Ensemble Sign-Up Survey

Please read each ensemble description carefully and select the routines you’re interested in being a part of. You can say “yes” or “no” to any or all of them, just be honest about what excites you!

Important Notes:

• You may participate in up to 3 ensembles total.

• At the end of this survey, you’ll be asked to indicate how many ensemble routines you’d like to join (1, 2, or 3). This is a required field.

• These routines are being built specifically for Aerialympics Nationals, so by signing up, you’re confirming that you plan to attend that competition, even if you don’t qualify as a soloist.

Let’s make something epic together!

“Toy Story: The Toys Come to Life”

• Apparatus: Any

• Level: All Levels

• Storyline: When Andy leaves the room, the toys come alive and play, but chaos breaks out when a new toy arrives. Eventually, they learn to get along and have fun together.

• Visuals: Each kid is a toy (Woody, Buzz, dinosaur, etc.). Playful transitions between apparatus show the toys interacting, fighting, and reuniting.

“Alice in Wonderland: Down the Rabbit Hole”

• Apparatus: Any

• Level: All Levels

• Storyline: Alice falls through the rabbit hole and meets a series of odd characters (Cheshire Cat, Mad Hatter, Queen of Hearts). Each character is a different aerialist.

• Visuals: Colorful, slightly surreal costuming. Each aerialist gets a small solo moment to represent their character. Ends with Alice waking up.

“Three Blind Mice (with a Twist)”

• Apparatus: Lyra Ladder & Silks

• Level: Mid to High

• Storyline: Starts with the traditional blind mice being chased by the farmer’s wife, but they escape and become mischievous heroes.

• Visuals: The three mice stumble onstage in sunglasses or blindfolds, clumsily climbing and colliding in exaggerated, cartoonish fashion. Each mouse has a unique personality (timid, bold, or goofy) as they scramble across the apparatus. The “farmer’s wife” chases them with a rolling pin, creating playful tension. Trick sequences are timed to look like near-misses, pratfalls, or accidental successes, with group shapes like a stacked mouse pile or synchronized tail swings. The act finishes with the mice outwitting the farmer’s wife and striking a sassy, victorious pose.

“Hocus Pocus: The Sanderson Sisters’ Return”

• Apparatus: Triangle and Lyras

• Level: Mid to High

• Storyline: The witches are back and they’re recruiting a new coven. Spells, flying tricks, and a little chaos ensue.

• Visuals: Three featured witches (Winifred, Sarah, Mary) in colorful versions of their iconic outfits. Dramatic entrances with cloaks, mid-air “spell casting” via fabric tosses, group silks shapes. Ends with the witches lifting their new coven into the sky as fog rolls in.

“Grease Lightning: Greasers vs. Pink Ladies”

• Apparatus: Any

• Level: All Levels

• Storyline: The boys and girls show off, clash, flirt, and unite over a shiny hot rod and some killer choreography.

• Visuals: Slicked-back hair, leather jackets, red lipstick, neck scarves. Dueling aerial sections with boys on one apparatus and girls on another, meeting in the middle for dynamic flips, drops, and synced sections. Ends with everyone working together for one big finish, possibly forming the shape of a car or striking a tableau like a movie poster.

“Copacabana: The Showgirl Tragedy”

• Apparatus: Rope & Straps

• Level: High

• Storyline: A glamorous showgirl and her love interest get swept into a dramatic nightclub fight, told through aerial duets and ensemble dance.

• Visuals: Feathers, rhinestones, vibrant Latin-inspired costumes. The show opens with group choreography on the floor and apparatus, then follows Lola’s story as she performs, gets swept up in romance, and tragedy unfolds. Rope or straps become metaphors for entanglement or conflict, with an emotional finish as Lola ends up alone in a spotlight, surrounded by motionless ensemble members.

“The Heist: Aerial Ocean’s 8”

• Apparatus: Lyra, Trapeze, Rope

• Level: Mid to High

• Storyline: A team of stylish thieves attempts a high-stakes museum heist, but one might be a traitor.

• Visuals: All-black catsuits or sparkly disguise outfits, sunglasses, red gloves. Each performer has a “specialty”(acro, tech, distraction, etc.)shown through solos. Dynamic rope climbing to reach “security systems,” trio lyra spins for the vault, dramatic suspensions and freezes when an alarm is triggered. Ends with a twist: they pull it off… or do they?

“The Wizard of Oz: Storm and Arrival”

• Apparatus: Spanish Web & Feature of Choice

• Level: Mid to High

• Storyline: Dorothy is swept up in a tornado and meets the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion on her journey to Oz.

• Visuals: Dramatic storm section with spanish web winds, Dorothy lifted in the “twister.” We could stop there or transition into whimsical characters she meets along the way, brightly colored costumes, oversized props (flowers, bricks, etc.). Each “friend” gets a featured aerial moment, ending with the group forming a visual yellow brick road to Oz across the apparatuses.

“Surf’s Up: Jaws on the Beach”

• Apparatus: Silks, Lyra, Sling, Rope

• Level: All Levels

• Storyline: It’s a sunny vintage beach day full of dancing and surfing, until someone spots a fin. Panic, drama, and a heroic showdown unfold as the lifeguards and beachgoers must band together to defeat the shark.

• Visuals: 60s-style swimwear, sunglasses, colorful props. Shark character in minimalist costume. Trick-heavy with comedic and dramatic beats. Ends with the group mimicking a wave crashing over the shark and celebrating in a final beach pose.

“A Night at the Circus: The Show Must Go On”

• Apparatus: Rope, Lyra, Silks, Trapeze, Sling

• Level: All Levels

• Storyline: Opening night is about to begin when the star act goes missing. The performers scramble to pull together a show (improv-style) taking on new roles, confronting stage fright, and learning the magic of teamwork.

• Visuals: Traditional circus costumes with character-specific tweaks: clowns, ringleaders, animals, trapeze artists, etc. A few comedic bits offset emotional moments of growth and collaboration. Finale features unified movement and the star returning to cheers.