Our Teachers

Founder/Co-Owner/Aerial Arts Director, Aerial Dance Instructor and Choreographer

Growing up performing with GravityWorks Circus Troupe in Mexico, Maya has since followed her dream to teach aerial acrobatics and create aerial dance performances both in Mexico and the United States for over a decade. Combining her dance background of Flamenco, ballet and modern dance, she has a passion for creating stories with movement in the air.

Maya has two Teacher Training certificates from the New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA), six years of bilingual teaching experience for the GravityWorks school in Mexico, and four years of teaching at Aerial Dance Chicago (ADC) in Chicago, IL. Maya was the Aerial Dance Chicago’s Youth Ensemble Artistic Director from 2017 to 2020. She choreographed biannual performances for both the ADC Youth Ensemble and for the ADC Professional Dance Company.

Co-Owner/Theater Director, Instructor and Stage Combat Choreographer

Kayla is an actor, director, improviser, and fight choreographer. She has been performing and teaching over the past 10 years throughout Ohio, from Dayton to Columbus to her hometown of Yellow Springs. Kayla is an award winning actress. She received her Theatre Degree from Columbia College Chicago where she laid the groundwork for a career in the arts and found her passion for creating dynamic and safe storytelling. She is thrilled to be a part of GravityWorks and collaborating with Maya in this unique art form to continue her passion of storytelling and bringing dynamic and compelling art to her community.