Aerial Silks Near Me in Allapattah: Circensia Studio's $15 First Class

A first aerial silks class at Circensia Studio costs $15, and the offer is good for 90 days after you buy it. The studio sits at 2120 NW 23rd Avenue in Allapattah, a few minutes west of Wynwood, inside a 5,000-square-foot room with 12 aerial points. Adults can book Silks Beginner on Saturday and Sunday mornings at 11am or on Tuesday evenings at 7:15pm, which makes it one of the easiest answers to aerial silks near me in central Miami.

Circensia began as a show company before it was a school. Its parent, Circensia Entertainment Group, was founded in 2023 by Charlie Maréchal, previously a lead innovation designer at Cirque du Soleil, and Nicolas Allard, a gold medalist in swinging trapeze, with bases in Miami and Montreal. In 2024 they opened Circensia Studio in partnership with Haley Viloria, a multi-award-winning circus artist whose contortion classes come up again and again in the studio's student reviews.

The show side keeps the place busy and a little glamorous. Circensia now runs a dinner-show theater called Kermess in Chicago's Loop, and the Miami room doubles as a rehearsal space, a photo studio with a black or white box, and a rentable floor at $200 an hour. WSVN's Deco Drive filmed a workout there in July 2026, and Maréchal told the crew there is something for everyone, from silks to juggling.

Classes run 60 minutes. Maréchal described the format on air as about 15 minutes of cardio warm-up, then 35 to 40 minutes on the apparatus, then a short finisher. On silks, beginners learn to climb, wrap and come down safely, and the class description promises drops once your wraps are reliable. Expect foot locks, a first inversion close to the mat and plenty of rests while the coach checks each pair of hands.

Wear leggings and a fitted top with no zippers or jewelry; the fabric snags on both. Long sleeves help the backs of your arms on the first climbs. If you cannot yet lift your own body weight, the studio points first-timers to Fit to Fly, a straps conditioning class on Thursdays at noon that trains grip, shoulders and core for aerial work without asking you to climb high on day one.

The intermediate class has a clear gate. To join, you need to climb comfortably to the top, invert from the floor, do a foot lock on both sides from the floor and execute a hip key. The class meets on Saturdays at noon, straight after the 11am beginner session, so a common pattern is to take the beginner class for a few weeks and then stay for the second hour once your coach agrees you are ready.

Silks is only one corner of the timetable. The same week holds hoop, straps, rope, trapeze, hammock, flying pole, handstands and a ballet-based conditioning class called Lines & Length. Rope is the natural next step for strong silks students, since it uses the same climbs on a single line. Teen Silks meets Wednesdays at 5pm, so parents and older kids can train in the same building on different nights.

New students get two intro deals: the $15 first class, or a first month of four classes for $80, which works out to $20 a class and must be used within 30 days. After that, a drop-in costs $35. Flex packs run $165 for five, $300 for ten and $580 for twenty, all valid for 90 days. Memberships start at $130 for four classes a month and require a three-month minimum.

Our view: skip the single drop-ins after your first visit. If you can come once a week, the eight-class membership at $220 ($27.50 a class) is the most popular option, and even the four-class tier beats paying $35 each time. Open gym is $20 for a two-hour session, but it is meant for practicing moves you already own, not for teaching yourself drops from online videos.

Everything is booked through Mindbody. Cancel or reschedule at least 12 hours before class to keep your credit; late cancellations and no-shows are charged in full or taken from your pack. Arrive more than ten minutes late and you may lose your spot and still be charged. Private lessons need 24 hours' notice and cost $115 for an hour, or $1,000 for a ten-session package.

The weekend beginner classes are the ones that fill. In mid-October the Sunday 11am class showed only four open spots several days ahead, while the following Tuesday 7:15pm class still showed eight. If a weekend class is full, join the waitlist and book the Tuesday evening slot as a backup rather than hoping for a walk-in. If the studio cancels a class, you get a full credit or refund.

Student reviews on the studio's site give a fair picture of the room. One student says she is there almost every day and calls it a second family; another came in after months of failing at handstands and finally held one in her first class. Professionals train next to novices, and a ClassPass reviewer who had never tried anything like it wrote that the coach made her comfortable from the start.

Haley is the name reviewers mention most, usually after a contortion or handstand class, and one student called her one of the best coaches she had come across. Others single out the room itself: clean, new and bright, with a proper warm-up before anyone touches the fabric. Lines & Length gets its own fans, one of whom described it as a barre class for your feet that left her quads, glutes and arms stronger.

Allapattah has become one of Miami's art neighborhoods, so plan a little extra time on a weekend morning. The Rubell Museum, at 1100 NW 23rd Street, shows contemporary art from the Rubell family collection in a converted warehouse complex, and it makes an easy stop after a Saturday 11am class. Wynwood's murals and coffee bars are a short drive east along NW 20th and 29th Streets, and the studio's own site describes itself as near Wynwood for exactly that reason.

If Circensia's beginner slots do not fit your week, LADD Miami Circus Arts Center at 1395 NW 22nd Street runs adult silks classes most weekdays and also charges $15 for a first class. LADD is closed on Sundays, so Circensia's Sunday 11am session is the one to keep for weekend-only schedules, while LADD's weekday lunchtime and evening silks classes cover the gaps.

Address: Circensia Studio, 2120 NW 23rd Avenue, Miami, FL 33142. Book on Mindbody or through the studio website. Adult Silks Beginner runs Saturday and Sunday at 11am and Tuesday at 7:15pm; Intermediate is Saturday at noon. Each class is 60 minutes.

First class $15, first month of four classes $80, drop-in $35, five-class pack $165. Cancel at least 12 hours ahead. Wear leggings and a fitted long-sleeve top with no zippers, and leave jewelry at home. Private lessons need 24 hours' notice to cancel.