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Upcoming events

BITS SHOWCASES

At Be in the Sky, students get the chance to showcase their skills in pole, aerials, movement, and more in a unique performance setting. The studio will be transformed into an intimate theatre for these performances, with multiple shows planned to accommodate supportive friends and family. Tickets are limited for each show, with a small contribution requested as part of a fundraiser for our chosen charity. Each performance weaves into a complete story, creating a captivating, holistic experience for the audience.

The showcases are planned for the Halloween and Easter period. Please contact us (by e-mail or Whatsapp/text) to get more info, and stay tuned for updates on social media.

Upcoming Showcases at Be in the Sky!

We are excited to announce our next two showcases! Each show will last approximately 60 minutes and can feature a maximum of 12 performers to ensure we have enough space left for our audience.

Halloween Showcase 🎃 — Theme: "Being Human"

📅 Weekend of 1st/2nd November 2025

🕒 Mandatory tech rehearsal: Sunday 26th October 2025

🕒 Mandatory dress rehearsal: Friday 31st October 2025

Theme explanation: "Being Human" invites an open, reflective approach. You might explore human struggles, daily challenges, mental health issues or personal journeys — but also bigger questions like what does it mean to be human? What defines us as human beings? What makes us different from animals? How would we appear to an alien civilization observing us from afar? For this showcase, we aim to link all performances into a wholesome storyline, seen through the eyes of a scientist trying to understand humans, setting the scene before each act.

Easter Showcase 🐣 — Theme: "Video Games"

📅 Weekend of 11th/12th April 2026

🕒 Mandatory tech rehearsal: Sunday 5th April 2026

🕒 Mandatory dress rehearsal: Friday 10th April 2026

Theme explanation: this "Video Games" theme is probably self-explanatory — but expect lots of fun and creativity! Let you be inspired by classic, nostalgic or even futuristic gaming worlds. Think bold characters, quests, levels, challenges, and hero moves!)

We can't wait to create more unforgettable memories with you all! ✨

WORKSHOPS

At BITS, we regularly welcome guest instructors to share their expertise across a range of movement styles. Our workshops cover everything from handstand technique and yoga for aerialists to heels technique, choreography, spinny pole, and more—offering opportunities for anyone looking to explore and develop their skills.

An overview of our scheduled 2025 workshops:

Saturday 3 May: POLE; Heels Choreo by Nicola

Saturday 17 May: POLE, Heels Technique with Sharon

Saturday 7 June: POLE, Heels with Nicola

Saturday 5 July: POLE, Heels with Nicola

Not sure if the workshop is of the right level for you? Feel free to reach out—we’re happy to help!

For more info and booking contact us directly.

POLE/HEELS WORKSHOP

DATE: 18/5/25

TIME: 11:00-12:30

COST: £30/early-bird price:£25 (available until 4/5/25)

Perfect Poise with Minxyj!

Perfect Poise is designed to focus explicitly on technique in heels to utilise the whole shoe in creating perfect poise, lines and improve your ability to execute tricks flawlessly. During the session, you'll work through how to best use the shoe in different movements and tricks, and by the end you'll have a choreo sequence to showcase your skills.

Suitable for all abilities!

Minxyj (aka Sharon) is a multi-disciplined aerial instructor, with over a decade of experience, and resident heels instructor at Dynamic Aerial. She has a wealth of experience, learning from the best heels instructors around and is one of this year's ExoQueen 2025 finalists. Minxyj is passionate about making spaces inclusive and safe, so that people can explore their sense of self through movement.

Booking by sending us an email or WhatsApp message.

POLE/HEELS WORKSHOP

DATE: 3/5/2025

TIME: 11:00-12.30

PRICE: £20/£17.50

Join Nicola at our studio for a sassy heels choreography workshop set to Maneater by Nelly Furtado! This session is all about musicality, confidence, and fully owning every move. Open to all levels, with variations to match your experience. Heels are encouraged, but if you feel sassier in socks or trainers, go for it! Kneepads are recommended—we’ll be getting into some floorwork (and maybe even a cheeky drop or two!).

This workshop is SOLD OUT, but a waiting list is available. Contact us for more info.

Past events

SHOW NIGHT

Our first-ever showcase took place on the 4th of Nov 2023.

Be in the Sky students and friends created fairy-tale & legend-inspired performances in pole, aerial hoop and hammock. Each of the 5 acrobatic/dance routines were introduced and linked together with a real storyteller and actors, and the show had a total running time of 50min. The studio was converted into a small theatre to showcase these performances, and hosted almost 45 people as audience.

The performers were (in order of appearance): Diego (clowning), Milo (junior actor), Katie (storyteller), Maryam (pole), Penny (pole), Madison (hoop), Avi (hoop) and Beike (aerial hammock).

All proceeds of £198 went to a wonderful charity, Rainbow Trust, to support the families of critically ill children.

SHOWNIGHT II

On the weekend of 6 & 7 of April, 2024, we had not one but 2 showcases!! Inspired by classic films, Be in the Sky and friends created 10 performances in pole, aerials and movement. The event was presented as the BITS awards with the glamorous hosts Katie and Diego introducing each performance with a quirky nomination. As we do like things topsy-turvy, raffle prizes were given away as part of the show.

All proceeds of £562 were donated to When you wish upon a star, a charity to grant magical wishes to very poorly children.

The pole & aerial performers in order of appearance are:

Performers in Pole:

Georgia as Willy Wonka in her own chocolate factory
Cyra in her Austin Powers inspired act
Penny & Maryam: single + duo act as The Joker & Harley Quinn

Performers in Aerial Hoop:

Tyler with her Dirty Dancing performance
Ellie inspired by the Mockingjay (Hunger Games)
Betsy: Armageddon inspired performance
Kelly & Madison: Chicago inspired duo act

Performers in Miscellaneous Disciplines:

Charlene: Lion King inspired aerial-straps act
Milo tumbling in his Mission Impossible inspired routine
Beike as Be in the Skywalker in her Star Wars inspired silks performance

SHOWNIGHT III

On the weekend of 2 & 3 November 2024 we had our first ever aerial Murder Mystery: The case of the Masked Mansion. Guests and performers were invited for a Masquerade ball at villa BITS. Just before midnight, Mrs Be Ville, the host of the ball was killed. As the location is remote, the killer must be among the guests, and everybody was suspicious! A detective team made up of a cynical inspector (Katie), a foolish but sweet police officer (Diego) and a smart detective (Milo) were investigating the case, and evidence and a variety of motives for the murder were revealed.

All proceeds of £764 for this showcase were donated to YoungMindsUK, a mental health charity for children, young people and their parents.

A special shout out to our wonderful performers, actors and scriptwriter who made this event to a memorable experience.

Performers in Pole:

Arya, Georgia, Jiufeng & Penny

Performers in Aerial Hoop:

Betsy, Ellie, Madison & Tyler

Performers in Miscellaneous Disciplines:

Katie, Diego & Milo as Detective Team (actors)
Beike (silks)

Script written by Katie.

SHOWCASE IV: Memoirs of a traveller

Around the World – Easter Showcase 2025

"Memoirs of a Traveller", was a spectacular showcase of pole, aerials, dance, and movement with an international theme! In just over 60 minutes, we went on a journey across the globe, featuring incredible performances by the talented students and instructors of Be in the Sky.

📅 Show Dates: 5th & 6th April 2025

These showcase are a way to celebrate movement, storytelling, and adventure. The audience witnessed the power of dance and the stories that connect us across continents. All proceeds of £846 were donated to our chosen charity (Right to Play), a charity that stands for protecting, educating, and empowering children to rise above adversity through the power of play.

Our fantastic performers are Suzie, Bella and Betsy on pole, Maddy, Charlie, Kelly, Tyler, Osha and Ellie on hoop, Georgia on trapeze, Maryam with a dance routine and Beike in silks, with Diego as our lovely Traveller, and Milo as recurring guest-actor.

Handstand & Movement Workshops

by Kuba

Would you love to be able to do a handstand? Kuba's workshop covers all the basic techniques for handstands, like hand placements, shoulder mobility and kick ups, and more.

For more information, check out his website: https://www.kubajursza.co.uk and/or his Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/KubaJursza

MOVEMENT EXPLORATION was another amazing workshop by Kuba!

Want to know more? check his webpage https://www.kubajursza.co.uk/

and/or his Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/KubaJursza

We had the pleasure to have Kuba over for a few super cool HANDSTAND workshops on:

1/4/2023
25/11/2023
27/1/2024
23/2/25

And there will be more. Please, keep an eye on this page and our/his social media.

A weekend of Theater CLOWN immersion

For the first time in Southampton, the studio was used for a fantastic 2-day theatre clown intensive, let by Igne Barkauskaite, on 24/25 Feb 2024. The workshop, inspired by the teachings of Jacques Lecoq, was for actors, theatre-makers, musicians, dancers, circus performers and the curious who would like to explore the realm and possibilities working with the smallest mask in the world - the red nose. No specific knowledge or background was needed, more important was the passion, empathy, curiosity and desire to explore. The workshop was physical and movement-based. There's time for observation, participation, feedback and reflection.

Burlesque Workshop

In this taster Burlesque experience, Kate Welfare, aka Brie van Dee, shared her experience and basic principles of Burlesque. On 18/5/24 and 1/6/24, a short dance routine was used to go through some fundamental burlesque movements. Props like elbow-long gloves and feather fans were added for that extra feminine poise. Burlesque is known for its fun and non-judgemental environment, and it does help women to feel more empowered and aid to learn to love their bodies.

Pole Workshop

Heels Tricks & Combos by Nicola Griffiths

On Saturday 9 Nov 2024, we had a 90-min pole workshop in which several high-heel tricks and short sequences were taught. As there was no musicality involved, everybody could move to any speed they wished. Generally, for our heels workshops knee pads are highly recommended, but heels are optional (for those who don't have heels or prefer bare-feet dancing).

Check out some video/photo footage of this workshop on our social media platform.

Pole Workshop

Spinning Flow Choreo by Hannah Wardall

On Saturday 11 Jan 2025, we had the lovely Hannah (check out her (IG: hanlou_poleart) at our studio for an exciting workshop focused on spinning pole techniques and flowy combinations, all brought together in a stunning routine. This workshop was aimed for intermediate pole dancers (16+) who are comfortable with basic inverts, including moves like the butterfly and inside/outside leg hangs.

Pole Workshop

Pole Flow in Heels by Nicola Griffiths

On Sunday, February 9, 2025, Nicola (check out her IG: iamnarriepole) returned to BITS with a captivating flow sequence that blended low flow, base work, and heels tricks. The workshop was open to all levels, with Nicola offering variations to suit both beginners and advanced movers. Participants had the freedom to add their own style, perform at their own pace, and bring the routine to life with music of their choice—making it a truly personal experience.

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