PETRA

Aerial Practitioner, Founder of Aerapy Method

About the Aerapist

Petra Hanson is a radical believer in aerial movement as medicine that makes you stand taller. Aerapy Method is her passion and brave second act. A former pop singer-in-Japan from New York City, Petra's been growing her aerial wings for over five years as a practice to heal her physical and mental wellbeing. But dance and movement have always lived deep in her DNA. She was raised by a single mom who ran The Lotte Berk studio in Manhattan (the original Barre Method) before becoming a guru of The Alexander Technique, who primarily worked with opera singers and professional performers from Lincoln Center. As her daughter, Petra learned the power of proper alignment with gravity early on.

Her past grounds her present love for aerial movement and it’s calming effect on the body. In an era where slouching on phones for hours at a time is the norm, this feels like her calling—to help humans heal their bodies, age painlessly, and above all, experience the joy of flying fearlessly!