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Kids & Teens Aerial Classes in Kansas City

For the kid who hasn't found their thing yet

Aerial classes for ages 7 to 16, with no tryouts, no bench time, and nobody keeping score. Most of our young students arrive having never tried aerial.
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Aerial classes for kids without the competition

Soccer has tryouts. Dance has recitals with parts to win. Gymnastics has scores. If your kid didn’t thrive in any of that, it usually wasn’t about how strong or coordinated they were.

Aerial has no tryouts and no bench. Kids learn one skill at a time, at their own pace, and every skill is taught low to the ground before it goes higher. The other students cheer when somebody finally lands a move they’ve been working on.

Kids get feedback in a safe, non-competitive space, so they can grow and build resilience doing something they care about.

My daughter loves the lessons!
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A place for creative and neurodivergent kids

Plenty of our young students are neurodivergent, and aerial tends to suit them. The fabric wraps tight, which reads as a hug. The task in front of you is small and specific, so the rest of the world drops away for an hour.
Two young performers in red costumes do an aerial hoop act outdoors, entertaining a seated and standing crowd on a city street during the day—showcasing skills often taught in aerial classes for kids.
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Aerial classes for homeschool groups

Homeschool families get a standing time slot during the school day, when the studio is quiet and your group can move at its own pace without folding into an evening class full of strangers.

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Where kids aerial classes can lead

Students who want an audience get a real one. Our youth performers have performed on stages like the Kauffman Center, and the path from a first intro class to a real performance runs entirely through this studio.

Kids who would rather not be in front of people still have a place in the show. They run tech and crew, and they’re needed on the night just as much as the ones in costume.

My daughter (13) had been interested in trying aerial silk lessons for a long time…As a parent I can see that these classes develop the upper body strength many young women lack.
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Two girls in gymnastics attire sit together on an aerial hoop indoors, smiling at the camera—a perfect snapshot from our aerial classes for kids.

Meet your aerial instructors

Woman with wavy, shoulder-length light brown hair and a black top taking a selfie indoors against a light-colored wall, possibly before heading to her aerial arts Kansas City class.

Jadalyn Ransom

Dance Instructor & Youth Program Co-Lead
25+ years performing and teaching movement

Jade is a classically trained dancer, and movement is the lens she teaches through. She co-leads the kids and teens program, where she makes space for the kids who don’t always know where they fit in yet, because that’s who she was.

Woman with long light brown hair in a red dress holds a red rose and smiles over her shoulder while standing outdoors with greenery in the background, bringing graceful charm to an afternoon inspired by the artistry of aerial arts Kansas City.

Emily Garnett

Wellness Instructor & Youth Program Co-Lead
15+ years teaching movement, Pilates, and bodywork

Emily is a certified Pilates instructor and aerial artist, and she leads Voler’s wellness side, including aerial Pilates and sound baths. She co-leads Voler’s kids and teens program.

A group of children practice climbing and balancing on a suspended aerial ladder in a gym with wooden beams and colorful lighting, enjoying one of the many exciting aerial classes for kids.

Summer aerial camp for kids

Jade and Emily run youth aerial camp every summer, and it fills up with kids who want more than one class a week. Camp dates go up in the spring.

I would recommend this class to parents who are looking for a fun alternative activity for their children.

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Book your kid's first aerial class

One class is enough to find out whether this is their thing.
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Kids aerial class questions

Our youth classes run for ages 7 to 16. Seven is the starting age because that’s when most kids have the grip strength and the focus to work safely on an apparatus.
Teens are welcome in the youth program through age 16, and sixteen-year-olds sometimes move into adult classes when they’re ready for it.
No. They get stronger in class. Most of our young students start with no aerial experience and no gymnastics or dance background at all.
Every skill is taught low to the ground and broken into parts, and it only goes higher once your kid is confident. Our instructors carry decades of dance, Pilates, and teaching background between them, so they know how to teach kids safely.
Leggings or fitted pants that cover the backs of the knees, plus a top that stays put upside down. No zippers, no buttons, and no jewelry, because they snag the fabric.
Yes, if they want to. Our youth students have performed on stages like the Kauffman Center. Kids who would rather stay off stage take tech and crew roles instead, which are key to keeping the show going.
Yes, and a good number of our students are. The tight wrap of the fabric and one small task at a time tend to suit kids who struggle to sit still somewhere else.