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Adult & Teen Sessionals

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Sessional Classes

ADULT & TEENS (formerly Sessionals) Discover a new passion or refine your skills with our 4- to 8-week sessional circus classes! Each session focuses on a specific circus discipline and is open to kids and adults at all levels, from beginner to advanced.

Adult & Teen Sessionals: For ages 13 to adult, these single-focus sessional classes cover popular circus arts as well as performance and conditioning skills.

Classes are posted throughout the year, so check back often for updates!

To participate in CircusWest classes, all participants are required to;

• Purchase a CircusWest Yearly Family Membership at $16 (valid September 1st – August 31st)
• Read and sign the CircusWest Acknowledgement of Risk and Student Code of Conduct (parent or guardian signature required for minors)

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Circus Acrobatics

Tumbling students will work to build skills on the rod floor and the tumble-track. There will be a focus on technique, and building the strength necessary for tricks and further training. Beginner-friendly!

Aerial Hoop & Trapeze

Introductory classes will teach the fundamentals of aerial hoop and trapeze. Intermediate classes will focus on building transitions between skills and developing short routines. All students will gain confidence in the air while developing strength and flexibility on aerial apparatus.

Aerial Straps

This class will introduce the fundamentals of aerial straps and focus on building strength and technique to allow students to learn basic shapes and wraps. The class will also explore spinning and swinging techniques and partnered sequences. Pre-requisites: students should be able to do a straight-leg inversion with either flexed or straight arms and hold a flexed-arm hang for a minimum of 10 seconds.

Intro to Circus

Have you ever wanted to run away and join the circus? — but didn’t know what you wanted to do when you got there! Intro to Circus will introduce you to a new circus discipline each week! The class will include instruction on Trampoline, Tightwire, Unicycle and Juggling! Intro to Circus is for beginners with some circus curiosity!

Handstands & Handbalance

This class will focus on strength and balance for handstand and other handbalance skills. Beginners are welcome.

Juggling

Come juggle with us! This class will address not only juggling techniques with a variety of props, but also object manipulation theories.

Poi

Level up with your poi spinning. Learn new tricks, techniques, and how to connect them with smooth flow. Many poi skills are transferable to other props.

Main à Main

Introductory classes are geared to beginners and intermediate students. Working in pairs and groups, students will learn basic skills and techniques for partner balancing, including partner pyramids and hand balancing.

Partner Acro

Partner Acro is an exciting blend of partner yoga, acrobatics and circus main à main. This class introduces the fundamentals of static acrobatic and partner body balancing and it challenges partners to develop strength and flexibility through movement and dynamic balance.

Roue Cyr

Learn the skills necessary to spin and perform acrobatics in a large metal spinning circus wheel called the Roue Cyr. Students will develop wheel acceleration, spinning, wheel waltzes, and safe deceleration skills. Class will focus on core strength development and basic acrobatic skills need to foster proficiency.

Strength & Flexibility

Have you always wanted to try aerials but think you aren’t strong enough or flexible enough? Do you want to take your practice to the next level? These classes will focus on conditioning and stretching specific to circus disciplines. Exercises can be modified for different levels of ability. You will be happy you tried this class.

Swinging Trapeze

Level I classes are for beginner students and for those with minimal experience, and will focus on fundamental skills and endurance.

Level II classes are designed for students with previous experience. In this class, students will be taught new skills, and they will be guided in the creation of their own routines.

Aerial Silks

Level I classes are designed for students who are new to silks. Students will learn to climb, invert, tie footlocks and complete basic drops. Once students have progressed to linking multiple skills in the air and completing clean inversions they will have the option of moving to Level II.

Level II classes focus on smooth, creative transitions between skills and learning longer, more complicated sequences. Students are expected to be able to climb to the top of the silks at least twice during warm up, invert with straight legs and link more then three skills together without resting on the ground in between. This class encourages students to work towards intermediate wrapping and release skills as well as developing a routine.

Intro to Silks: Curious about aerial arts? This is an introductory class that will on the basics. No previous experience is required.

Trampoline

Have fun and stay fit by bouncing on the trampoline!
This is an open-level class. Beginners are welcome. Students will focus on basic skills so they can develop more complex skills safely. More advanced students will work on flipping and twisting in the air.

Family Circus

You're never too old to join the circus!
Create lasting memories with your family in this multi-disciplinary class aimed at beginners. Students will explore different apparatuses and learn skills in a variety of disciplines like tumbling, juggling, and more.
A minimum 2 family members is required to register. (1 adult & 1 child). Subsequent family members receive 20% off tuition.

Acrobatics

Learn acrobatic skills, balance and tumbling. Specific emphasis on body alignment, landings and technique,, tumbling skill acquisition and power generation needed to perform acrobatics safely and to develop new skills.