Staff

InFlyte Staff

Steven Yerardi

Owner of InFlyte Entertainment, Steven started dancing in the town of Hudson at the age of 7. He attended Dean College in Franklin, MA and received an associates degree in Dance Performance. His professional career began touring with Sesame Street Live traveling the country as Honker. He then traveled to Disney and then Norwegian cruise lines as a dancer/singer/aerialist. There he found his love and passion for the aerial arts, thus him being promoted to aerial captain on contracts to come. Steven has trained at the Toronto School of Circus Arts in Toronto, specializing in hoop, silks, straps, trapeze, net, and spanish web.

Allison Lind

Allie has been involved with aerials and circus since 2013 and coaching since 2017. Both her training and coaching focus on aerial silks and hand balancing, while dabbling in lyra, rope, straps, acrobatics, juggling, and any other discipline she can get her hands on in her extra time.
In addition to training and coaching, Allie is a performer and has competed two award-winning acts in the Aerialympics. Currently, she performs locally with StudioX Presents and is a full time student with Eastern Acrobatics and Circus.
Outside of aerials, Allie is a photographer, adrenaline seeker, and a collector of plants. She is very excited to become part of the InFlyte team!

Beth Shurtleff

Beth Shurtleff found her passion for the aerial arts in 2018 and has loved flying ever since. She got her start here at InFlyte, and has since had experience training at different studios around Massachusetts. Her primary apparatus is aerial silks, but have had some experience in lyra, rope and aerial cube. In 2020 she had the opportunity of competing in the Aerialympics where she placed top 3 in her division. She loves the circus community and is excited to she her love with others!

Anna Guastella

As an undergraduate student at Boston University, Anna began to perform and choreograph with BU's Dance Theater Group. She first discovered her love of aerial dance by swinging from ropes with Lynda Rieman and taking BU's aerial dance intensives. She has been training and performing with aerial silks since 2012, with some performance experience in aerial ropes, sling, lyra, static trapeze, and flying trapeze. In 2017 she completed the Introduction to Teaching Aerials course at the New England Center for Circus Arts and began teaching aerial silks classes at BU. In 2018 she performed with Marin Orlowsky in the first ever installation of aerial dance to premiere at the Dance Complex in Cambridge. She has trained in aerial silks with Jill Maio in Somerville, with Trevor Kafka in Waltham, and with Phil Servitas in Littleton, where she continues to practice duo silks work.

Niki Sodt

Niki had little to no athletic background when she took her first Lyra class in 2017, but was hoping to make changes towards a healthier life. Five years and several performances later, she isn’t sure she could live without it! Aerial fitness has become both a motivator for her own health goals and a place to seek community, wellness, and overall peace of mind. She is looking forward to helping her students strive towards their fitness and wellness goals, and hopes to guide others to their own aerial happy place!

Meg Mayfield

Megan began dancing in Hudson at age 3 and continued all the way through college. She graduated from the University of Southern Maine with her bachelors in Musical Theatre Performance. Since graduating, Megan has worked as a stage manager for multiple theatrical productions, as well as teach dance. Megan was introduced to the joy of aerial arts by working on The Nutcracker, InFlyte 2021, and is so excited to be a part of the InFlyte Family!

Karen Bock

Karen first began training aerial silks back in 2013, and after a not so brief hiatus(and having two babies) came back in 2018. Karen has been working with kids for 20 years now and loves being able to share circus with the next generation including her oldest daughter. She loves all apparatuses but has a soft spot for silks and hammock. In her free time you can find her spending time with her three kids and dog, or reading fantasy books.

Assistants

Abigail

Abigail has been flying for 5 years and assisting 2 Flymesters. She trains on silks, hoop, and hammock and doesn’t have a favorite apparatus. Abigail has performed as the Nutcracker, Rat Queen, Marzipan, and Candies in various productions of The Nutcracker, InFlyte. She loves chocolate chip cookies, has two dogs, and can’t spell ‘expeialy’ (especially).

Addison

Addison has been flying for 6 years and this is her first Flymester assisting. Addison trains on hoop and silks, with silks being her favorite. She has performed in The Nutcracker, InFlyte as a Cupcake and a Nerd. Addison’s favorite color is pink and her favorite snack is pretzels. Fun facts about Addison is that she loves to bake and play softball.

Dallas

Dallas has been flying for 3 years and assisting for 2 Flymesters. They have trained on hoop, silks, hammock, net, straps, and soop, and enjoys silks the most. Dallas played the White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland, and has been seen in The Nutcracker, InFlyte as Hot Chocolate, Toy Soldier, and Orange Chocolate. Dallas’s favorite day of the week is Saturday and their favorite snack is lime chips. A fun fact about Dallas is that they play Animal Crossing.

Ella

Ella has been flying for 2 years and assisting for 3 Flymesters. She trains on silks, hoop, straps, net, hammock, soop and apparatuses of her own invention during mixed aerials. Silks are by far her favorite apparatus and she has trained pole outside of InFlyte. She has participated in Alice in Wonderland as the Queen of Hearts and The Nutcracker, InFlyte as a Chocolate Covered Strawberry and the Rat Queen. Ella discovered aerial dance while recovering from a disorder known as ARFID. Aerial arts have since become a catalyst for her recovery and has lead her out of the darkest time in her life. Aerial has motivated her to push through and succeed in other areas of her life. She has since become the youngest person to graduate from Middlesex at age 15, played principle bassoon in symphony hall multiple times, and has begun double majoring in both physics and mathematics at UMass Lowell.

Lilly has been flying for 2 years and assisting for 2 Flymesters. Lilly trains on silks and hoop, and holds hoop as her favorite. She has performed in The Nutcracker, InFlyte as the Nutcracker and Ice Cream, and in Alice in Wonderland as the Cheshire Cat. Lilly's favorite snack is blueberries and yogurt and favorite color is yellow. A fun fact about Lilly is that she fosters dogs and helps them find great homes.

Lilly

Lily

Lily has been flying for 5 years and assisting for 3 Flymesters. She trains on hoop and silks, but holds hoop as her favorite. The past few years, Lily has played a Dewdrop, Candy Cane, Marionette, and a Cupcake in The Nutcracker, InFlyte and Tweedle in Alice in Wonderland. Lily’s favorite snack is watermelon and yellow is her favorite color.

Lorelei

Lorelei has been flying for 5 years and assisting for 3 Flymesters. Lorelei has trained on silks, hoop, soop, straps, net, hammock, trapeze, and double hoop. She loves them all so much she can’t pick a favorite! She has appeared in The Nutcracker, InFlyte as a Toy Soldier, Coffee, Ice Cream, and Orange Chocolate, and in Alice in Wonderland as the Caterpillar. Lorelei’s favorite day of the week is Wednesday (specifically because of that one Geico commercial) and she loves to crochet.

Marlow

Marlow has been flying for 3 years and assisting for 2 Flymesters. Marlow trains on silks and hoop, and holds silks as her favorite. She has performed in The Nutcracker, InFlyte as the Snow Queen, and in Alice in Wonderland as the Cheshire Cat. Sweetish Fish are Marlow’s favorite snack, and every year she makes strawberry refrigerated pie with her grandmother.

Molly

Molly has been flying for 3 years and assisting for 1 Flymester. Molly trains on silks, hoop, straps, net, soop, and hammock, but likes silks the most. She has performed as a Toy Soldier in The Nutcracker, InFlyte and the Door Mouse in Alice in Wonderland. Pink and blue are Molly’s favorite colors, and she drinks an excessive amount of water.

Rudy

Rudy has been flying for 5 years and assisting for 3 Flymesters. She has trained on silks, hoop, straps, soop, hammock, and net, but enjoys hoop and silks the most. She has played Snow Queen, Sugar Plum Fairy, and Marzipan in The Nutcracker, InFlyte. Rudy’s favorite snack is Doritos and she likes to act.

Rylie

Rylie has been flying for 5 years and assisting for 4 Flymesters. She trains on hoop, silks, net, straps, and soop, and considers straps her favorite. Rylie has performed in The Nutcracker, InFlyte as a Chocolate Strawberry, Candy Cane, and Ice Cream. Her favorite snack is either pineapple or baked lays, and she has two cats named Belle and Gaston.

Sofia

Sofia has been flying for 1 year and assisting for 1 Flymester. They train on silks at the studio. Sofia loves popcorn and considers purple and blue their favorite colors. Sofia watches anime and works at Crose Nest.