Anna Cicone
silks

Anna began her aerial journey 14 years ago and currently co-owns The Aerial House studio with her husband, Nick. She has performed on a variety of professional projects, including SZA's Grammy music video for the debut of her song, Saturn. Anna started aerial "late" in life with no prior training in gymnastics or dance. Because of this, she loves coaching students on their own journeys of gaining strength, confidence, and grace in the air while sharing her own unique wraps and sequencing.

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Meet the instructors

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Nick Zerman
hammock

Nick started his career as a professional dancer and introduced aerial into his repertoire around 2008. He enjoyed this new realm of movement so much that he went on to open the Aerial House with his wife Anna in 2016. It was then that he discovered his true passion: guiding and teaching the next generation of aerialists. Nick coaches both adult and youth students and helps facilitate our performance shows from behind the scenes. 

Christy Guevara
dance trapeze

Christy started her aerial journey over 10 years ago on hammock and fell in love with the freedom of movement in the air. She has explored a variety of apparatuses, but trapeze ultimately stole her heart. She completed her teacher training in trapeze in 2023 and teaches both adults and youth. She's passionate about helping others build strength and confidence in the air. She especially loves teaching youth and watching young aerialists discover their own aerial magic. Come spin and fly with her!

A female aerial performer is performing a split while hanging from blue aerial silks in a dimly lit room with brick walls.
A female aerial performer hanging from a red hoop in a dimly lit indoor space.
A female aerial performer hanging from a red hoop in a dimly lit indoor space.

Angela Morgan
hoop

Angela Morgan took her first hoop class in 2021 and quickly became addicted. She found a new art form to self express without any expectations or pressure, just pure joy and exploration. The residual thrill from her first self-choreographed piece left her no choice but to make aerial a second career. Since then, she has choreographed solo acts and group performances. She has expanded her apparatus repertoire, but her favorites to perform on are hoop and chains.

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Elise ‘Teddy’ Sipos
various apparatuses

Teddy began her aerial dance exploration in 2009 with Aerial Dance Chicago. After attending the ProTrack program at the New England Center for Circus Arts in 2012, she moved to San Antonio to teach and perform full time for Aerial Horizon. Teddy has since taught and performed across the US and happily calls Pasadena home these days.

Heather Tipton
silks

Heather came to circus later in life as a way to find her way back into her body after having two children. It quickly became a place where she felt most herself. She has been a cast member in a tent circus in Sonoma, CA; competed at VIVA Fest; and performed at Moisture Festival, Ebb & Flow Dance Festival, and Boobie Trap LA. Heather’s aerial style is focused on dynamic movement. Heather’s classes focus on dynamic movement in the air as a way to add interest to your aerial movement practice.

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Jordann Baker
silks

Jordann Baker began her aerial career in NYC in 2006 and has been flying high ever since! After cofounding the House of Yes in NYC, she continued teaching and performing, from Dubai to Vienna, across the US and on the 2024 Grammys. She wrote, directed, and performed in an original rock circus, Shapeshifter, and is a regular instructor for the Paper Doll Militia's aerial teacher training program. Jordann is a technical teacher and enjoys helping students of all levels understand the mechanics and nuances of how aerial skills work.  She is proud to be part of the creative and supportive circus community at The Aerial House!

A woman with tattoos in a sleeveless top and leggings performing aerial silk acrobatics against a dark background, with a flower in her hair.

Monika Beuzet
silks

Monika began her aerial silks journey at seven years old, sparking a lifelong love for the strength, creativity, and freedom that come with being in the air. She loves the unique combination of artistry and athleticism; challenging both the body and mind while giving each person the freedom to develop their own style of movement and expression. As a coach, she loves creating a supportive, empowering environment where students can challenge themselves, celebrate their progress, and experience the feeling of accomplishing something they once thought was impossible.

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Fiona Cansino
hammock

Fiona Cansino has been an instructor at The Aerial House since 2024. She came to aerial with a background in dance, music and visual arts. All of these mediums of expression inform her approach to teaching, moving and choreographing in the air.  Fiona specialized in spin technique and performance. With a focus on the individual strengths and needs of her students, she cultivates a learning environment in which students feel encouraged to explore all of the different ways to express themselves through this wonderful apparatus. 

A female aerial silk performer hangs upside down on brown silk fabrics against a red brick wall, in a dark studio environment with spotlight highlighting her.
A female aerialist performs a split pose on a pink aerial hoop, hanging upside down from the ceiling of a dimly lit studio with brick walls.

Helen Zhu
hoop

Helen has always been passionate about fitness, yoga, and movement. After 10 years of practicing aerial, she is excited to share her experience with others and help students discover the joy of movement in a fun, creative, and supportive way.

Katie Mack
various apparatuses

Originally from a small northwestern Pennsylvania town, Katie coached Gymnastics from 1999 – 2007.  She accidentally stumbled into the Aerial Arts world in 2011 after being recruited off a film set to work in Props for Cirque Berzerk at L.A. Live Theater in Los Angeles.  It wasn't until moving to Pittsburgh, PA in 2015 that she started training at Iron City Circus Arts Circus School and fell in love with coaching the Aerial Arts.  Katie eventually moved back to LA and found an aerial home at The Aerial House.

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A woman performing an aerial silk routine against a brick wall background, hanging upside down with one leg extended.

Cindy Lee
hammock, hoop

With over a decade of experience, Cindy’s passion for the air has led her to perform and teach in diverse venues, bringing creative movement to life. Having navigated her own hypermobility, she places a profound and personal emphasis on injury prevention. Her classes blend creative artistry with smart, technical conditioning to ensure students build functional strength. Her goal is to foster an inclusive and empowering space where students can safely challenge their limits, discover their artistry, and thrive in the air for years to come.

Hana O’Connor
silks

Hana has been training aerial silks for over 15 years and teaching for 10. She ran away with the circus when she was 15 and never looked back! Before she moved to LA in 2024, she was teaching at The Hive in San Francisco, and before that, her hometown Mendocino for 10 years seasonally. Hana teaches part time while running her small business in the festival/aerial scene. She loves and feels so lucky to have creative spaces and communities in her life and as a career path!

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Jenn Logan
dance trapeze, aerial dance

Jenn Logan is an aerialist, movement coach and instructor, designer, and choreographer with a deep passion for the intersection of movement and visual art. With her background in dance and design she brings a multi-disciplinary approach to movement on and off the ground. She is committed to nurturing creativity and empowering students to explore their full potential, fostering both technical skill and artistic expression. Jenn is a founding member, resident choreographer, and executive director of Nancy Evans Dance Theatre based in Pasadena, CA.

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Kelly Maryanski
dance trapeze 

Kelly Maryanski is a true multi-hyphenate of the arts. A graduate of the Actors Gymnasium professional circus-training program, she has performed on camera and on stages all over the USA and UK. She was a company member with the Lyric Opera of Chicago before relocating to Los Angeles. Her performance style has been described as having a "vintage charm" and "melancholia." She recently wrapped two aerial-dance short films with DYNMC films. Kelly believes in the importance of discovering your own movement style in whatever apparatus you are drawn to.

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Veronica Yune
hoop

Veronica Yune is a Los Angeles-based artist honing her skills in burlesque, cirque, theatre, and beyond. With over 12 years of professional performance experience in aerial arts. Veronica is an Aerial House original instructor and mentor of over eight years, and holds a BA in Theatre from Cal State University, Northridge. Her passion is live performance and teaching.

A woman performing aerial silk acrobatics on a purple silk hanging from the ceiling, with a circular aerial hoop nearby, in a dimly lit brick-walled studio.