‘Aerial is not for everyone, but I’ll try my best to make it for everybody,’ says Lim, pictured in her home studio in Petaling Jaya. Photo: The Star/Yap Chee Hong
Last November, Charmaine Lim became the first Malaysian aerial artiste to win best Instructor/Overall Performance at the 2021 South West Aerial Championship in Britain.
Aerial art (a range of physical disciplines involving the use of apparatuses hung from a rig) has long been regarded as another form of yoga to Malaysians, but it commands recognition on the international stage.
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Charmaine Lim, aerial artiste
‘Aerial is not for everyone, but I’ll try my best to make it for everybody,’ says Lim, pictured in her home studio in Petaling Jaya. Photo: The Star/Yap Chee Hong
Lim reveals she barely had time for intensive training sessions before she left for the British competition. Photo: The Star/Yap Chee Hong
Lim followed her dream to take part in a British aerial art competition last November, and she emerged with the best Instructor/Overall Performance prize. Photo: The Star/Yap Chee Hong
Lim followed her dream to take part in a British aerial art competition last November, and she emerged with the best Instructor/Overall Performance prize. Photo: The Star/Yap Chee Hong
Lim will continue her mission to train new talent in her aerial art studio, including male dancers. Photo: The Star/Yap Chee Hong
Aerial artiste Lim shows off a routine at her studio space in Petaling Jaya. Photo: The Star/Yap Chee Hong
