Open Gym and Advanced Open Training Time Policies

  1. Open Gym/Independent Training is for students of any level who have taken classes before at Momentum. Open Gym/Independent Training is for people who have done aerial before; this is not for beginners with no prior aerial experience. If you have trained in a different aerial studio, and would like to come to Open Gym, please submit a video of yourself on your apparatus to info@momentumaerial.org for clearance before attending open gym. 

    At Open Gym, there is an instructor present to answer questions, bring down apparatuses and watch for safety concerns, but instructors will not teach you skills that you missed in your level class during an Open Gym. Students can work on independent routines so long as they are not attempting skills that have not been taught to them. 

    Open Gym/Independent Training students are expected to warm themselves up and cool themselves down before class to help prevent injury.

  2. For any drop-in friendly class (flexibility, open gym/IT/AOT, & fitness), please sign up ahead of time in MindBody to reserve your spot. If you purchased an Adult Semester Pass at Momentum, you get 5 Flexibility/Open Gym/Aerial Fitness passes to use during the term. 

  3. Advanced Open Training is for students who are in Level 3a+ classes in their apparatus. This time is available for advanced students to work independently on conditioning, skills or routines. Students can work on independent routines so long as they are only attempting skills that have been taught to them. Please come with a buddy (any other advanced student) who can get help in case of emergency or injury; never practice alone in any classroom. 

    An instructor is present somewhere at the studio in case of emergencies, but is often in a different classroom. If an instructor is present in the classroom, they are available for help with emergencies only, and are not present to answer questions. If you need help and have questions about skills, an open gym with an instructor present to help will be a better fit for you. You must sign in with the hosting instructor before training. 

    In order to attend, students must have submitted a signed copy of the Advanced Open Training Policies, to acknowledge that they have read and understand the expectations of Advanced Open Training. 

  4. Open Gym/Independent Training/Advanced Open Training: Students are not permitted to teach other students in class or during open gyms. If you have a question, please ask your instructor or host. Do not ask other students in open gym to teach you a skill; practice only what you know and have learned in class. 

  5. Due to the high risk nature of aerial, students are asked to refrain from teaching themselves skills from videos or the internet. Without an instructor to guide, students can get stuck, fall at height or become injured in other ways without first learning technique from an instructor. Referencing videos from a class you attended is okay to help remember skills, but teaching yourself new things in open gym or advanced open training is not permitted.