A 7th generation native of Santa Barbara, she spent most of her childhood life flipping and dancing, By the age of twelve she was already an elite level 10 gymnast. She began her rigorous pursuit of aerial dance training in her early twenties.
Autumn has devoted her life to uniting healing arts with movement, finding flow within the body and weaving stories to create heartfelt connections. Her mission is to inspire students and audiences alike to tap into their innate gifts and find balance within themselves – and to share the love that they cultivate within the community. She has a deep love and passion for telling story through movements.
She has been blessed with the opportunity to perform, dance, and fly all over the world.
Here’s just a taste of the wide variety of artists and venues she has performed with:
Cirque du Soleil, The Lucent Dossier Experience, The Grammys, The Oscars, Toyota, Lexus, Roger Waters, Coachella Music & Arts Festival, Snoop Dog, P-Diddy, Taylor Swift, Natasha Bedingfield, Cindy Lauper, Outkast, The Roots, Ringo Starr, American Idol, Martin Gore, The Gypsy Kings, Zen Arts, Lucidity Festival, and many many more…
Spinning Queen
Adriana Llanes
Adriana began exploring the world of circus arts in 2010 with the introduction of hoop dance and circus jams in the city of Santa Cruz, California. Soon after she grew addicted to acroyoga and fire dance where she trained weekly in doubles and triples acro acts, fire fans, and fire hoop.
In 2012, aerial silks stole her heart away and Adriana began her aerial adventure with Flight Club Fitness on flying trapeze, lyra, and specializing on aerial silks.
She looks forward to sharing the many benefits of aerial silks and partner balance in cultivating strength, body awareness, flexibility, confidence, and trust in a fun unique style of movement where fitness meets art.
Head Coach | Co-Studio MAnager
Ellie Naftaly
Ellie Naftaly found her love of movement at a young age and found her calling in the air. She began training in aerial and dance at the age of 5 and quickly progressed to performing.
More than decade later she is deeply connected to her practice, finding new ways to extend her passion. Through teaching she has been able to share her love of art and movement.
She has been with Elevated Dreams since 2009 and has performed professionally in local and nearby Santa Barbara venues including Center Stage, The New Vic, local clubs, and festivals.
She has also been involved with her community, performing at benefits for nonprofits, such as Kids Helping Kids and the Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation.
