[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="no" equal_height_columns="no" menu_anchor="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" background_color="" background_image="" background_position="center center" background_repeat="no-repeat" fade="no" background_parallax="none" parallax_speed="0.3" video_mp4="" video_webm="" video_ogv="" video_url="" video_aspect_ratio="16:9" video_loop="yes" video_mute="yes" overlay_color="" video_preview_image="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" padding_top="" padding_bottom="" padding_left="" padding_right=""][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" layout="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" border_position="all" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding_top="" padding_right="" padding_bottom="" padding_left="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" center_content="no" last="no" min_height="" hover_type="none" link=""][fusion_text columns="" column_min_width="" column_spacing="" rule_style="default" rule_size="" rule_color="" class="" id=""] Shorter version St. Louis Aerial Collective (SLAC) is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, age, race, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of participants in any form. This code of conduct applies to all SLAC spaces, including our studio, offices, performances, Facebook pages and parties, both online and off. Anyone who violates this code of conduct may be sanctioned or expelled from these spaces at the discretion of the staff. Some SLAC spaces may have additional rules in place, which will be made clearly available to participants. Participants are responsible for knowing and abiding by these rules. [/fusion_text][fusion_separator style_type="default" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" sep_color="" top_margin="" bottom_margin="30px" border_size="" icon="" icon_circle="" icon_circle_color="" width="" alignment="center" /][fusion_text columns="" column_min_width="" column_spacing="" rule_style="default" rule_size="" rule_color="" class="" id=""] Longer version St. Louis Aerial Collective (SLAC) is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone. We do not tolerate harassment of participants in any form. This code of conduct applies to all SLAC spaces, including our studio, offices, performances, Facebook pages and parties, both online and off. Anyone who violates this code of conduct may be sanctioned or expelled from these spaces at the discretion of the staff. Some SLAC spaces may have additional rules in place, which will be made clearly available to participants. Participants are responsible for knowing and abiding by these rules. Harassment includes: Offensive comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, mental illness, neuro(a)typicality, physical appearance, body size, age, race, or religion. Unwelcome comments regarding a person’s lifestyle choices and practices, including those related to food, health, parenting, drugs, and employment. Deliberate misgendering or use of ‘dead’ or rejected names. Gratuitous or off-topic sexual images or behaviour in spaces where they’re not appropriate. Physical contact and simulated physical contact (eg, textual descriptions like “*hug*” or “*backrub*”) without consent or after a request to stop. Threats of violence. Incitement of violence towards any individual, including encouraging a person to commit suicide or to engage in self-harm. Deliberate intimidation. Stalking or following. Harassing photography or recording, including logging online activity for harassment purposes. Sustained disruption of discussion. Unwelcome sexual attention. Pattern of inappropriate social contact, such as requesting/assuming inappropriate levels of intimacy with others Continued one-on-one communication after requests to cease. Deliberate “outing” of any aspect of a person’s identity without their consent except as necessary to protect vulnerable people from intentional abuse. Publication of non-harassing private communication. SLAC values the safety of every member and student. However, SLAC prioritizes marginalized people’s safety over privileged people’s comfort. Staff reserves the right not to act on complaints regarding: ‘Reverse’ -isms, including ‘reverse racism,’ ‘reverse sexism,’ and ‘cisphobia’ Reasonable communication of boundaries, such as “leave me alone,” “go away,” or “I’m not discussing this with you.” Communicating in a ‘tone’ you don’t find congenial Criticizing racist, sexist, cissexist, or otherwise oppressive behavior or assumptions Reporting If you are being harassed by a member of SLAC, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact the staff at info@stlaerial.org . If the person who is harassing you is on the team, they will recuse themselves from handling your incident. We will respond as promptly as we can. This code of conduct applies to SLAC spaces, but if you are being harassed by a member of SLAC outside our spaces, we still want to know about it. We will take all good-faith reports of harassment by SLAC members, especially staff, seriously. This includes harassment outside our spaces and harassment that took place at any point in time. The abuse team reserves the right to exclude people from SLAC based on their past behavior, including behavior outside SLAC spaces and behavior towards people who are not in SLAC. In order to protect people from abuse and burnout, we reserve the right to reject any report we believe to have been made in bad faith. Reports intended to silence legitimate criticism may be deleted without response. We will respect confidentiality requests for the purpose of protecting victims of abuse. At our discretion, we may publicly name a person about whom we’ve received harassment complaints, or privately warn third parties about them, if we believe that doing so will increase the safety of SLAC members or the general public. We will not name harassment victims without their affirmative consent. Consequences Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately. 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Please arrive to class on time and ready for warm-up. If you are attending open studio, you must warm up on your own in the studio before beginning aerial work. Come hydrated and stay hydrated! Absolutely no training under the influence of drugs or alcohol. If your instructor suspects that you may be compromised in this or some other way (i.e. injury, illness, or severe sleep deprivation) you may be asked to sit out. Ask for assistance if you are unsure about a move or trick or need spotting. Never train alone and always use a crash mat! If you are injured during class or open practice, inform an instructor immediately.

Dress appropriately for your apparatus. For most aerial apparatuses, proper attire means close-fitting workout clothes that cover the legs, underarms and waist. Sliding on fabric or rope with bare skin can lead to burns! Do not wear jewelry, grommets, zippers, or any other objects that can snag or damage the equipment, yourself, your fellow students, and/or your instructor.

FAQs Archive - St. Louis Aerial Collective

Q: Open practice is for working on what you have learned.

Open practice is for people who have at least a rudimentary knowledge of aerial arts and who can work on their material without instruction. It is not a playground. If you have no aerial experience, please sign up for a trial or drop in class or an intro series to build your foundation in aerial arts, then come practice what you are learning at open studio. Open practice is for you to practice what you learn in class; do not attempt to execute new moves or to teach other students. The safest way to learn any aerial or circus skill is with a qualified instructor. We do not recommend ANY other method of learning aerial or circus skills.

Q: Do not rig equipment.

Do not attempt to rig any equipment, unless you've been given permission and instruction on rigging your own apparatus. Please ask a staff member if you need equipment adjusted for any reason.