about us

Co-incident aerial dance is a newly founded aerial dance company providing quality performance, choreography and instruction. Founding members, Nicole Mermans and Andrea Fors have been quoted to be "fantastic in every sene of the word as they mesmerize us with their artistry, upper body strength and stunning sensuality."
- Flagpole Magazine

about us: bios

NICOLE MERMANS
706-372-4047
nicole@co-incident.com
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Nicole Mermans was one of the founding members of Canopy Studio, an aerial dance studio in Athens, Georgia, aiding director Susan Murphy in turning a vision into reality when doors opened in Spring of 2002. For more than three years Nicole was the business manager, trapeze instructor, head aerial fabrics instructor and performer and choreographer for the aerial dance repertoire company. Nicole has always had a strong passion for dance, taking her first ballet class at age five. Her first exposure to the aerial world was through the circus programs at Club Med where she had a chance to fly and try the static trapeze, but it wasn't until 1998, when she had the opportunity to receive private instruction and perform on the Spanish Web, that Nicole truly fell in love with the aerial arts. Since then, Nicole has studied dance trapeze and apprenticed as an instructor under Susan Murphy. In addition, she studied the Spanish web, aerial fabrics, and duo trapeze with other professionals such as Cindy Alana, and Elsie and Serenity Smith of Gemini Trapeze. Nicole has performed in the Moscow State Circus across the southeast, with CORE modern dance company in Athens, GA and on their 2004 China tour, corparate venues, night clubs, fundraising events and dance concerts. Nicole’s other life passions include salsa dancing, water-skiing and wakeboarding, playing soccer and spending time with her dog Bailey.

 

 

ANDREA FORS
404-702-1281
andrea@co-incident.com
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Andrea Fors, born in Atlanta, Georgia, found her love for aerial dance several years ago while attending the University of Georgia. After enduring a knee injury in college, which ended her volleyball career, she sought something else that would bring her the same joy. She started to learn the art of dance trapeze under Susan Murphy, who instructed the art at UGA and later went on to open Canopy Studio, a flying dance trapeze and movement arts studio. Andrea is currently a trapeze instructor at the studio in Athens, Georgia. Andrea’s training experience includes apprenticing under Susan Murphy, private instruction with Elsie and Serenity Smith of Gemini Trapeze and countless hours training on various apparatus including the trapeze, lyra, fabrics, Spanish Web and custom built equipment with good friend and dance partner, Nicole Mermans. Andrea’s performance experience includes nightclub venues, corporate events, benefit shows, and dance concerts such as Big Box Blues, and Cycle, performing locally and as far away as Montego Bay, Jamaica. Andrea also enjoys cooking, being outdoors, and loves animals!