It took a little longer than expected, but if you know us, you know we never do things by halves! We’re so excited to share the results of our first photoshoot, marking the beginning of a brand new adventure for Aerial Stilettos.
This experience was a huge learning curve, not just for Doug, who has thrown himself into photography with full dedication, exploring every angle and technique but also for me! I decided to take a course in photography posing to ensure we get the very best out of every shoot. After all, no one wants to be excited for a photoshoot only to feel lost when it comes to posing. Don’t worry—we’ve got you covered!
Now we’re looking ahead to our first ever chair dance photoshoot session on 4th of May, where we’ll put all this hard work into action! Whether you’re just starting your chair dance journey or a seasoned dancer wanting to celebrate your progress, this is your chance to have a snapshot that you can keep forever.
Head to our booking page to secure your spot—we can’t wait to see you there!
And this is just the beginning of our new adventure so watch this space for more!!!
Time flies when you’re having fun—and building incredible partnerships! It’s hard to believe that a whole year has passed since we first stepped into Jasmine’s Empowerment Pole Dance Studio in Corby. That was the day not only a professional collaboration began but also a truly special friendship was formed. 💜
From the very start, everything about this partnership felt natural and right. Rigging up Jasmine’s studio for aerial hoop and aerial silks workshops was the beginning of something magical. Once the first workshops kicked off, there was no turning back! The warm response and enthusiasm from Jasmine’s students made every session feel rewarding and worthwhile.
But this partnership has been about so much more than just workshops. It’s been about mutual support, shared creativity, and working together as small businesses in the same world of fitness and empowerment. Jasmine and her amazing student Jessica even joined us in last year’s Aerial Stiletto show, wowing everyone with a breathtaking silks-on-pole performance that left us all inspired!
Collaborations like this go beyond the surface—they’re about building a community and cheering each other on every step of the way. Having Jasmine and her studio as part of our journey has been an incredible privilege, and we’re so excited to see where this partnership takes us next.
Here’s to many more workshops, skill swaps, and unforgettable moments as we continue to grow together. Thank you, Jasmine, for being such a fantastic collaborator, friend, and supporter—we couldn’t ask for a better partner! 🙌
We can’t wait to see what the next year brings! Stay tuned for more amazing events and opportunities as we continue this wonderful collaboration. 💜
Every great story starts with a spark of inspiration, and ours began with the discovery of something small yet incredibly charming—little purple hoodies. These adorable hoodies immediately stole our hearts, and it was clear they were destined to become part of our aerial family. But something was missing. As lovely as they were, they felt a bit empty, a little incomplete.
And then she appeared.
The Story of Our Aerial Stilettos Mascot
Amongst the chaos of daily life and creativity, we stumbled upon the cutest, most irresistible cuddly toy—a little bundle of joy that seemed to scream, “Take me with you!” She was soft, sweet, and utterly perfect. Without a moment’s hesitation, she became our mascot, bringing warmth, fun, and personality to our team.
However, our cuddly companion was still missing something very important—a name! That’s when we decided it was time to involve the most creative, talented community we know: you! We launched a naming competition, inviting everyone to help us find the perfect name for our new mascot.
The response was absolutely brilliant, with so many fantastic suggestions coming through. But there could only be one winner, and the name that captured our hearts was Silky, perfectly capturing the spirit of our aerial family. A massive shoutout to Hayley for coming up with the winning name—and earning two weeks of free classes as her well-deserved prize!
Now, Silky is an official part of our Aerial Stiletto journey. You’ll see her joining us on trips, hanging out in classes, and adding an extra dose of fun and cuteness to everything we do. Silky has quickly become a symbol of our aerial family, reminding us of the joy, creativity, and connection that brings us all together.
Here’s to Silky and the adventures ahead! 💜
Thank you to everyone who helped bring her story to life. Keep an eye out for Silky at your next class or event—she’ll be there, cheering you on every step of the way!
Special thank you goes to Hayely Knight who won the competition on naming our mascot and won 2 free lessons of her choice and week with Silky to take her on the adventures!!!
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our brand-new Aerial Stilettos merch line! Now you can showcase your love for aerial arts and dance with our exclusive collection and become fully part of Aerial Stilettos family 🙌🙌🙌
Hoodies: Keep cosy while showcasing your love for aerial arts and dance. Designed for comfort and style, these hoodies are perfect for warm-ups, cool downs or just hanging around in them 💜
Featuring a generous hand warmer pocket at the front, spacious hood with cord adjustment and available is two shades of AS purple.
Leggings: Two different styles suitable for all as AS classes including aerial. First options is more compressing with a snazzy phone pocket suitable for larger phones. Second option give you unusual look emphasising your shapes💜 Sleek, stretchy, and built to move with you. Whether you’re mastering your next trick or running errands, our leggings are your new go-to.
Tote Bags: Functional meets fabulous! These durable totes are perfect for carrying your gear for classes and shopping.
How to Buy
Our merch is available now! To place your order, simply contact us directly via messenger, WhatsApp or in person and let us know what you’d like.
Expected deliver time after order up to 2 weeks.
Prices and details:
Hoodie: available in 2 colours Purple or Ultra Violet sizes available XS to 3XL
choice of Dancer or Aerialist to be printed on the back
price £30
Leggings (more compressing with phone pocket)
available in 2 colours Black or Mulberry
sizes available XS(8) to XL(16)
price £25
Leggings (two tone coloured)
available in 2 colours Black or Purple
sizes available XS(8) to XL(16)
price £21
Tote bag: available in black and purple (photos. coming soon!!!
Price £5
Special offer!!!
If you buy a hoodie and a pair of leggings together you will get our tote bag for free!!!🙌🙌🙌
We can’t wait to see you rocking your Aerial Stilettos merch. Reach out today to grab your favourites, and don’t forget to tag us @AerialStilettos to show off your new look!
This Halloween, our audience was treated to witches and ghouls seductively taking over the stage to bring the spectacle of Absolutely Spooktacular to life, enthralling audiences with a range of performances including haunting vocals, Chilling pole routines, unearthly aerial acrobatics and beautifully spooky chair dance. The show not only enchanted audiences but also raised an incredible £927 for the local charity IGrow Irthlingborough, thanks to the generosity of the crowd.
Aerial Stilettos, an Northamptonshire based Aerial Arts and Dance School for all ages, known for their creative and high-energy performances, brought the community together in a memorable way. Audience members were captivated by the show’s dark, thrilling atmosphere and the skill of the performers. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive, with many attendees saying this was a on the next level compared to last year’s show. Inspired by this success, Aerial Stilettos has already begun planning a new extravaganza for next year, so stay tuned…
We are beyond grateful for the support and generosity of everyone who came out to enjoy Absolutely Spooktacular, the audience response was incredible, and it was a joy to know that the evening’s entertainment was helping a cause as vital as IGrow Irthlingborough.
With the funds raised going directly to support IGrow’s mission of empowering local families and nurturing community well-being, the evening was not only a celebration of talent but also of community spirit. For those who missed it, or those eager for a repeat performance, next year promises to be even more exciting and impactful. Aerial Stilettos is already looking forward to welcoming our supporters to next years show and are already searching of a bigger and better venue.
Stay tuned for details on next year’s show—and get ready to experience the magic once again!
I cannot hide our excitement and at the same time I’m totally short of breathe even just thinking about it.
And gosh I do think about it a lot 😀
The preparations are at full speed, our amazing girls are practising their routines, the venue (after few heart attacks on my account) is at last confirmed, stage set-up and lighting are in the creation process and I really need to start looking for my first dress!!! (Eeekk)
This year we want to bring you more variety, more excitement, more character and just more fun!!!
The show is the celebration of the hard work which each of the girls has put this year in every class and the confidence which they built by attending them.
But also it is a time of celebration for my small business.
Even with all the turbulence which we already encountered this year we managed to grow and create some amazing connections and this makes our dance and aerial community a very special one.
So I, the host and director of the show cordially invite you as a friend, cheerleader, supporter and part of our small community to join us for night of Halloween celebration in the one and only…
For tickets contact us via our Facebook page or speak to any of the performers.
Mental health awareness week started yesterday, however I don’t feel I’m being too late with this post as I’ve been taking my social media break to recharge my batteries!
In the current world where everything happens at a 100 miles per hour it’s impossible to avoid stress and it doesn’t matter if it is rational or irrational. We are surrounded by the situations which could trigger us in many different ways, however I’ve got good news for us all! Is not only our responsibility to work on our stress levels and the way we are triggered and responding to it but we also have the power to change how we respond to life’s difficulties the current world is throwing at us! We just need to realise that we have that power, and we CAN do this!
One of the ways which definitely helps you to become ‘unstressable’ is to exercise!
Aerial arts and dance provide an excellent opportunity for you to be here in the moment and practice your mindfulness! Unless you want to get totally tangled in aerial silks, trip over your own feet while dancing or hang in the hoop while having no idea what you’re supposed to do 😉 and that’s only one of the many benefits! Bringing down your level of the cortisol in your blood (that pesky stress hormone), but on the contrary getting those endorphins levels up which bring a smile to our faces. Gaining that sense of the achievement with every session and building your confidence up! Not even mentioning being a part of such a friendly community where support and cheerleading is on the top of the list in our studio.
I’ve never seen exercise as just a body workout! We are holistic creatures and whatever we do in our lives it influences us in holistic way! So remember that you have the power to improve and change your mental health and do not hesitate to use that power.
And of course the world looks so much better while hanging upside down or dancing 😉.
Our first show as Aerial Stilettos happened already 8 months ago! We still remember that none of us could believe that our first show would be on one of the hottest days of the year. The nerves, excitement and anticipation were palpable for everyone involved.
Tiny changing room barely hold 20 performance, being let down by vendors and technical issues at the last minute did not deter anyone, not to mentioning our excitement of having such a big audience for our first show!!! You could not count the amount of laughter, support and sweat which was shared between all of us on that night. Just before we started our performance, we held hands together and I knew that those girls will give it their all that night! And dam they delivered! Bums where shaken, toes were pointed(!!!), smiles were gleaming and sass was dripping down the stage with all the sweat which we produced on that night 😀
Our first show was enormous success and even bigger learning curve. The amount of the issues which we did have deal during preparation and actual show didn’t put as off at all, if anything it made us more determined and gave us plenty to learn from.
And would you believe it, just as we finished the show girls been asking ‘Are we doing another show next year??’ I only could response to that with ‘YES’ with rolling my eyes on them 😉
So here we are in 2024, already on a roll to be bigger, more exciting, and a more varied show this year! October 26th is the date which you must add to your calendar! We cannot wait to share with all of you our efforts and ideas which we have been putting together to make the night unforgettable!
When I first started my journey creating my aerial arts business one of my top three tasks on to do list was a photoshoot. In the past I’ve done a few photoshoots which have been preorganised by the other studios that I’d been attending aerial classes, however the task of organising one for myself was rather alien territory.
Photographer, outfits, equipment, location, make up, hair, weather, additional pair of hands….and you are on a verge on the mental breakdown and voluntarily getting yourself into straight jacket…
So once my panic half stopped (could not hope for total panicless mode) and I’ve stopped killing anyone asking how organising photoshoots going, I’ve took the bull by the horns and get to the task.
First task, photographer… finding a photographer who actually knows what they doing and does not make you look like a half dead zombie, just because they haven’t got any idea about lighting, or in the photo you have a pylon sticking out of your head cos they are unable to see whole picture, or they are totally not in sync with your ideas and personality, therefore they not able to show your personality through the photos, turns out this wasn’t the easiest of tasks, am I really so demanding?
Thank God for Ela, She was actually one of the first photogropers who I sent enquiry to about my branding photoshoot, and after a few messages and phone calls I knew it was meant to be! Ela’s speciality is portrait and wedding photography, so she wasn’t fully aware what she getting herself into!
Ela best photographer ever!!!
Then time came for choosing locations. First one was easy, THE barn!!! It’s actually cattle barn which currently going under a slight change of the purpose of use to my own AERIAL ARTS STUDIO!!! (you cannot see how excited I am, can you?). At the moment it’s still an open structure with the hay and some cow poo mixed in the floor but I’m telling you, it’s bloody perfect 😀 But I didn’t fancy to just stick with one location, I wanted to add something local and something edgy. To help with this along came my husband, he is a guy with the vision and the ideas (there is a reason why I’m married to him 😉) and he suggested under the road bridge in Irthlingborough, with the river Nene in the background and the old railway in Finedon. Guys, you will see the results below and dam it, he was soo bloody right about those locations….
The photoshoot begins at the barn yet to be completed…
Outfits, hair, make up….that’s where my confidence shine. The leotard has been a special design by Fenellamarie…. In my favourite colours (violets, of course!) and it’s just perfect. The corset for burlesque I’ve already had bought a year ago (certain ideas had been brewing in my head for a while) and had been waiting patiently for this special occasion, and those pleasers…. oh they are dam statement piece.
The day before the photoshoot was rather a stressful one, the weather was awful and photos were going to be all outside which already felt like disaster coming. I felt not prepared with moves which I want to do, make up just didn’t want work at any point, I wasn’t sure if the locations going to work, I was on a verge of tearing my hairs out… but I needed them for the hair style which I had planned… It wasn’t good feeling.
The day of the photoshoot could not be a total opposite, we woke up to dry, sun and warmth so I didn’t have to worry about freezing my butt off in my outfits, Yay! Ela came before hand to my home and she made herself feel at home in seconds and we felt like we had known each other for years! That put me at ease very quickly. Even my makeup started coming together nicely.
Photoshoot took us around 4 hours. I don’t think any of us had expected how hard work but also how enjoyable the experience would be. Three of us were working like well a synchronised team, setting up equipment (have you even realised that a portable aerial rig alone weighs around 30kg?!?!), posing and getting those photos done. I even end up posing in the river! That’s what we call devotion!!! (and amazing ideas 😉)
At the beginning when Ela and I had been setting expectations around photos and she suggested roughly 30 photos would be end results and my husband had said that if I will get 3-4 photos which I will be happy with that would still be a success. In the end Ela sent me whopping 400 photos to review which I’ve been very strict to reduce to just above 100…. how wrong we all were lol.
Below are some behind the scenes photos which are so important to me because they show how something so awesome has been created.
So now over to you… I would love to know your opinions about the final results of the shoot😊.
Special thanks to:
To my husband:
Thank you for being my mental support, my muscles, my cheerleader, my silks wafters, my smoke bomb pointer… you’ve been fully employed now and forever to aerial madness 😀.
Thank you for showing me in the perspective which I still am only learning to see myself. I cannot believe you actually got me to stand in the freezing water ;D but then you called me a superwoman so I forgive you xxx
