Aerial Silks Intensive – Kids
A class for experienced students wanting more intense training focused on aerial silks.
Students must be registered in an additional TCC class.
Emily Hughes is a Toronto-based multidisciplinary artist, creator, curator, educator and producer, drawing on her life long foundation in circus as the heart of all of her work. Having trained in circus arts since childhood she made her debut as a professional aerialist at age 18. While pursuing her BFA in Theatre Performance at Toronto Metropolitan University, Emily solidified her passion for storytelling and creating characters through (acrobatic) movement. In 2009 she co-founded Hercinia Arts Collective as a means to combine her passions into creative, multi-disciplinary circus work.
Emily is one of Toronto’s foremost circus instructors. Over the past 20+ years she has created solo and collaborative circus pieces using aerial hoop, silks, hammock, static and dance trapeze, loop straps, harness work, aerial ladder, clown, playground equipment and rocks, and has dabbled in basic partner balancing, hand balancing and juggling. She’s guided others working with hula hoops, acrobatic dance, poi, BMX flatland and Cyr wheel in addition to a variety of aerial apparatus. Emily has a focus on foundational aerial technique and encouraging creative pathways in students ranging from beginner to professional.
2025/2026 Schedule
Friday Schedule
Fall/Winter Session
- Dates: September 5th – January 30th (18 weeks)
- Time: 5:30 – 6:30 PM
- Fee: $ 540+ HST (30/class)
- Note: No class on October 17th (church Awesome Sale), Oct 31st, Dec 26th, Jan 2nd (winter break).
- Students will perform on the day of their second class
Winter/Spring Session
- Dates: February 6th – June 26th (17 weeks)
- Time: 5:30 – 6:30 PM
- Fee: $510 + HST (30/class)
- Note: No classes on March 20th (march break), April 3rd (Good Friday), May 8th (church Awesome Sale) and June 19th (Performance Troupe show)
- Students will perform on the day of their second class
Class Details
- Student Limit: 8 students
- Ages: 10+
- Drop-ins: Not available
- Adult students can stay for remainder of Open Gym for $5 +HST
