Instruction

Rain is a passionate instructor and currently offers private coaching, group workshops, and aerial choreography. Rain is available to travel for specialized workshops.

Studios:

Rain has taught classes and workshops in aerial arts at the following studios:

California:

The Circus Center & Acrosports - San Francisco

Kinetic Arts Center & Trapeze Arts - Oakland

The Athletic Playground - Emeryville

New Mexico:

Wise Fool NM - Santa Fe

Georgia:

Sky Gym - Atlanta

Kinetic Hive Studios - Atlanta

Scotland:

Out of the Blue Drill Hall - Edinburgh

DanceBase - Edinburgh

Florida:

Groovolution Dance Studio - West Palm Beach

Skills:

With her extensive training in static aerials, Rain offers a broad spectrum of knowledge approaching new skills, injury prevention, strength training and act development. Apparatus include static trapeze, single point trapeze, aerial silks, corde lisse, and experimental apparatus. Rain is currently not offering weekly classes, as she is performing full time with The Paper Doll Militia. She is, however, available for special lessons, workshops, and choreography on an individual basis.

Her personal curiosity and enthusiasm for the movement arts is apparent in her teaching style.

Rain completed her aerial teacher training with former Cique Du Soliel trapeze artists Elsie and Serenity Smith of New England Center for Circus Arts.

Other teacher trainings include Carrie Heller of Circus Arts Institute and Wise Fool, NM

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Rain is a certified Yoga instructor with Laura Camp through Camp Yoga

"Rain is one of those rare instructors who is not only a technical innovator of her craft, but also an inspirational and patient teacher who brings out the best out in every student. She focuses on equal parts strength, artistry, creativity, and technical development... yet somehow makes her class feel more like "recess" than working out. Rain is truly the ideal aerial arts instructor."

-Flavia Berry

Testimonials

“I owe so much to Rain as one of my first aerial instructors! Rain is truly skilled at teaching-- she is able to help beginners feel comfortable and confident, yet also challenges and pushes more advanced students in just the right ways.

After experiencing other instructors, I've now realized how exceptional Rain is. She is highly aware of detail, and takes care to teach the small but important nuances of how the body is constructed, how to avoid injury, how to finesse a movement. I think the thoroughness in her teaching really reflects the depth of her understanding of both aerial technique and aerials as an art.

Rain is delightful, fun to work with, and provided me with a solid foundation, which I don't think I would have acquired with other aerial instructors.”

-Angela / Wen-Yi Chu

Testimonials

“Rain is one of the hardest working aerialists I know. As an instructor, her advanced technical skill set is well matched by her verbal ability to communicate effectively to students. Her knowledge of raw skills combined with her awareness of anatomy and injury prevention helped me learn on several levels. Her class taught me advanced skills but also refined the subtleties involved in presenting performance, moving efficiently for optimal safety, and I also usually learned a lot about teaching. Rain cracks the whip with a velvet glove, she makes her students work hard and they thank her for it. I look forward to taking class with Rain as much as I do co-teaching with her. She's not only excellent at her job but fun and easy to work with. She has a lot to offer a beginning student as well as a professional performer.”

-Krista Fatka

Aerial Instructor Acrosports

Aerial Performer Dreamtime Circus

“Rain's tissu instruction has helped me grow immensely both technically and artistically. I always feel like I have her full attention - even in group classes, and her genuine interest in my growth makes me feel so supported and validated.

I have attended many of Rain's group tissu/aerial classes over the last 2 years. She is very skilled at structuring the class to accommodate different skill levels while providing specific individual instruction as well. I always feel like my money is well spent in her classes as I have a great time and am continually building skills.

Rain instructed my 9 year old daughter on tissu for several months. My daughter is quite shy and she loved Rain's style of teaching. She responded very well to Rain's clear instruction and supportive encouragement. I really liked how Rain was able to adapt her instruction to match my daughter's level - enabling her to progress rapidly!”

-Dana Arkinzadeh

It was amazing! I had such a great time. I am beyond, beyond, beyond sore but I had a blast! Rain kept her composure so fresh! As a teacher I admired her gusto despite hours, days even.

- Facebook Post after Workshops