ABOUT US
AERIAL ACADEMY
WHO WE ARE AND WHY WE DO IT!
Twisted Cirque founded in 2019 specialises is Aerial Performance Art, based around Johannesburg and Pretoria. We have a team of special professional artists who have been highly trained to handle not only the demanding Corporate performances, but also to teach and part all the Aerial wisdom we can through our classes.
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Each class in Twisted Cirque is a challenging, yet fun aerial acrobatic and circus inspired class which is built on aerial art techniques.
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Here you or your young one will learn what its like to be a circus acrobat, using the real equipment such as silks, lyras, trapeze and more.
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Not only is it fun, but there are some great benefits that come out of the class as well, such as fitness, flexibility, discipline, hand-eye coordination, confidence and well, super bragging rights.
OPERATING HOURS
Early Mornings to Late Evenings 7 Days a Week!
Our times vary according to Class Schedule
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FOUNDER
ORIGINAL TWISTER
GERARD HUNG
Aerial Instructor Gerard started his fitness career shortly after high school in 2002, which focused primarily on strength training. After several years, he set his sights on fitness and began teaching Bootcamp, and other group based classes.
During this time, expanded his energies into different disciplines in search of his passion, these included Triathlon and nutrition
His hunger for perfection in fitness fueled him into Cirque Art, and sharing his knowledge with anyone on the path of fitness and self-improvement, through his classes. In 2014, he joined the Art of Synergy studio, and trained his way to becoming an instructor, specializing in aerials.
As a member of the International Association of Therapists and Armed with Diplomas in Advanced Fitness and Sport Psychology he specialises in training students with performance anxiety.
Gerard took part in the SACoPA championships representing Twisted Cirque and achieving his Protea colours for Performance art, He entered the event and accomplished his goal of placing first, for both Aerial open as well as Aerial Silks both at an elite level. The outcome was fantastic, with him taking home
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2x Gold Medals
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Provincial colours
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Springbok Colours
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Team South Africa
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Overall Winner (highest points)
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Grand Champion Aerial Arts
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He will be representing South Africa at the World Championships in Los Angeles 2023
Gerard started performing in 2014, and currently conducts aerial workshops at the studio as well as kids and adult classes, gearing up our future aerialists to become the next generation of aerial performers.
