Circus Classes

If you've ever wanted to walk on your hands, this class is for you. This class will work on handstands, and handstand based skills as well as learning all that goes into these impressive skills. We'll work on increasing shoulder strength and mobility as well. Classes start with an instructor led warm-up and stretching, followed by conditioning at the end.

prerequisite: comfortable attempting cartwheels, first-timers MUST book a private with handstand coach before enrolling for session

This class is for jugglers who already have a solid foundation in a three ball cascade, and maybe a few other patterns as well.Topics and props covered in this class are largely guided by student interest and include: more advanced patterns with balls; juggling clubs, hoops, and rings; balance skills; passing with clubs and other props; drills for numbers juggling; sequence building and social juggling.

Prerequisites: Students should ideally have a solid three ball cascade (20+ catches), or permission of instructor.

If you’re looking to take your flexibility to the next level, this class is for you! Come learn how to open and stretch the parts of the body most used in circus work, including the hamstrings, the hip flexors, the quads, the upper and lower back and the shoulders.

Interested in getting started in performing, or expanding your stage skills? Performance Lab is back for 2025 with a new format!

This is a workshop style class meeting twice a month for anyone interested in creating and performing their own acts. Performance lab will be geared towards newer performers, but all skill and experience levels are welcome, from students looking to do their first open stage to accomplished artists looking to improve their stage shows.

Performance and act creation are skills like any other: they require practice and experience through exposure to gain mastery. In this class we’ll take a variety of approaches to performance and act creation and work on writing different styles of acts to expand our performance vocabulary.

Keeping that in mind, attendees will perform an act at every other class, followed by a critique.

Lab classes will include discussion and exercises for different aspects of performing, act creation, and choreography.

Attendees will prepare a new act to perform once per month. Acts do not need to be polished! Any “type” of act is fine, non-circus acts included. Acts should be entirely new, created specifically for this class. Acts should be 3-5 minutes long.

Schedule:

Performance Lab will meet from 2:30 - 4:30 on the following Sundays:

June 1st - Prep/Lab Class

June 29th - Performance Day

July 13th - Lab Day

July 27th - Performance Day

August 10th - Lab Day

August 24th - Performance Day

*Interested in the class but having financial strife? Contact Nick or Stacey Strange for scholarship opportunity!