Silks by Afnan allows you to develop mental toughness
and physical endurance in a fun and majestic way
Being intellectually superior and spiritually connected without being physically toned would deprive your from realizing your greatest potential.
It doesn’t matter whether you are athletic or not, heavy built or slim, young or old; we can make it happen! You can workout AND look pretty at the same time for an amazing selfie!
Aerial Silks is a type of performance which artists perform acrobatic movements in air while suspended by fabric.
Passionately defying gravity by elegantly soaring in the air gracefully, while suspended by silks, allows you the freedom to fly while working-out and looking pretty at the same time. Silks by Afnan allows you to develop mental toughness and physical endurance in a fun and majestic way.
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Practicing an artistic workout was always a dream of mine. I was always fascinated with acrobatics. When I was finishing up my PhD in 2017, just 6 months before my return home, I wanted to do something different and new. I was out of shape, I had never been to the gym except for a few of times a few weeks before, and I hated it!!! Going to the gym was so boring to me to the degree where I was listening to audiobooks during training!
One day, I was looking for an aerial yoga class and I stumbled upon aerial silks. I was living in Indianapolis at the time for my Graduate School, I was looking through Gropun and found a studio near my home in downtown Indy named “Cirque Indy” offering an introductory class coupon for aerial silks for 8 dollars. I said to myself “It near campus, and its 8 dollars, what do I have to lose, let me try it out”. So, I attended the class, and I was hooked!
I had the best experience in Cirque Indy, within 5 months I was able to perform a routine in Cirque Indy’s Summer Student Showcase, where I chose the song and created my own choreography. It was an extraordinary experience, It felt amazing! I was so proud of myself! Only a few months before, I had zero upper body strength and subzero grip strength. It took me 2 months to climb the silks!
I am so grateful for all the instructors and students there, and the amazing cirque and aerial community.
After coming back to my hometown Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, I was searching for aerial silks, and it was not available at the time. So, I was training in aerial hammock, sling, and hoop. Then, I partnered with two aerialists, and I started giving silks classes in 2018 to introduce this art to the community. In 2018 I got certified as an aerial hammock instructor. In 2019 I got certified as an aerial sling, and aerial hoop instructor. However, my love and passion was for aerial silks!
In 2020, during quarantine, I am so grateful I got the opportunity to achieve my goal, and I was able to became a certified Aerial Silks Instructor through Spin City.
I am so grateful for Spin City training programs; they were informative, and intensive, yet fun and valuable. I am thankful Spin City for helping aerialist around the world achieve their goals.
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