January 16 – 18, 2026
Aerial Rope
With Rachel Rees
Dynamics and C-Shaping are the building blocks of advanced technique on aerial rope. Learn new beat pathways and strengthen your basics as we work towards semi and full release moves including J flip variations, pirouettes, and more!
Discover how to roll up and down the rope with as many C-shaping drills as we can fit into your brain. And to round it all off, we’ll help you build strength and a more nuanced understanding of your body in the air by conditioning for rope-specific strength.
With 40 foot ceilings and a foam pit, what better way to take the next step on your rope journey?
Details
When:
Friday | 5:30 – 8:30 pm
Saturday | 1:00 – 4:00 pm & 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Sunday | 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Where:
The Trapezium
10 Town Crier Drive
Brattleboro, Vermont
Cost:
$450
Ages:
16 & up or by permission of instructor
Register By:
December 26, 2025
Prerequisites:
Students should have a current and regular rope practice, be able to do multiple inversions cleanly through short- and long-arm hangs, be able to do three pull-ups on the rope, and easily execute basic beats, hipkeys in the air, and S-wraps (any entry).
About The Coach
Originally from New Orleans, Rachel Rees is a multidisciplinary performer specializing in aerial rope. After earning a BFA in Theatre Arts from Boston University and a deep dive into the world of laboratory theatre, she discovered contemporary circus and hasn’t looked back.
Upon graduating from the ProTrack program at the New England Center for Circus Arts in 2019, Rachel has worked with companies such as Cirque Dreams, Virgin Voyages, the New York Circus Project, Cirque Mechanics, and most recently Aloft circus arts’ new show, The Pieces.
Utilizing her combined interests in theatre, dance, and circus, she strives to create works that bring the audience into her evocative and imaginative worlds. As a coach, Rachel strives to listen, approach technique with specificity and curiosity, and help her students demystify tricky pathways and movements through bite sized progressions.
