South Dakota Aerial & Arts Youth Aerial & Bungee Fitness Programs
1200 E 3rd Street, Suite 113 Door F, Sioux Falls, SD 57103
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South Dakota Aerial & Arts Youth Aerial & Bungee Fitness Programs include aerial arts and bungee fitness, with kids able to try activities such as aerial silks, lyra, trapeze, aerial yoga, hammock, and slack drops. The program also offers strength and stretch classes, private lessons, and small group sessions, along with circus-style skills like fire dancing, juggling, baton twirling, partner acrobatics, stilt walking, flow arts, full circus shows, aerial bartending, pole fitness, lollipop lyra, acroyoga, and hand balancing.
• Ages: 4–18 years old
• Price: Prices for private parties start at $38 per person and vary based on the class size. A kid's trial aerial class is offered for $10.00 (60% off), and new members can get up to 50% off their first month of membership.
South Dakota Aerial & Arts opened in January 2023. The leadership team includes co-owners Ashley Premer (Head Lyra Instructor, Silks Coach, Performer) and Katie Critzer (Head Aerial Silks Instructor, Performer). The studio offers expert-led aerial arts and bungee fitness classes for kids and adults with professional coaching from instructors who have years of circus, performance, and teaching experience. Staff credentials include Chris Coughlin, who taught and did yoga for 9 years before starting aerial silks; Erica Mortensen, who is a certified teacher of the deaf/hard of hearing and fluent in American Sign Language; and Tammy Garland, who has been a group fitness instructor for many years, focusing on group strength classes and Pilates.
Their stated goal is to make South Dakota Aerial & Arts a community where participants feel empowered, motivated, and supported, and they state that they strive to make fitness fun for everyone through challenging classes, open gyms, private parties, competitions, and workshops. They describe their vision as a gym dedicated specifically to aerial and alternative fitness classes that values and welcomes students of all backgrounds, skill levels, and genders, and they state that they are passionate about bringing safe, inclusive fitness to others.
Based on 110+ Google reviews, they report 5-star fitness coaching. Instructor and co-owner Katie Critzer has won multiple awards for her aerial performances, including Best Variety Act for aerial doubles at OKCBF, 1st place in Aerial Silks and Hammock at the Black Hills Aerial Cup, and one 1st place and two 2nd place awards in All-Star Aerial Silks at Aerialympics and Aerial Star; she was named on Sioux Falls' 2023 30 Under 30, was in the 2022 cohort of CoStarters through Start Up Sioux Falls, and is the founder and leading force behind the Dakota Aerial Championship. Coach Chris Coughlin won Best Variety Performance for his duo aerial silks act at OKCBF in 2023 and 1st place in adult advanced silks at the Black Hills Aerial Cup in 2024. Athlete Grace Outland took 1st place in Advanced Aerial Silks at the Black Hills Aerial Cup and 2nd place at the Dakota Aerial Championship.
South Dakota Aerial & Arts describes itself as Sioux Falls' Premier Aerial & Bungee Fitness Studio and Sioux Falls' Only Bungee Fitness Studio, and it offers high-flying, low-impact bungee fitness classes that provide a full-body cardio workout, with clear progression, professional coaching, and a supportive community. The program offers beginner classes for kids 4+ multiple times per week, hosts a Youth Performance Team, and runs open gyms, private parties, competitions, and workshops, including events and performances such as the Dakota Aerial Championship. They also offer aerial or bungee bachelorette parties, kids' birthday parties, corporate outings, date nights, and ladies' nights out, and state that parties are accessible for all fitness levels.
In community involvement, they put together Sioux Falls' first circus performance group that brings circus entertainment to the public through ambient performances, try-its, and shows. They offer a Chipotle Fundraiser Night to support the SDAA Performance Team and perform at events such as the Stampede Halftime Show at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center. One parent review states that SD Aerial & Arts offers a unique fitness experience taught by supportive and skilled instructors, describes the space as welcoming for people of all fitness levels, and notes the satisfaction of finally getting a move that has been practiced.
Last updated March 18, 2026.
• Ages: 4–18 years old
• Price: Prices for private parties start at $38 per person and vary based on the class size. A kid's trial aerial class is offered for $10.00 (60% off), and new members can get up to 50% off their first month of membership.
South Dakota Aerial & Arts opened in January 2023. The leadership team includes co-owners Ashley Premer (Head Lyra Instructor, Silks Coach, Performer) and Katie Critzer (Head Aerial Silks Instructor, Performer). The studio offers expert-led aerial arts and bungee fitness classes for kids and adults with professional coaching from instructors who have years of circus, performance, and teaching experience. Staff credentials include Chris Coughlin, who taught and did yoga for 9 years before starting aerial silks; Erica Mortensen, who is a certified teacher of the deaf/hard of hearing and fluent in American Sign Language; and Tammy Garland, who has been a group fitness instructor for many years, focusing on group strength classes and Pilates.
Their stated goal is to make South Dakota Aerial & Arts a community where participants feel empowered, motivated, and supported, and they state that they strive to make fitness fun for everyone through challenging classes, open gyms, private parties, competitions, and workshops. They describe their vision as a gym dedicated specifically to aerial and alternative fitness classes that values and welcomes students of all backgrounds, skill levels, and genders, and they state that they are passionate about bringing safe, inclusive fitness to others.
Based on 110+ Google reviews, they report 5-star fitness coaching. Instructor and co-owner Katie Critzer has won multiple awards for her aerial performances, including Best Variety Act for aerial doubles at OKCBF, 1st place in Aerial Silks and Hammock at the Black Hills Aerial Cup, and one 1st place and two 2nd place awards in All-Star Aerial Silks at Aerialympics and Aerial Star; she was named on Sioux Falls' 2023 30 Under 30, was in the 2022 cohort of CoStarters through Start Up Sioux Falls, and is the founder and leading force behind the Dakota Aerial Championship. Coach Chris Coughlin won Best Variety Performance for his duo aerial silks act at OKCBF in 2023 and 1st place in adult advanced silks at the Black Hills Aerial Cup in 2024. Athlete Grace Outland took 1st place in Advanced Aerial Silks at the Black Hills Aerial Cup and 2nd place at the Dakota Aerial Championship.
South Dakota Aerial & Arts describes itself as Sioux Falls' Premier Aerial & Bungee Fitness Studio and Sioux Falls' Only Bungee Fitness Studio, and it offers high-flying, low-impact bungee fitness classes that provide a full-body cardio workout, with clear progression, professional coaching, and a supportive community. The program offers beginner classes for kids 4+ multiple times per week, hosts a Youth Performance Team, and runs open gyms, private parties, competitions, and workshops, including events and performances such as the Dakota Aerial Championship. They also offer aerial or bungee bachelorette parties, kids' birthday parties, corporate outings, date nights, and ladies' nights out, and state that parties are accessible for all fitness levels.
In community involvement, they put together Sioux Falls' first circus performance group that brings circus entertainment to the public through ambient performances, try-its, and shows. They offer a Chipotle Fundraiser Night to support the SDAA Performance Team and perform at events such as the Stampede Halftime Show at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center. One parent review states that SD Aerial & Arts offers a unique fitness experience taught by supportive and skilled instructors, describes the space as welcoming for people of all fitness levels, and notes the satisfaction of finally getting a move that has been practiced.
Last updated March 18, 2026.
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