Aerial Fitness Studio Trial From S$35: Adedance Aerial

Adedance Aerial, at 5 Straits View, #01-15 Marina One West Tower, is a Marina Bay aerial fitness studio where a first trial class costs S$35. Founded in 2014, it calls itself one of the first aerial studios in Singapore, and it now runs silks, hoop, hammock, straps, trapeze and aerial pole from a ground-floor space with 18 aerial points and a working height of over nine metres. Class sizes top out at six students, so even a lunchtime drop-in gets close attention. The studio sits inside the Marina One complex, which links underground to four MRT lines, making it one of the easiest aerial studios to reach from anywhere in the CBD.

Adelene Chua-Adams, the studio's head trainer and founder, discovered aerial arts in 2011 and opened Adedance Aerial three years later. When she started, aerial classes were still rare in the city, and the studio has grown with the scene, adding apparatus and flexibility training as its students advanced. Alongside aerial work, the timetable now includes contortion, handstand and acro walkover classes, which feed directly into what you can do in the air.

The room makes a difference. With 18 rigging points and more than nine metres of working height, several classes can run at once without anyone feeling cramped, and silks students have enough length to climb high. Directions on the contact page put the entrance in the West Tower, opposite Milligram cafe on the Park Street side, so you do not have to hunt through the whole complex.

The studio is direct about its recommended first steps. It describes hammock as the perfect introductory class, since the soft fabric supports your weight in a sling and lets you invert gently. Hoop is described as a great introduction to aerial because it is slightly easier and lower to the ground, which suits people who are nervous about height. Silks asks the most of your grip and shoulders, and most newcomers try it once they have some strength from hammock or hoop.

Drop-in and trial classes run throughout the day. On a typical Friday the live schedule showed a silks drop-in or trial from 11am to 12pm, a hoop drop-in or trial from 11:15am to 12:15pm, and trapeze and hammock sessions from 12:30pm to 1:30pm, all at Marina One. That spread of late-morning slots is what makes the studio popular with office workers who can step out for an hour. Drop-ins need at least three students to go ahead, so book early to make sure yours runs.

For steady progress, the studio offers eight-week terms across silks, hoop, hammock, straps and pole, plus four-week mini terms. A term means the same teacher and group each week, which is usually the fastest way to move from basic climbs and seats to sequences.

A single trial class, for stretch or aerial, costs S$35, and a package of three trial classes is S$85. Trials are strictly for residents only, according to the FAQ. A single drop-in class, whether aerial, stretch, front splits, middle splits, kids aerial or acro, costs S$48. Credit packs start at S$410 for ten credits valid for 13 weeks, or S$453 for ten credits over six months, with twenty credits at S$670 and fifty at S$1,550.

An eight-week aerial term covering silks, hoop, hammock, straps or pole costs S$288, and a four-week mini term is S$160. Self-practice costs S$15 for students and S$20 for non-students, and a one-hour private aerial class for one to three people is S$165. The prices page notes that rates shown on its Oclass booking system are for PayNow or cash, and that credit card transactions carry an additional fee.

Bookings open ten days in advance and close two hours before each class. The FAQ asks for at least eight hours' notice to cancel a class, while the studio's terms and conditions document asks for at least 12 hours for drop-ins and self-practice, so give 12 hours to be safe. A late cancellation can be reinstated for a S$5 admin fee, and credits that are about to expire can be extended at S$8 per remaining credit.

If you are on a term and miss a week, make-up classes are allowed, but the FAQ and the terms disagree on how many, so confirm the limit with the studio when you sign up. Wear leggings that cover the backs of your knees and a fitted top with sleeves, remove jewellery, and avoid lotion on your hands and arms on class days.

Marina One is connected underground to Marina Bay station on the North-South and Circle lines, Downtown station on the Downtown Line, and Shenton Way station on the Thomson-East Coast Line. Follow signs to the West Tower and look for the studio on the Park Street side at ground level. Arrive ten minutes early on your first visit to sign in and change.

Marina One's central garden, a multi-level green valley between the towers, is worth a look on its own before class. From there it is a short walk to the Marina Bay waterfront promenade, where the loop around the bay passes the Merlion, the Esplanade and the helix bridge towards Marina Bay Sands.

Gardens by the Bay is reachable on foot in under half an hour, and its outdoor gardens and Supertree Grove are free to wander. For food after a lunchtime class, Lau Pa Sat's Victorian cast-iron hawker hall is a short walk north, and the Telok Ayer shophouses beyond it are full of cafés and lunch spots.

Address: Adedance Aerial, 5 Straits View, #01-15 Marina One West Tower, Singapore 018935, opposite Milligram cafe on the Park Street side. Trial: S$35 for one class or S$85 for three, residents only. Drop-in: S$48. Eight-week term: S$288. Class size: up to six students. Booking: opens ten days ahead through Oclass. Nearest MRT: Marina Bay, Downtown or Shenton Way, all linked underground.

Pick Adedance if you want a central, well-equipped room with small classes and the flexibility of drop-ins across the day, especially at lunchtime. Its long history in the Singapore aerial scene and wide apparatus list mean you can start on hammock and still have years of progression ahead. If you prefer a strictly evening, term-only schedule in a shophouse setting, other studios in Chinatown and Tanjong Pagar may suit you better.