in 108 | Advanced Lyra Sequencing (4+) | Sign Up |
| Advanced Lyra Sequencing (4+) with Stephanie Cohn 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 Audrey Mader 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 Audrey Mader 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 | ||
| 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: 3 of 5 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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: 2 of 5 | ||
| 6:00 PM in 107U | Pole (Level 2-3) | Sign Up |
| Pole (Level 2-3) 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: 4 of 6 | ||
| Monday, Dec 23rd | ||
| 10:15 AM in 108 | Open Studio Aerial - FULL | Waitlist |
| 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 | ||
| 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: 1 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: 3 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: 4 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: 2 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 | ||
| 4:45 PM in 107U | Buti Yoga (All Levels Welcome) | Sign Up |
| Buti Yoga (All Levels Welcome) with Emily Compass Location: Studio 107 Upstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Buti is an Indian Marathi word that means "a cure that has been hidden or kept secret." Sattva means enlightened one. Society often teaches individuals to seek external validation or ways to heal themselves. Buti helps everyone tap into their inner power to unleash unshakable confidence, uncover true desires, and bond with others instead of compete. Buti Yoga is a movement style and soulful blend of power yoga, cardio-intensive tribal dance, and is full of shakti energy through spiral structure techniques and deep abdominal toning. Move to a rhythmic playlist as you experience creative energy bursts guided by Emily that help release stuck energy and bring balance into the body through movement. This all-in-one workout tones and sculpts the entire body while facilitating complete inner transformation. All are welcome. Bring a yoga mat and water and wear anything comfortable Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 6 of 6 | ||
| 6:00 PM in 108 | Intro to Silks (Intro-Level 1-Level 2) | Sign Up |
| Intro to Silks (Intro-Level 1-Level 2) with Waverly Jones 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 6 | ||
| 6:00 PM in 107U | Pole (Level 2-Level 3) - CANCELLED | Waitlist |
| Pole (Level 2-Level 3) with Kathy Baynard Cancellation reason: Instructor unavailable; No coverage 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 | ||
| 7:00 PM in 107D | Studio Laundry 30m | Sign Up |
| Studio Laundry 30m with Jessi Simons Location: Studio 107 Downstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Duration: 30 minutes Spots Open: 1 of 1 | ||
| 7:15 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: 2 of 6 | ||
| 7:15 PM in 107U | Intro to Erotique Pole Dance (All Levels Welcome) | Sign Up |
| Intro to Erotique Pole Dance (All Levels Welcome) with Anna Meyer 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: 5 of 5 | ||
| Saturday, Dec 28th | ||
| 10:30 AM in 108 | Trapeze Sequencing (Level 3+) | Sign Up |
| Trapeze Sequencing (Level 3+) with Jessica Smith Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Transform skills into expressive chains of movement and develop your personal style through guided sequence exploration and creation. This class includes a mixture of personal discovery, collaborative creativity, and review of curriculum to progress students' toolkit as movers. Comfort with level 3 skills or higher is recommended so that students can progress what they have learned into phrases and experience the fun in finding new things in familiar places. Note that students are not required to come to class with a prepared sequence. They will be taught a sequence during class or directed through creating a sequence by the instructor. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 5 of 6 | ||
| 11:00 AM 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 | ||
| 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: 1 of 6 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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, Dec 29th | ||
| 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: 4 of 6 | ||
| 1:30 PM in 108 | Advanced Lyra Sequencing (4+) | Sign Up |
| Advanced Lyra Sequencing (4+) with Stephanie Cohn Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: In Advanced Lyra or Trapeze Sequencing 4+ class students will learn new entries, transitions, how to find flow, and exiting with grace. We will focus on choreographed Lyra and/or Trapeze 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 or Trapeze 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 - FULL | Waitlist |
| Open Studio with Audrey Mader 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 Audrey Mader 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 | ||
| 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: 1 of 5 | ||
| 4:30 PM in 108 | Silks (Levels 4+) | Sign Up |
| 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 Spots Open: 1 of 6 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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: 5 of 5 | ||
| 6:00 PM in 107U | Pole (Level 2-3) | Sign Up |
| Pole (Level 2-3) 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: 5 of 6 | ||
| Monday, Dec 30th | ||
| 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: 2 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: 4 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: 5 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: 5 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 | ||
| 4:45 PM in 107U | Buti Yoga (All Levels Welcome) | Sign Up |
| Buti Yoga (All Levels Welcome) with Emily Compass Location: Studio 107 Upstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Buti is an Indian Marathi word that means "a cure that has been hidden or kept secret." Sattva means enlightened one. Society often teaches individuals to seek external validation or ways to heal themselves. Buti helps everyone tap into their inner power to unleash unshakable confidence, uncover true desires, and bond with others instead of compete. Buti Yoga is a movement style and soulful blend of power yoga, cardio-intensive tribal dance, and is full of shakti energy through spiral structure techniques and deep abdominal toning. Move to a rhythmic playlist as you experience creative energy bursts guided by Emily that help release stuck energy and bring balance into the body through movement. This all-in-one workout tones and sculpts the entire body while facilitating complete inner transformation. All are welcome. Bring a yoga mat and water and wear anything comfortable Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 5 of 6 | ||
| 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: 4 of 5 | ||
| 6:00 PM in 107U | Pole (Level 2-Level 3) | Sign Up |
| Pole (Level 2-Level 3) with Kathy Baynard 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: 5 of 5 | ||
| 7:00 PM in 107D | Studio Laundry 30m | Sign Up |
| Studio Laundry 30m with Jessi Simons Location: Studio 107 Downstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Duration: 30 minutes Spots Open: 1 of 1 | ||
| 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 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: 4 of 6 | ||
| 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: 5 of 5 | ||
| Thursday, Jan 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 | ||
| 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: 3 of 3 | ||
| 3:15 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 | ||
| 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 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 class is perfect for the brand new aerial arts student, those with some previous Bar experience, or those desiring to review lyra focused 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, Level 1, and Level 2 curriculums. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 4 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: 3 of 6 | ||
| 4:45 PM in 107U | Pole (Levels 3+) | Sign Up |
| Pole (Levels 3+) with Waverly Jones Location: Studio 107 Upstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Pole Levels 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: 5 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: 4 of 5 | ||
| 6:00 PM in 108 | Silks (Level 3+) | Sign Up |
| Silks (Level 3+) with Zoe Sarvis 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: 3 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 Waverly Jones 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 Rigel Pawlak 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 | ||
| 7:30 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 | ||
| 7:30 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 | ||
| 7:30 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 | ||
| 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: 6 of 6 | ||
| Friday, Jan 3rd | ||
| 11:00 AM in 108 | Open Studio Aerial | Sign Up |
| Open Studio Aerial with Milo Marlow Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 3 of 3 | ||
| 11:00 AM in 108 | Open Studio Pole | Sign Up |
| Open Studio Pole with Milo Marlow Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:00 AM in 107D | Open Studio Aerial Flexibility | Sign Up |
| Open Studio Aerial Flexibility with Milo Marlow Location: Studio 107 Downstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 1 of 1 | ||
| 11:00 AM in 107D | Infrared Sauna | Sign Up |
| Infrared Sauna with Milo Marlow Location: Studio 107 Downstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 1 of 1 | ||
| 3:45 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 | ||
| 3:45 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 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 2 | ||
| 3:45 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 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: 1 of 1 | ||
| 3:45 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 | ||
| 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: 6 of 6 | ||
| 5:00 PM in 108 | Intro to Bungee (All Levels Welcome) | Sign Up |
| Intro to Bungee (All Levels Welcome) with Zoe Sarvis Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Intro to Bungee is the best way to explore how much fun bouncing around can be in a safe, low impact way. The bungee system allows for exercise that is accessible to all, and is a great addition or alternative to other forms of cardiovascular and strength based activities. It can also be a useful tool for injury recovery. In this class, students will be introduced to foundational bungee movements and terminology, learn proper harness fitting and how to weight check for proper bungee resistance, and building trust with the bungee system. Students need to wear stretchy, comfortable leggings or knee length biker type shorts and a shirt that can be tucked in or that covers the waist area completely. We highly recommend that students come prepared to explore this class with bare feet, grippy socks, and/or exercise sneakers to find what works best for each person as we want to avoid smooshed toes. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 4 of 4 | ||
| 5:45 PM in 107U | Erotic Flow (18+, Pole Levels 2+) | Sign Up |
| Erotic Flow (18+, Pole Levels 2+) with Lumen Estrella Location: Studio 107 Upstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Tap into your eroticism and fall in lust with yourself. In this class well explore sensual movement and our bodies relationship to the erotic. This class is for levels 2 and up, heels optional. Expect slinky sexy choreo, slutty slumber party vibes. Duration: 75 minutes Spots Open: 6 of 6 | ||
| 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: 5 of 5 | ||
| 7:15 PM in 107U | Static Edge (Pole Levels 2+) | Sign Up |
| Static Edge (Pole Levels 2+) with Katie Walbroehl Location: Studio 107 Upstairs 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Discover the art of Edge Work in this dance class where we focus on enhancing and utilizing our ankle mobility and strength. This class incorporates various aspects of heel work into our choreography, helping you develop precision and control. While a strong bracket grip is recommended, it is not required. This class emphasizes the use of heels, which are mandatory, while kneepads are optional for added comfort. Join us to refine your technique and elevate your dance skills! Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 6 of 6 | ||
| Saturday, Jan 4th | ||
| 10:30 AM in 108 | Trapeze Sequencing 3+ | Sign Up |
| Trapeze Sequencing 3+ with Hilary Schroeder Location: Studio 108 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC Description: Transform skills into expressive chains of movement and develop your personal style through guided sequence exploration and creation. This class includes a mixture of personal discovery, collaborative creativity, and review of curriculum to progress students' toolkit as movers. Comfort with level 3 skills or higher is recommended so that students can progress what they have learned into phrases and experience the fun in finding new things in familiar places. Note that students are not required to come to class with a prepared sequence. They will be taught a sequence during class or directed through creating a sequence by the instructor. Duration: 60 minutes Spots Open: 5 of 6 | ||
| 11:00 AM 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: 5 of 5 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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: 3 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 | ||