Open Gym Requirements & Rules
OPEN GYM POLICIES
We invite current students and professionals alike to attend open gym with us. You may use something of ours or, with preapproval from COAA, bring your own apparatus to hang and practice on.
New students to COAA: Must have been studying aerial consistently for at least 6 months prior to open gym. Any new students that cannot make these session times must:
Professionals: Must be evaluated by COAA staff.
OPEN GYM RULES
* You may not teach or ask anyone to teach you anything during open gym. Open gym is for practicing what you know, and only what you know. Instructors are present for safety’s sake, but they are not there to instruct during open gym. Asking another student how to do something is dangerous, as they are also learning and may not fully understand the movement. When in doubt, get down, and ask in class later.
* You must have a mat underneath all aerial equipment.
* Do not wear any jewelry, zippers, snaps, abrasive fabrics, sequins, rhinestones, or other sharp objects on their person while on the silks.
We invite current students and professionals alike to attend open gym with us. You may use something of ours or, with preapproval from COAA, bring your own apparatus to hang and practice on.
New students to COAA: Must have been studying aerial consistently for at least 6 months prior to open gym. Any new students that cannot make these session times must:
- Take a class at COAA, or
- Schedule a private lesson with a COAA instructor
Professionals: Must be evaluated by COAA staff.
OPEN GYM RULES
* You may not teach or ask anyone to teach you anything during open gym. Open gym is for practicing what you know, and only what you know. Instructors are present for safety’s sake, but they are not there to instruct during open gym. Asking another student how to do something is dangerous, as they are also learning and may not fully understand the movement. When in doubt, get down, and ask in class later.
* You must have a mat underneath all aerial equipment.
* Do not wear any jewelry, zippers, snaps, abrasive fabrics, sequins, rhinestones, or other sharp objects on their person while on the silks.