Meet Roustabout coach Jennifer Grahnquist and learn how growing up in a musical theater family led her to the Colorado Ballet, the stage, and teaching students from age three to 90.

You take care of everyone else, so let us help you take care of yourself. Nurses, teachers, first responders, and active military get 10% off classes, workshops, and select memberships at Roustabout.

Repetitive training can leave aerialists, circus artists, and dancers with muscle imbalances and stalled progress. Coaches and physical therapists explain how cross-training helps — and how to get started.

Thinking about pro circus school? Roustabout spoke with NECCA ProTrack Program Director Elena Day and Curriculum Head Aimée Hancock about what the three-year program is like, how auditions work and what coaches look for. Their advice for anyone unsure they're ready: Apply anyway. Plus, how to start building the cross-training foundation they recommend.

Preparing for a NECCA ProTrack audition takes more than polishing an act. ProTrack leaders Elena Day and Aimée Hancock share what coaches look for, from cardio, flexibility, and floor skills to coachability, safety awareness, and being someone people want to work with

Meet Roustabout coach Tess Lozensky and learn about her background in competitive dance, aerial performance and competition, her coaching philosophy, and why she loves silks.

Curious what lyra (aerial hoop) is? Learn its history, common tricks, and whether you need flexibility or strength — plus beginner classes in Denver.

Support Roustabout without training here. Introducing the Patron Membership — pay-what-you-can starting at $5/month — plus a one-time support option for anyone who believes in fair artist pay, accessible arts, and community-driven storytelling in Denver.

Ambre Rougue teaches Beginner Lyra at Roustabout, bringing a performance background, a love of circus, and firsthand experience learning aerial without a dance or gymnastics background. That experience shapes how she coaches today, with specific cues, approachable progressions, and a whole lot of hype.

Tiana Hernandez shares how a breakup led her from professional salsa dancing to circus, what she loves about coaching, and the performance experiences that have shaped her along the way.

Roustabout is now an official Lupit Pole Studio Partner! Learn what the partnership means for our Fly Pole program and save 10% on eligible Lupit equipment with ROUSTABOUT10.

Meet Cosmo Dudley, Roustabout’s handstand and aerial straps coach. Learn how he found circus, his approach to coaching, his love of handstands, and what keeps him learning after 17 years of coaching.

Want to try aerial in Denver? Roustabout’s 4-Class Special gives you four drop-in classes to try different apparatuses, meet our coaches, and get a feel for the studio before committing to a larger punch card or membership.

Not sure what to wear to your first aerial silks class? From leggings and stomach coverage to socks and dance belts, here’s what to wear (and what to avoid) so you can train comfortably.

Meet Morgan, a Roustabout School of Circus and Performing Arts founding member, and hear how she found community, support, and new goals training circus and aerial in Denver.

Aerial silks, also known as aerial fabric, aerial tissue, or aerial ribbons, is a classic circus discipline in which performers climb, wrap, pose, and perform drops on specialized fabric suspended from above.

Meet aerial straps coach Adam James Clute and learn about his journey into circus, his approach to coaching, and why he believes anyone can take their first circus class.