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Esteemed friends and fellow artists, I'm popping in today to answer some FAQ's about the Aerial Serpent retreat experience I'm hosting in January with the great Kristina "Nekyia" Canizares of Fit & Bendy. Prefer to listen/watch rather than read? Kristina and I recorded an IG live which you can watch here. If you're not interested in the retreat, please enjoy this very stupid reel that made me laugh so hard I sent it to my sister immediately. In fact I'm about to send it to her again...

Hi friends, and welcome to spooky season. I know at least 75% of you are happily doing this right now: Artwork by Bill Crisafi This is my monthly blast to compile all the corners of the internet I whisper to, as well as to deliver Woo Corner- which is at the bottom if you're in a hurry. But I hope you're not. As a friend said Wednesday after a dance class, "didn't we decide we don't do rushing anymore?" So get yourself a slow beverage and enjoy a leisurely perusal of words. I'm glad you're...

This email is written as a courtesy, to all of you who have a troublesome relationship with social media. I'm sending this because the vast majority of the artists I work with HATE social media and yet feel they are forced to use it. That is a recipe for disaster. Two truths: 1- You do not have to use social media. You really don't. You don't!! You only have to use it if you want to benefit from it. 2- Most of us want to benefit from it. If you want to benefit from it, but you actually hate...

Good morning, Glories! I have a very cool announcement to make- as you might know, for the past couple of years I've been cohosting hoop-specific retreats at Sweet Retreats in Mexico with the wonderful Jenny Tufts (hey Jenny!). This year, Jenny has landed a dreamy contract and is unavailable, which led me down a path of searching through friends and colleagues to find someone to cohost with me. There was one in particular I knew would be a spectacular fit- but of course she is near constantly...

Happy Friday, excellent creatures, This is a courtesy email to remind you that the doors to Cycle 29 of The Audacity Project will expire tonight, at 11:59pm eastern time. The haps for Cycle 29 are: Cycle 29 runs September 15-November 13th, 2025 Break week (no classes or meetings) is October 13-17 This is the 2nd to last cycle of its kind. Cycle 30 will enroll in the spring, and will be the final iteration of this beautiful thing. About the program: ✨Weekly assignments through Teachable:...

I want to let you in on something I desperately wish someone had told me when I was at the beginning of my career. It's going to change. It should. The things you want now, you likely won't want them forever. Either because you did them already, or because they quietly slunk away due to misuse. I did not know this. I had an idea for how my career was supposed to look, and any aberration from that ideal seemed like a personal indignity. In retrospect, every single bit of it was necessary. This...

I'm going live on the gram tomorrow at 11am to answer some of my FAQ's about The Audacity Project, but I wanted to answer them here too- because I believe in transparency. You have the questions, I have answers! Keeping it real- one question at a time: Wait how much is this program again? The Audacity Project is a $1197 investment- if you pay upfront, it's only $1097. Alumni perks also include the ability to audit any future cycles for free, discounts on affiliated programs like the fantastic...

I think about this a lot. Artists have a reputation (including their self-concept) of being "bad with money." But I gotta tell ya, the evidence strongly suggests otherwise. Artists aren't bad with money. Artists are freakin brilliant with money! Who else do you know who can produce something that's never seen the light of day on a budget of $25, Swarovski crystals, and a tub of fake blood? Artists can make so much happen with so little. Their resourcefulness knows no bounds. Particularly I...

What it is: The Audacity Project is an 8 week guided online process to equip aerialists, performing artists, and creative entrepreneurs with the tools necessary to be working professionals. Translation: to get your shit together. Our aim is to finally create a website that you love, and that is authentic to who you are becoming (not who you were two years ago, you already know how to do that). A website is a good tool, but it's rarely enough to change the course of your career- which is where...

4 min read Good mornin, my good people, and welcome to September! I know this list reaches into several corners of the world, so perhaps not everyone is having the experience the Americans are having- which is to wake up each day and say in the words of Dorothy Parker, "What fresh hell is this?" I hope you are well. I hope you can stay well. Sometimes it feels like that is our most challenging task- to insist on our own wellness and to nurture it with the stubborn audacity of a creature who...