Flying Fantastic Blog

Beth Shum is a chartered physiotherapist with a background in circus, gymnastics and cheerleading. Her blog posts provide a fountain of knowledge about pain management, physio techniques and injury recovery, with performing bodies in mind. READ MORE

Flying Fantastic’s accessible aerial classes have won Club of the Month from Every Body Moves and ParalympicsGB! Read what that means to us here!READ MORE

Make Space Circus is a disabled and female-led organisation run by Karina Jones and Amy Nicholls, read their blog and watch their short documentary on their collaberation with Tamba Africa Social Circus. READ MORE

Pieta, our Fantastic Aerial Pilates instructor as she discovers how menstrual cycles affect our training and how to use hormones to our advantage!READ MORE

Enjoy a short dive into the LGBTQIA+ history of circus as we look over some prominant figures and how the circus and queer communities have become entwined.  READ MORE

'Aerial for all' is a very easy thing to say, but often disabled people are left out of exercise classes. This year, Flying Fantastic decided to really commit to this statement by running a 10 week accessible aerial class from January to March this year with funding from Access Sport and Sispan. Read about the course as described by participant Meg Fozzard!  READ MORE

Flying fledgling? A quick guide to where to start your aerial journey.READ MORE