AerFire is an atmosphere of humane fitness and performing arts.
That means we use current science to ensure our training practices are physically safe, efficent, and effective.
That means we respect each person who walks in the door as a whole, unique, and wonderful individual.
We actively avoid the common toxic and traditional methods for training the arts, and instead we seek to educate, inform, encourage, and build confidence so that each person is empowered to make wise life choices for their own body.
We avoid blindly following the trends on social media. We enjoy exploring what others are doing around the world, but we keep a firm foot in solid exercise science as our foundation. Condition the Position. Train for longevity, not the ER.
If you have never quite fit in with other sports, try AerFire. Don't wait until you are strong before trying your first class. You will get strong in class. AerFire instructors are also Certified Personal Trainers. It's literally our job to help you build that muscle!
If you are a grown adult and miss gymnastics and calisthenics and the sports of your childhood, you are going to LOVE aerial! There is never an end to the challenges! As soon as you feel you've got a handle on one apparatus, we have more! Are you pretty good at pull-ups? Awesome? Let's take that muscle upside down!
Got kids climbing the walls? Bring them to AerFire! We will teach safe boundaries along with giving an outlet for truly exhilarating aerial work. Spinning, swinging, and flipping are regulating movements for most kids! At AerFire, we keep classes small so we can give each child personalized attention. We never make a child do a skill, but we will stand at their mat as long as they need. Courage takes time sometimes.
Paula Van Kuren
Paula Van Kuren is owner and master aerial instructor and vocal instructor at AerFire.
BSE Music Education, Vocal/Choral
Certified Personal Trainer, NASM. Certifications in Fitness Nutrition, Youth Exercise, Women's Fitness
Paula fell in love with aerial arts as a hobby while working as a fitness professional. She uses her knowledge and experience in exercise science and music education to create an aerial program that is fun, safe, and effective for lifelong aerialists!
Paula enjoys studying traditional weight-lifting, Josef Pilates, Lotte Berk (of the Barre Method), along with modern professional aerialists who share their work.
The AerFire Method is a science-based, safety-first, FITNESS process that utilizes the child development and pedagogy from the time-tested education methods.
If Suzuki and Kodaly, Orff and Dalcroze, Pilates and Barre were an aerial program, it would be AerFire.
Paula also teaches voice lessons that feel like a fitness class.
It's all breath work and body control.


Noah Polignone
Noah is a Certified Personal Trainer, NASM.
Noah began his aerial arts journey in 2018. AerFire is super lucky to have him as instructor! He's teaching adult aerial and ground flow classes.








