for aerial silks, hoop, and trapeze studios

Studio software for aerial arts

Per-rig capacity, mandatory safety intake, level progression that respects what aerial work actually requires. Built for the silks, hoop, lyra, and trapeze studio that runs structured progression and cannot accept drop-in chaos at intermediate level.

An aerial silks class with five students hanging from pastel silks, an instructor reaching out to coach.
what changes when it fits

Built for your specific shape

Per-rig pick-a-spot

Drag your silks, hoops, and trapezes into a floor plan. Students pick the rig they want at booking. Tag each rig with its apparatus type so a silks-only student does not get booked onto a trapeze. Out-of-rig spots reroute bookings automatically when a rig needs to be taken out of service.

Aerial-specific intake with hard gates

Pregnancy, blood-thinners, vertigo, recent neck or shoulder surgery surface as conditional fields. Hard-gate certain answers so a client cannot book an inversions class without confirming clearance. E-signature waiver required. Re-attestation at 12 months.

Level-tagged progression

Tag classes Intro / Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced / Choreography. Lock progression so beginners cannot drop into advanced inverts. Most studios run a beginner term block as the on-ramp; intermediate and above open to drop-in once the student completes it.

who this fits

Who Junocal is built for here

Built for studios running aerial silks, hoop (lyra), trapeze (static or dance), aerial yoga, hammock, or aerial sling as primary or significant disciplines. The defining shape: per-rig capacity (one student per silk, one per hoop), level-tagged classes with structured progression (most studios run a beginner block before allowing drop-in to intermediate), required intake covering aerial-specific contraindications (pregnancy, blood-thinning medications, vertigo, recent neck/shoulder injury, hypermobility), and mandatory liability waivers. Many aerial studios also run pole, low-flow, or fitness adjacent disciplines; Junocal handles them on the same calendar.

specifics

What you get, specifically

  • Per-rig pick-a-spot booking, tagged by apparatus type (silks, hoop, trapeze, sling).
  • Conditional intake with hard gates for aerial contraindications and required waiver.
  • Level-tagged classes with prerequisite locks for safe progression.
  • Term blocks for beginner aerial courses as a single Stripe transaction.
  • Adjacent disciplines (pole, low-flow, fitness) on the same calendar as a separate service type.
  • Stripe Connect Standard, your merchant account. Starter $39, Studio $99, no annual contract.
how it plays out

Three real moments

Specific operational scenarios this studio shape runs into, and what Junocal does for each.

Standard 8-week beginner silks course

Set up the block: 8 sessions, fixed cohort, single Stripe charge with optional deposit-plus-balance split. Beginners cannot drop in to intermediate or advanced until they complete the block. Refund-with-medical-doc rules apply. The booking flow makes the progression obvious — a student trying to book intermediate silks first sees the beginner-prerequisite message.

A new client tries to book a trapeze class

She fills out the intake. The pregnancy field triggers a hard gate: 'aerial trapeze inversions are not recommended during pregnancy; please book a separate consult'. She cannot proceed with the trapeze booking until either the pregnancy answer changes or she books a consult service instead. The hard gate prevents the awkward conversation at the studio door.

A rigging point fails inspection

The instructor marks the affected rig as out of service from the staff view. The floor plan updates immediately. The students booked on that rig get an SMS and email with their booking moved to the next open rig of the same apparatus type. Cancellation policy is suppressed; no charge, no scramble.

the things we get asked

Questions

Can the intake form hard-gate clients with pregnancy or recent surgery?

Yes. The intake supports hard gates: certain answers block the booking from completing until the answer changes or the client books a different service (consult, beginner ground-work, etc.). Common gates for aerial work include pregnancy, recent neck or shoulder surgery, current blood-thinner use, vertigo, and uncontrolled blood pressure.

How does per-rig pick-a-spot handle mixed-apparatus classes?

If your beginner class uses silks and hoop in the same session (so a student does both), configure the class with two attached apparatus and the rig assignment becomes a sequence rather than a single pick. Most aerial studios run single-apparatus classes; mixed-apparatus configurations are rarer but supported.

Do you support choreography blocks with fixed cohorts and a recital?

Yes. A choreography block runs as a term cohort with fixed attendance, one payment for the full block, and the recital as a separate ticketed event. Cohort intake captures performance details (costume preferences, music choice contributions, song-time accommodations).

We share rigging with another studio. Can we share calendars too?

Each Junocal account has its own calendar by default. Two studios sharing a rigging space typically maintain separate Junocal accounts and coordinate rig availability through a shared external calendar (Google Calendar works well) that each studio references when scheduling. Get in touch at hello@junocal.com if you'd like to walk through the specific shared-resource configuration that fits your operation.

Is Junocal insurance-friendly for aerial studios?

Junocal captures the intake and waiver evidence your insurer typically requires (signed waiver with timestamp, intake responses with timestamps, re-attestation history, booking confirmation timestamps). It is not a clinical EHR and does not generate SOAP-style notes. Most aerial-studio insurance policies are satisfied by waiver and intake evidence; check with your specific insurer.

Deeper dives

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