Ashley Robinson the owner of Aerial Athletics Dallas and the head coach of FlexyFit and Aerial Ashletes, out of Dallas, Texas. This dynamic and melanated aerialist and coach focuses on adaptive training for everyBODY and helping people of all shapes and sizes master their bodies so that they can achieve their aerial ambitions in the air and on the ground. Promoting body inclusion, better teaching practices, self-advocacy are passions of hers.
Ashley started in the world of pole fitness over a decade ago, and her passion for aerials, circus, flexibility and fitness has grown into an obsession. She received her USPDF Pro Card in 2017 and was the 2017 PSO Level 4 1st place champ! She has gone on to train dozens of winning pole and aerial competitors, including members of Team USA for Pole Art an Pole Sport.
Addicted to learning, Ashley is a master nerd and body sorceress with numerous fitness and aerial certifications. She’s also a NASM Certified Personal Trainer, Corrective Exercise Specialist and Human Movement Specialist with eleven years of experience in fitness, flexibility, dance conditioning, pole and aerial. The knowledge behind these studies allows her to help others move better and feel better. Her goal? To help everyBODY master their movement.
Ashley is extremely active in the circus community. In addition to being a member of Fly Black Aerialist and BIPOC Circus Alliance (BCA), she has taught at events such as ACE's EdCon (in person and virtual), Pole Poised's Pole-A-Thon and speciality trainings on Marketing and Competition for the Fly Black Aerialist community. She is also the creator of Slay the Stage, a community pole and aerial show in North Texas.
She is the current Athlete Chair for US Pole Sports Federation (USPSF), a judge for Aerialympics, Pole Circus, PSO and USPSF, and the current Communications Coordinator for ACE/AYCO.
Before becoming a circus geek, Ashley was a business creative and now enjoys hanging out at the creative intersection of those two passions. When she’s not dangling in the air or coaching, you can find her putting her MBA and marketing expertise to use to help spread the love of aerials and circus with the world. As a business creative, she loves helping soloprenuers and small businesses achieve their business goals.