Jenn Vigh - Pilates and Aerial Silks Choreography: Deep Abdominal Strength

The focus of this workshop will be on fine tuning deep core strength on the mat and in low hanging knots using Pilates for aerialists concepts before entering the air for a choreography workshop, where Jenn will teach some original silks choreography with an emphasis on transitioning the Pilates concepts to the air.

LEVEL REQUIREMENTS: ability to invert multiple times, climb and hip key

Jenn is a Pilates instructor, aerialist and movement enthusiast who has travelled the world teaching Pilates, training aerial silks and connecting with aerial movers. She has decades of experience as an aerialist and dancer and most recently performed with Blue Lapis Light and other local dance groups in her stateside home, Austin, TX. Jenn’s Pilates journey began due to a severe injury in her low back. She has experienced a tremendous amount of healing and stability from reformer and mat Pilates combined, and has been loving teaching and learning from fellow Pilates colleagues worldwide in the US, Australia, the UK, and Europe. Over the last years, Jenn has also specifically enjoyed working with women during pregnancy, and postpartum, many of which have been aerialists returning to the sky!

Currently, Jenn teaches Pilates at the Australian Physiotherapy and Pilates Institute (APPI) in north London, a studio and Pilates educator globally recognized for its clinically informed programming. This year, she is also completing a Masters Degree in Sports Therapy at London Metropolitan University, where she has focused her dissertation on the effect of Pilates on deep abdominal recruitment in aerialists and acrobats.