Texas Aerial Gathering
August 20–23, 2026
San Antonio, Texas
Schedule at a Glance
Aerium
Main · Pilates Room
Cirque Aria
Main Front · Main Back · Annex
I Love Churros
Studio Owners' Track
Revolución
Instructors & Theory Track
Apparatus SilksSlingTrapezeLyraAlt ApparatusWorkshop
Thursday
August 20
12:00noon
Check-in General Check-In Opens Either location · Aerium or Cirque Aria
1:30pm
Aerium Main
Workshop
Teacher Training: Spotting Strategies
Xochitl Sosa
Aria Main Front
Sling
Spin n' Drop
Kerry Wee
Revolución
Discussion
Wrap Theory
Dara Minkin
3:00pm
Aerium Main
Trapeze
All About the Beats 1
Xochitl Sosa
Aria Main Front
Sling
Open Choreography
Kerry Wee
Revolución
Discussion
How to Make Ugly Transitions Nice
Dara Minkin
4:30pm
Aerium Main
Trapeze
Art of the Duo
Xochitl Sosa
Aerium Pilates
Workshop
PT Workshop · Elbows
Ben Brandvig
Aria Main Front
Sling
Spinning Double Spanset Choreography
Kerry Wee
7:00pm
The Pearl Food Hall
Meet-Up & Dinner
All attendees
8:00pm
The Pearl Astroturf
Acro Yoga & Post-Dinner Drinks
All attendees
Friday
August 21
10:00am
Check-in General Check-In Opens Either location · Aerium or Cirque Aria
10:30am
Aerium Main
Silks
Ways to Belay
Liza Rose
Aria Main Front
Sling
Crossback Entries
Grace Park
Aria Annex
Lyra
Low Flow Dynamic
Ginger Snaps
Churros
Owners
Software & Operations
David Garcia
11:30–12:30pm
Churros
Owners
Getting Started & Winding Down
Jessica Rousseau
12:00noon
Lunch
1:00–2:00pm
Churros
Owners
Performance Building
Libby West
1:30pm
Aerium Main
Silks
A Taxonomy of Wraps
Liza Rose
Aria Main Front
Sling
Skirt & Belay
Grace Park
Aria Annex
Workshop
Performance Technique
Ginger Snaps
Revolución
Discussion
Injury Prevention & Recovery
Angela Sanchez
2:00–3:00pm
Churros
Owners
Youth Programs
Winnie Hsia
3:00pm
Aerium Main
Silks
Drop Shop: How to Nail 'Em, How to Stack 'Em
Liza Rose
Aria Main Front
Invented App
Moon, Mini Hoop, Umbrella, Tippy Lyra, Heart & Sphere
Moe Ferrari
Aria Annex
Lyra
Double the Spin: Duo Foundations
Magnolia Duet
Churros
Owners
Marketing, Community & Inclusivity
Winnie Hsia
4:30pm
Aerium Main
Cyr Wheel
Beginner friendly workshop covering fundamentals
Jamiza Dar
Aerium Pilates
Workshop
PT Workshop · Shoulders
Ben Brandvig
Aria Annex
Lyra
Two Bodies, One Story
Magnolia Duet
7:00pm
Elsewhere Too
Social & Networking Event
All attendees
9:00pm
Hopscotch
After Party
All attendees
Saturday
August 22
10:30am
Aerium Main
Silks
Crochet All Day
Leah Grandstaff
Aria Main Front
Trapeze
Single Point · Intermediate
Lydia Lara
Aria Annex
Workshop
Foundational C-Shaping Drills
Liza Rose
Revolución
Discussion
Crosstraining for Aerialists
Angela Sanchez
12:00noon
Lunch
1:30pm
Aerium Main
Silks
Strike a Pose · Get Your Vogue On
Leah Grandstaff
Aria Main Front
Trapeze
Sequences All the Way!
Lydia Lara
Aria Main Back
Flying Pole
Seamless Flow: Dynamic Hangs & Transitions
Jessica Rousseau
Aria Annex
Workshop
Creating Narrative with Laban's 8 Efforts
Liza Rose
Revolución
Discussion
Teaching Multi-Level Classes
Angela Sanchez
3:00pm
Aerium Main
Silks
The Path of Least Resistance
Leah Grandstaff
Aria Main Front
Lyra
Intermediate
Lydia Lara
Aria Main Back
Trapeze
Rolling on the Bar
Liza Rose
Aria Annex
Lyra
Lyra-lesque
Ginger Snaps
Revolución
Discussion
Approaches to Curriculum Design
Angela Sanchez
4:30pm
Aerium Main
Silks
The Road Less Travelled
Leah Grandstaff
Aria Main Front
Lyra
Advanced
Lydia Lara
Aria Main Back
Trapeze
Vertical Theory on Dance Trapeze
Liza Rose
Aria Annex
Workshop
Act Creation
Ginger Snaps
Revolución
Discussion
Conditioning & Warmups
Angela Sanchez
7:00pm
Saturday Night
TAG Showcase
Aerium · All attendees · Get Your Ticket in Advance
Sunday
August 23
10:30am
Closing Morning
TAG Aerial Jam
Aerium · All attendees
12:00noon
Lunch
1:30pm
Aerium Main
Workshop
Rigging 101
Brett Copes
3:00pm
Aerium Main
Silks
Extreme Flow & C-Shaping
Dara Minkin
Aerium Pilates
Workshop
Rigging 201
Brett Copes

Venues

Cirque Aria

Main Front, Main Back, Annex

I Love Churros

Discussion groups · Studio Owners' Track

Revolución — Alamo Heights

Discussion groups · Instructors & Theory

Evenings

The Pearl

Thu 7:00 pm · Dinner & acro yoga

Elsewhere Too

Fri 7:00 pm · Social & networking