S$30 Aerial Fitness Studio Taster: Aerial Arts Collective

Aerial Arts Collective, at 12 Gopeng Street, #01-56, is the aerial fitness studio to try if you want silks, hoop and hammock in a single first lesson. Its one-hour Aerial Taster costs S$30 per person and covers all three apparatus, so a complete beginner can find out which one suits them before paying for a term. The studio sits in Icon Village, a two-minute walk from Exit A of Tanjong Pagar MRT, which makes an after-work class easy for anyone based in the CBD. The taster currently runs on Friday at 6pm, led by the studio's founder, Pam.

The studio is founded and run by Pamela, who started aerial silks as a hobby in 2015. She went on to perform at the Gardens by the Bay fifth anniversary show and at the Esplanade Flipside Festival's Aerial Open Stage in 2019 and 2021, and the company now operates as Aerial Arts Collective Pte Ltd. That background explains the studio's tone: it is run by someone who came to aerial as an adult beginner herself, and the course structure is built for people starting from zero rather than for former gymnasts.

The room itself is the other draw. The studio has eight rig points ranging from 7.4 to 8 metres high, and its about page says each point is certified and load tested to hold one tonne individually. That height gives silks students room to climb properly and lets hoop and hammock classes hang equipment at different levels in the same session. Every apparatus here is anchored overhead, so there is no freestanding rig wobbling in the corner.

Most students begin with a term. All term classes are eight-week courses with one hour per session, and the ladders are long: silks runs from Level 1 to Level 5 and beyond, while hoop and hammock each run from Level 1 to Level 4, with choreography classes added on top for people who want to build routines. Straps, the most strength-heavy apparatus on the list, has its own terms; one with Celeste was scheduled to start on Saturday 7 November at 5:30pm, and a six-week Silk 4 Tricks term with Randall was set to begin on Wednesday 11 November.

For beginners after the taster, the schedule updated on 13 October 2026 lists Silk 1 on Saturdays at 2:30pm with Leron, marked for beginners. Silks is usually the hardest of the three to start, because climbing fabric asks a lot of grip and shoulder strength, while hammock is the gentlest and hoop sits somewhere in between. Trying all three in the taster is a sensible way to choose.

The studio also runs Aerial FIT drop-ins that do not need a term commitment. Aerial Conditioning is on Thursday at 6pm and Saturday at 10:30am, and a Stretch class runs on Sunday at 9am. Open classes for intermediate and advanced silks students take place on Monday at 1pm and 6pm and Friday at 12pm, and the studio says there are self-practice slots every day for members who want to drill on their own.

The Aerial Taster is S$30 per person. Aerial FIT classes cost S$37.50 for a single class, S$80 for a three-class trial for first-timers, S$175 for five and S$320 for ten. Aerial OPEN classes are S$45 per drop-in, rising to S$50 for straps, with a first-timer three-class trial at S$90, five classes at S$200, ten at S$380 and twenty at S$750.

Terms are the best value for anyone planning to keep going. An eight-week term costs S$300, or S$360 for straps, and a four-week term is S$160, or S$192 for straps. Self-practice is S$22 for an hour, with packs of five hours for S$100, ten for S$180 and twenty for S$300. Trial packs are valid for one month, five-class packs for 90 days and ten- and twenty-class packs for 180 days. You can share a package with a friend for an extra S$10 per friend. Prices here are quoted as listed on the studio's pricing page.

Every session must be booked online in advance. The pricing page is explicit that there are no walk-ins and no physical counter, so turning up on spec will not work. Cancellations and rescheduling must be made at least six hours before your booking, which is more forgiving than many studios and useful if your workday runs late.

The studio does not publish a dress code, but the standard aerial advice applies. Wear leggings that cover the backs of your knees and a fitted top with sleeves if you can, since fabric and steel both rub bare skin. Remove rings and watches, skip body lotion on the day so your grip stays dry, and arrive a few minutes early to sign the waiver if it is your first visit.

Icon Village is the low-rise retail podium of the Icon condominium, on the edge of the Tanjong Pagar conservation area. Exit A of Tanjong Pagar MRT on the East-West Line is about two minutes away on foot, and Maxwell station on the Thomson-East Coast Line is a short walk west. The studio is on the ground floor, which saves a climb before class.

The streets around the studio are some of the city's best for an evening wander. Duxton Hill and Duxton Road, a few minutes away, are lined with restored shophouses that now hold bars and small restaurants, and Craig Road and Neil Road continue the shophouse rows towards Chinatown. Tanjong Pagar Road itself has become a Korean dining strip, handy if you want barbecue after a hard hour on the silks.

For a hawker dinner, Maxwell Food Centre is a short walk away, and the Pinnacle@Duxton public housing towers have a 50th-storey skybridge with views over the port and the city; check access arrangements before you go. On weekends, the Chinatown streets around Pagoda Street and Temple Street are worth the extra fifteen minutes on foot.

Address: Aerial Arts Collective, 12 Gopeng Street, Icon Village, #01-56, Singapore 078877. Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar, Exit A, about two minutes. Taster: S$30 for one hour covering silks, hoop and hammock, currently on Fridays at 6pm. Terms: eight weeks for S$300, or S$360 for straps. Booking: online only, no walk-ins. Cancellation: at least six hours before class.

This studio suits beginners who want a clear path from first taster to advanced levels in one place, and people who like the structure of an eight-week course with the same teacher each week. If you only want occasional drop-in fitness classes, the Aerial FIT conditioning sessions cover that, but the studio's real strength is its long, levelled term system across four apparatus under one high ceiling.