Aerial Dance Festival 2025: July 27 – August 8, 2025
Two weeks of 3-Hour Immersions, 90-Minute Classes, Workshops, Performances, Networking with aerialists from across the country, and more. Join us in beautiful Boulder, CO, for one week or two!
July 27: Welcome Reception & Party
July 28: Intimate Encounters
July 28-August 1: Week A Immersions & Classes
August 1-3: Showcase Performance
August 4-8: Week B Immersions & Classes
ADF 2025 Early Bird Discount Package Registration OPEN NOW through March 28!
ADF 2025 Faculty Artists
This year’s faculty has been carefully chosen to take you on an amazing journey. Don’t miss a truly unforgettable experience of airborne dance!
Click on an artist’s photo to learn more about what they’ll be teaching at the Festival this year.
Lyra / Fabric
Dance Trapeze / Act Creation
Peg Stilts / Bungee Dance
Peg Stilts / Rope & Harness
Heavy Metal Invented Apparatus
Ecstatic Low Flow Lyra & Dance Trapeze / Flip It Metal Apparatus
Circus as a Verb / Choreographic Games / Sculpting Theatricality
Fabric Drops / Silks Theory / Dynamic Sling
Rope
Straps
Loops
What students are saying about the Aerial Dance Festival
“ADF always brings me so much joy! Love the teachers, conversations, and community!.”
“I love that there is always such a supportive and encompassing environment. No matter your level, all are accepted.”
“I really enjoyed my time at ADF and have tons of material to incorporate into my practice. I’m going home a much more well-rounded artist.”
“Always love the places my heart goes at ADF.”
“I loved getting the opportunity to network and meet people from all over the country and hear their experiences.”
Opening Reception & Party: Sunday, July 27, 6 PM
Open to all registered students. Celebrate the start of the Festival with Faculty Artists and other attendees! Get your ADF 2025 t-shirt, see old friends and make new connections. Held at Frequent Flyers’ Studios.
Aerial Dance Festival 2025 Scholarships
The deadline to apply for ADF 2025 Scholarships has passed. Thank you to our applicants!
Terry Sendgraff Scholarship
Frequent Flyers® Productions is offering one scholarship for the Aerial Dance Festival 2025 of up to $1,100 toward classes at the Festival for a BIPOC identifying artist (Black, Indigenous, Person of Color). The Terry Sendgraff Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to a BIPOC dancer already exploring choreography in the air. Housing, travel, and food are the responsibility of the student. This scholarship is made possible through the generosity of Terry Sendgraff and individual donors.
In honor of Terry Sendgraff, the mother of aerial dance. Her legacy lives on in Frequent Flyers® Aerial Dance and we trace our lineage to her work. Terry was instrumental in the development of the Aerial Dance Festival, having attended the first one in 1999 and continuing to teach and create performance pieces for several more ADFs.
Make a donation to the Terry Sendgraff scholarship.
Glenn P. Davis Scholarship
Frequent Flyers® Productions is offering one scholarship for the Aerial Dance Festival 2025 of up to $1,100 toward classes at the Festival. The Glenn P. Davis Scholarship will be awarded to a dancer already exploring choreography in the air. Housing, travel, and food are the responsibility of the student. This scholarship is made possible through the generosity of the Davis family.
“We are proud to support the Festival and are so grateful for this opportunity to honor Glenn’s memory. We know that he is ‘forever soaring’ and would be thrilled by the success and excellence of the festival as we are.” – The Davis Family
Connect with us
Stay updated on festival news and announcements and connect with others attending the festival! Facebook | Instagram | Join Our Mailing List
ADF 2024 Class Photos
ADF 2024 Showcase Performance Photos
In honor of Terry Sendgraff (1933-2019), the Mother of Aerial Dance. Her legacy lives on in Frequent Flyers® Aerial Dance, and we trace our lineage to her work. Terry was instrumental in the development of the Aerial Dance Festival, having attended the first one in 1999 and then continued to teach and create performance pieces for several more Festivals. This Retrospective premiered at the 25th anniversary Aerial Dance Festival 2023 Performance Showcase and prefaced the performance of one of Terry’s signature pieces “Scorched” by Frequent Flyers.
ADF Refund Policy
Switching classes after registering is not permitted, except by requesting a refund (if the date allows) and re-purchasing the new class at full price. Please read prerequisites and class descriptions carefully.
- 100% of the payment minus a $20 processing fee, is refundable through May 26, 2025.
- From May 27 through July 6, 50% of the payment, minus a $20 processing fee, is refundable.
- After July 6th there will be NO REFUNDS.
NOTE: There are no make-up classes, wings, or account credits for cancellations
If you pay by check or money order, your refund will be made after the Festival finishes.
ADF 2023 Panel Discussion Videos
Sponsored in part by
In-Kind Donors
