Ina Du and Brenna Bradbury met in 2015 at NYC's Body & Pole where Brenna teaches aerial arts, and Ina, then a beginner lyra student, takes classes. It's been non-stop shenanigans for these two ever since. Bonding over a love of prosecco, excessive glitter and aerial drama, these two brilliant (and often stupid) minds came together to bring you Let Them Eat Cake: An Aerial Extravaganza!!!
LTEC is a pre-professional focused aerial/circus/pole/burlesque show dedicated to providing space for aspiring performers and high level students to showcase their work. We work with each performer to develop high caliber acts and give them an opportunity to perform in front of an enthusiastic audience. Each show has a different theme (past examples include Glitter & Gluttony, Off With Their Heads, Mermaid Lagoon, Beefcake, and our personal favorite - Meow!). Our cast members come from different backgrounds and studios, creating buzz about circus arts and providing exposure for all the wonderful studios of NYC. Our audiences are exuberantly supportive, loud and proud of these budding performers.
Hosted by Sam Dolick (aka Marie AntoiNOT), LTEC is always an extravagant spectacle inspired by elements of comedy, burlesque, drag, circus and pop culture. Keep your eyes open for guest appearances by aerial and pole superstars. We believe in inclusivity, diversity and positivity for a good time for all!
OUR TEAM
Ina Du
You know those memes showing a boring brown horse BEFORE and a sparkly magical unicorn AFTER? Well that is exactly what happened to Ina after she discovered aerial lyra in 2014! Since falling in love with flying, Ina has trained more days than not at NYC's Body & Pole with some of the country's best aerialists. She now teaches Open Level Lyra at Jersey City's Body Soul & Pole. She believes in the power of aerial to heal, transform and empower. When she's not training aerial, you can find her living the hustle life or snuggled up with her two cats dreaming of creative new transitions in the air.
Brenna Bradbury
Brenna Bradbury has performed as an aerialist and dancer with an assortment of entertainment companies in New York City, and as a specialty artist at venues such as The Box, The Slipper Room, The Diamond Horseshoe, Galapagos Art Space, and House of Yes. Off- Broadway, she performed aerial moon in “Speakeasy Dollhouse: Midnight Frolic” at the Liberty Theater.Brenna won 2nd place in the 2015 U.S. Aerial Championships, Silks Division, and was selected as a finalist in the 2016 U.S. Aerial Championships, Lyra Division. She has her 200 hour Vinyasa TT from Atmananda Yoga Studio, her 50 hour Aerial Yoga TT from OM Factory, and her 25 hour Flexibility TT from Elevated Education, through Body & Pole.
Sam Doblick
With years of dancing in clubs, nightlife venues, and stages far and wide, Sam brings his blend of commercial/contemporary/exotic styles to every class. Trained at Point Park University his choreography has been featured Off-Broadway, on Television (NBC/Universal; PIX11; NY1) and all throughout the US. As a pole dancer, he has performed at Lincoln Center, featured acts for Bad Apple Boylesque, assistant choreographed for Iron Candy, been featured in many AERA Dance performances and has been seen throughout the years at The Diamond Horseshoe, The Fire Island Pines, The Slipper Room, The Cutting Room, House of YES and many other venues. He teaches at Body & Pole, Pole Position Dance & Fitness, and Incredipole.