Meet Our Instructors

Dorothy

Owner & Instructor Dorothy, aka Ruby Aire, has trained in the Aerial Arts for nearly a decade, focusing on aerial hoop, pole, and most recently, flying pole. She loves a fun, upbeat workout and brings in-depth knowledge and structure to each class. Dorothy’s professional accolades include an accredited X-Pert Teaching Certification in Pole Fitness, A Master of Arts in Education, a Bachelor of Arts in Music, and multiple professional performances. She has been a dedicated teacher to all ages and many disciplines for 20 years and loves to see her students grow their strength and confidence.

Amelia

Amelia is one of Aire’s founding instructors, and she creates art through movement. She’s certified in pole, yoga, Pilates, Barre, and is always looking to add more knowledge to her craft. Amelia also has a bachelor’s degree in biology with a minor in French and is pursuing a master’s in business with a concentration in project management. She currently teaches Intro to Pole, Pole Yoga Fusion, and Aerial Yoga in addition to offering pop-ups and private lessons for hula hoop. Amelia is here to help you get started on your pole journey, help increase your mobility and flexibility, and help you find your flow.

Kristine

Kristine is a pole instructor with over three years of dedicated training and a strong passion for strength, movement, and body awareness. Her pole journey began as a personal challenge and evolved into a deep appreciation for the confidence, artistry, and empowerment that pole provides. As a certified x-pole instructor, Kristine emphasizes strong fundamentals, safe technique, and intentional progressions, creating a supportive and encouraging environment for students at all levels. She focuses on helping students build strength and confidence while developing clean technique and body control, meeting each student where they are in their movement journey. She is excited to continue growing as both an instructor and athlete while supporting students as they discover their own strength on and off the pole.

Allison

Allison began training on aerial silks nearly fifteen years ago and feels the same wonder and passion for the apparatus today as she did then. In this time, she has expanded her repertoire to include a variety of aerial and circus skills, including lyra, sling, harness, and baton twirling, and she enjoys trying something new in the air or on the ground whenever she can. Allison's aerial training and performance are supplemented by her extensive background in dance, where she specializes in tap dance, classical ballet, and modern dance. She began teaching dance in 2018, aerial in 2020, and baton in 2021 and strives to teach with an adaptive and progressive focus, continuing to learn about biomechanics, physics, pedagogy, arts theory, and arts history in order to keep students safe and engaged while developing their skills and building good habits in a positive environment. Allison holds degrees in Computer Science and English, with a minor in French, from Webster University, and she works in web design when not in the studio.

Colene (Coco)

After graduating from the University of Missouri-Columbia with her teaching degree, Colleen (pronounced "Colene") Marie (aka Coco) taught for 6 years at various schools and then decided to quit her “day job” and follow her passion—dance! With over 30 years of experience in multiple styles of dance, it was a natural decision for her. Little did she know it would bring her to the aerial world where she would discover an even stronger passion—the challenge of dancing in the air! With the level of difficulty of her new-found love, Colleen Marie sought out top-rated instruction in St. Louis, Chicago, Texas, Vermont, and even as far as the Dominican Republic. She obtained her coaching certification in silks from Nimble Arts (the New England Center for Circus Arts) and in lyra from Paper Doll Militia. Coco frequently seeks ways to continue her aerial and dance education through numerous opportunities, including taking classes and workshops from STL Rhythm Collaborative, NECCA, and Paper Doll Militia and attending retreats like the Aerial Dance Festival in Boulder, Sweet Retreats and the Windy City Aerial Retreat, to name a few. Her dance background shines both in the air with aerial silks, hoop, and more as well as on the ground through stilt walking. Career highlights include working as a dance choreographer for Carnival Cruise Line, an aerial trainer for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, placing first in the 2018 Aerialympics in the advanced lyra division, and performing silks, lyra, cube, sphere, bungee, somersault harness, and more for numerous events in the greater St. Louis area like 4Hands Lupulin Carnivals and El Monstero, a Pink Floyd Tribute Band. Colleen Marie currently teaches aerial arts and dance to students of all ages and abilities at local studios and on cruise lines, and she performs for audiences as a soloist, a part of artistic duos, and in ensembles.

Kaity

Kaity is an instructor who has enjoyed performing, competing and teaching for over 10 years. Her primary apparatuses include the pole and lyra, though she also enjoys hand balance, flexibility, and other ground based movements. Her classes are known for a relaxed, collaborative environment and technical based teaching style. Students say she helps develop their skills from the ground up, and provides thorough individualized explanations. She enjoys teaching people of any ability, from a brand new beginner through highly advanced. When not in the studio Kaity works as a nurse, or can be found enjoying other styles of dance such as swing, house or tap.

Sarah

Sarah is an aerial instructor with eight years of experience. She is a trained dancer with a focus in contemporary and her apparatus of choice is the aerial hoop, otherwise known as the Lyra. She loves to perform and has placed first in the nationally recognized Aerialympics competition. Sarah is a nurse of eight years and is ACLS/BLS certified. She strives for health of mind and body with continued education of best practices. In her classes you can expect to learn basic technique for movements, how to flow through different shapes, and to love what your body is capable of achieving for you.

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