Aerial Dancing Highlights for 2025
1. I took 52 aerial classes
2. I spent $669 total
3. I spent 53.33 hours in class
4. I worked with 19 different instructors
5. I went to 10 different studios

Lifetime money spent (just for aerial and aerial adjacent classes): $12,745.24
2014 – $90
2015 – $422.21
2016 – $1777
2017 – $2594
2018 – $1465.74
2019 – $566
2020 – $225
2021 – $852.46
2022 – $1,439.83
2023 – $1,809
2024 – $835
2025 – $669

Lifetime total aerial classes: 789
2014 – 6
2015 – 19
2016 – 109
2017 – 139
2018 – 92
2019 – 37
2020 – 35
2021 – 63
2022 – 111
2023 – 118
2024 – 90
2025 – 52

Total time spent dancing +: 1192.23 hours (49.68 days)
2014 – 10.5 hours
2015 – 37.5 hours
2016 – 173.5 hours
2017 – 226 hours
2018 – 144.5 hours
2019 – 55.5 hours
2020 – 55.75 hours
2021 – 89.25 hours
2022 – 141.4 hours
2023 – 121.25 hours
2024 – 83.75 hours
2025 – 53.33 hours

Class Breakdown at different studios
Inner Diva – 24/52 = 46%
Lache – 12/52 = 23%
Jungle Movement – 6/52 = 11.5%
Bat City – 4/52= 8%
Other single classes – 6/52 = 11.5%

Class Type Breakdown
Sling – 17
Lyra – 9
Trapeze – 8
Silks – 8
Floorwork – 4
Pole – 3
Flexibility – 1
Straps – 1
Circus Night including Cyr Wheel – 1

In other fitness accomplishments:

• I tried out Cyr Wheel and Chinese Pole for the first time!
• I took a mini-lyra workshop and performed twice on my mini-lyra
• Completed 5-weeks of training at Uprise Circus to assist with flying trapeze classes and assist with teaching lyra to students
• I biked 66.7 miles, and I got a flat tire on my bike (Jon got a flat tire on his bike, and we got 2 nails in our car all within 6 weeks this past fall)
• Played “foot golf” with Jon
• Walked 126 miles/297,218 steps while on our 17-day vacation in Japan in the spring
• 6/14 Volunteered for the Lache summer showcase “Morning Cartoons” and the “Serenity & Socery” winter showcase 12/13
• I performed my “Snorlax” piece at both the Lache Serenity & Sorcery showcase 12/13, and the Jungle Movement’s Love is in the Air Showcase 2/18
• I completed an additional 43 Orange Theory Fitness classes with Jon again before canceling our membership to strength train/cardio at home
• I managed to get to 10 yoga classes (9 with a friend at Black Swan Yoga)
• I took 9 pilates classes (7 reformer)
• I took 1 Beginner’s Dance Technique class and was very confused and out of my depth
• I managed to rank 3rd in the OTF women’s 200m timed row (1:39:90) for women in ages 30-39 and 3rd overall in August

My fitness goals for 2025:

• Get back my twisted grip by working on posture and shoulder mobility
  • So I did go to 9 physical therapy sessions (for random lower back pain and to work on my previous hamstring injury), but didn’t make time or effort beyond regular warm-ups to work on my shoulders and posture (and 2 massage sessions at the beginning of the year)
• Volunteer for one show
  • Nailed it! Volunteered at two shows (one of which I was also performing)
• Perform at one show
  • Double nailed it! Performed my ‘same’ piece in two different ways for two different studios’ showcases
• Try out a new studio in Austin
  • Technically, I went to Dance Studio Austin for my Beginner Dance Technique class, but didn’t go to any new pole/aerial studios in Austin
• Try a new class/workshop
  • I tried both Cyr wheel (I was terrible and it made me nervous about falling over) and Chinese Pole (some of my pole/aerial skills transferred, and some… Did not. I would definitely go back to this studio and try another Chinese Pole class again)
• Bike 100 miles on my ebike
  • Fell short of this goal (66.7/100). I have fewer places I can bike to, fewer places I can safely lock my bike up at, and won’t bike at night if I can help it, so I have less time in the day to bike
• Added goal since last year: run a 10-minute mile
  • I realized after going to OTF for many months that my running was improving and that my timed mile was getting close to 10 minutes, and I wanted to go for it. My last 10-minute mile was back in 2017 when I used the C25K app and ran a 5k in just under 30 minutes. I started out with a 10:15 timed mile that wiped me out at OTF in the summer. After using the Just Run app, I was able to get a 10-minute mile after 14 training sessions, but I don’t think I could hit 3 consecutive miles at that pace.
• Added goal since last year: level up in Silks at Lache from Level 1 to Level 2
  • So technically, the teacher said I could take Level 2, but didn’t give me an official assessment. Pre-reqs include 1. demonstrating 3 consecutive skills from a footlock, 2. can climb to the ceiling twice without touching the floor and alternating feet, and 3. can wrap foot locks in the air, single and double

My fitness goals for 2026:

• PT, massage, and/or stretching for my shoulder mobility and posture: 12x
• Try out a new fitness/health app and reduce body fat percentage (measured in yearly DEXA scan) back to 2023 %
• Volunteer for two shows
• Perform at one show
• Try out a new pole/aerial studio in Austin
• Try a new class/workshop
• Bike 100 miles on my ebike

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