Vertical Art Dance

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Vertical Art Dance

We design specialty rigging solutions for aerial arts, specializing in custom truss!

Summer Davies
Founder / Vertical Dancer
Summer Davies is an aerial and contemporary dancer and instructor. She is trained in aerial fabric, contemporary, ballet, hip hop, modern, & jazz dance. Summer has successfully completed both level 1 & level 2 aerial yoga teacher trainings in Boulder Colorado with Aircat Aerial Yoga and holds a certificate in dance she earned from IDA Hollywood Contemporary

School of Dance. Summer is an experienced rigger and high angle tester working with ATS Filmworks on projects for TV shows such as The Amazing Race, The Biggest Loser, The Bachelorette, Big Brother, etc. She brings her ropes, rigging and safety knowledge to her aerial dance and creates new and innovative rigging solutions.

09/23/2025

in Tampa, Florida got a shiny new thing this weekend! 😍😍😍 Thank you for being such a wonderful client and trusting in Vertical Art Dance! 💜❤️💜

Need rigging solutions for your pole or aerial studio? Schedule a free consultation with us online at www.verticalartdance.com 🥳

08/22/2025

When is the last time made it through a HUGE project/endeavor and at the end had a smile that was this big, looking cool as a 🥒? 🤣

Look, aerial rigging is stressful. There’s A LOT at risk if you “do it wrong”…and if you’re a commercial studio-the stakes are even higher. Your students and instructors are looking to you (the owner) to keep them safe and ensure their foundation for flying is safe and secure.

That’s where comes in. 💜❤️💜 We strive to provide our clients with an stress-free process when it comes to navigating their rigging challenges. We know rigging and safety resources can feel overwhelming and information can often feel conflicting and convoluted 🥴. That’s why we guide you and educate you through every step—from design to delivery and install of every custom truss structure we build—so you can focus on your art and business while we handle the “heavy lifting.” 👊🏻

Do you need rigging solutions for your home or business? We design structures for small spaces, large spaces, weird spaces, tall spaces—-if you can dream it, we can build it 👏🏻

📞 Schedule a FREE phone consultation with us and we can provide you with an estimate for your project!

www.verticalartdance.com

📸 Build Day with 🫶🏻

08/15/2025

Last month we installed this 16’ aerial structure inside a beautiful Maryland home! We worked alongside our clients during the year-long construction phase of their home addition to make sure their truss fit ⭐️ perfectly ⭐️ in the space 👏🏻

Thank you Mimi and fam for trusting in for your custom truss rigging solutions 🦋

We design and build truss structures for the aerial arts in residential and commercial spaces. Need safe, aerial rigging for your space? Schedule a consultation with us online for a free estimate on your project!

www.verticalartdance.com

05/29/2025

Our team has had a busy first half of 2025! Last weekend we had the pleasure of designing and building this aerial yoga structure for Amity Yoga in Bemidji, Minnesota! It turned out so beautiful in this unique studio space 💜

Have unique aerial/pole/fitness rigging needs? Call the experts! Visit www.verticalartdance.com to schedule a truss consultation so we can provide a FREE estimate for your project!

Thank you VERTICAL ART DANCERS for your support and trust in VAD 💕

04/23/2025

VAD was in Denver, Colorado yesterday building new custom aerial truss structure! 🤘🏻

This 20 foot tall structure was built by just two people in a single day 💪🏻

🧐Need custom rigging solutions for your fitness or circus studio? Make a phone consultation appointment today so we can give you a FREE estimate for your project! 📞

🌍 Yes, we work with clients globally! We travel to YOU to install your structure with you and TRAIN you on all of the equipment and rigging systems you purchase from us 💜❤️💜

10/18/2024

Behind every great aerial act (or maybe just the classic straddle invert 😅) is a solid truss build in progress! 🔧🎪

From our build day with our custom truss clients
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Schedule a phone consultation with us (it’s FREE!) and we can build you the perfect design for your custom rigging needs 👏🏻

www.verticalartdance.com

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Tampa, FL
33601–33626, 33629–33631, 33633–33635, 33637, 33646, 33647, 33650, 33655,

Website

http://www.verticalartdance.com/

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Our Story

Vertical Art Dance was created in 2012 shortly after Summer attended a three month dance intensive at the International Dance Academy in Hollywood, Ca. She was inspired to share with others her passion for the aerial arts and her love for the outdoors. During a canyoneering trip to Maui in 2012 Summer and Darren filmed their first remote location performance. This gave them the opportunity to not only take others into a place of beauty but to do it in a safe and controlled manner utilizing Darren’s many years of experience as a specialty rigger, and equipment designer.

In May of 2013 the Vertical Art Dance studio space became a reality and Summer created an aerial arts dance, yoga and fitness based program serving the San Dimas, Ca community. Her students learned skills on multiple aerial apparatuses as well as the importance of safety and rigging. Every three months the Vertical Art Dance students had the opportunity to perform in a student showcase which was choreographed and rigged by Summer. The studio space was closed in May of 2014 and has given Vertical Art Dance a chance to grow into what it is today.

Vertical Art Dance now serves the aerial community in many different ways:

Providing education & retail “Kit” resources for aerial rigging safety, truss design and rigging trainings and rigging workshops