As young children, we have an extraordinary power to try new things and not fear failure or shame. The passion I would have never discovered if it were not for the child version of me was aerial silks, and I am incredibly grateful to my younger self for taking her first aerial silks class. When I was seven, I had been taking traditional dance classes such as ballet and jazz for four years, and while I loved it, I remember being consistently bored with the class, wishing we would do something more exhilarating. I was about to abandon dance when my mom brought me to "Kurio," a Cirque de Soleil show in Denver. After the performance, I immediately knew that was what I wanted to do, and luckily for me, right around that time, a dance studio close to my house began offering aerial silks classes. After my first class, I was hooked and solely took aerial silk classes for three years, after which I started to get back into traditional dance styles, which further complemented my newly found passion. By the time I was 11, I was at the highest level offered at my studio, and I flourished off of the artistic and physical challenge aerial silks offered. At 14, I began teaching aerial silks classes which instilled a deep love of sharing something I was so passionate about with others. Now, I am the primary aerial teacher at my studio, and I take classes all around Denver in various disciplines of aerial arts, such as lyra and trapeze. Aerial silks has brought me so many friends, connections, and has played a significant role in solidifying who I am as a person today.