Maia grew up in western Massachusetts, and found her love for aerials at the New England Center for Circus Arts. As a teenager she toured with the Circus Smirkus Big Top Tour, and she is now an aerial coach for Smirkus Camp during the summers. She was the president of the Columbia Circus Collective from 2021-2022 where she instructed, directed, and performed in shows at Columbia University. Maia has performed with the New York Circus Project, Cirque Us, Catamount Arts, Muse ABCirque, and more! Lyra is Maia’s aerial apparatus of choice, but she has a warm place in her heart for silks and trapeze. She is so excited to bring more aerial opportunities to Burlington, VT!