CIRCUS
Fall 2026 Schedule
CIRCUS KIDS
Ages 7-11
Friday 11:00-12:15
Friday 3:45-5:00
Step right up and discover the excitement of the circus! This high-energy class introduces participants to a wide variety of circus skills, including aerials, acrobatics, and prop manipulation. Students will build strength, coordination, confidence, and body awareness while learning in a fun and supportive environment.
Participants will explore skills such as handstands, rolls, and cartwheels, while developing aerial fundamentals on silks and trapeze through climbs, footlocks, inverts, mounts, balances, and spin control. Participants will also build strength through introductory aerial conditioning and have the opportunity to experiment with a variety of circus props, discovering new skills and finding their favourites along the way.
No prior experience is needed, just a spirit of adventure!
CIRCUS HOT SHOTS
Ages 9+
Friday 5:00-6:30
Ready to climb, spin, balance, and fly? Circus Hot Shots is designed for youth who are new to circus or ready to build on the skills learned in Circus Kids. In a fun and supportive environment, participants will develop strength, coordination, confidence, and body awareness while exploring the exciting world of circus arts. Participants will develop foundational skills across a wide range of circus disciplines, including aerials, acrobatics, prop manipulation, unicycling, and partner and group acro. Students will learn skills on silks, dance trapeze, static trapeze, cube, and lyra while developing climbs, inversions, mounts, balances, and other foundational aerial techniques. Floor work includes handstands, rolls, cartwheels, walkovers, and introductory acrobatic skills, while prop exploration may include juggling, poi, flower sticks, hoop, diabolo, staff, and spinning plates. Participants will also begin exploring simple choreography while learning how to combine prop skills into short routines.
Circus Hot Shots is designed to give participants experience across all areas of circus arts while helping them discover the disciplines they enjoy most. This class provides the foundation for youth who wish to continue into more advanced circus classes.
Prerequisites: Participants should be comfortable performing foundational aerial skills on silks, trapeze, or lyra, including climbs, footlocks, inversions, and introductory aerial sequences. Examples include Russian climbs, footlock series, Angel series, Sleeping beauty, Spin the Cat and pike or straddle inversions.
CIRQUENASTICS
Ages 9+
Saturday 12:45-2:15
Can't decide between gymnastics and circus? Cirquenastics combines the best of both worlds. This unique class allows participants to explore both disciplines while building strength, coordination, confidence, and body awareness.
Participants will learn a variety of skills, including hand balancing, tumbling, trampoline, acro, silks, dance trapeze, static trapeze, and cube. Classes focus on building on foundational skills in both gymnastics and circus while encouraging creativity, movement, and fun. Whether your child enjoys being on the ground, in the air, or a little bit of both, Cirquenastics is a great way to explore new skills and discover new interests.
Prerequisites: Completion of at least one gymnastics or circus class.
Interested in gymnastics classes? Check out our gymnastics offerings!
AERIAL CATS mixed level aerials
Ages 11+
Wednesday 7:00-8:30
Take to the air in this fun and supportive aerials class designed for youth with previous aerial experience. Participants will build strength, flexibility, coordination, and confidence while training on a variety of apparatus, including trapeze, lyra, cube, silks, and hammocks.
Participants will continue developing and refining their aerial skills through climbs, inversions, mounts, transitions, conditioning, and skill sequences appropriate to their individual experience level. Classes emphasize safety, proper technique, body awareness, and physical alignment while providing opportunities to explore new skills and challenges. Designed for mixed-level aerialists, this class allows participants to progress at their own pace while continuing to build skills across multiple aerial apparatus.
Prerequisites: Completion of Circus Hot Shots, or equivalent aerial experience. Participants should be comfortable with foundational aerial skills, including climbs, inversions, and introductory aerial sequences on one or more apparatus such as silks, trapeze, lyra or hammock.
CIRCUS SKILLS LAB
Ages 11+
Wednesday 5:15-6:45
Ready to take your circus training to the next level? Circus Skills Lab is designed for participants with previous circus experience who are ready to continue developing their skills in a fun, challenging, and supportive environment. Building on the foundational circus skills learned in Circus Hot Shots, students will improve strength, coordination, body awareness, and technique while exploring a variety of circus disciplines.
Participants will train across aerials, acrobatics, prop manipulation, and unicycling. Students will continue developing skills on silks, trapeze, hammock, and lyra while working on more advanced climbs, inversions, transitions, and skill sequences. Classes also include partner and group acrobatics and opportunities to refine and connect skills across multiple circus disciplines. Circus Skills Lab is ideal for participants who want to continue advancing their circus skills without joining a performance-based program. Classes are designed to challenge participants at their individual level while encouraging creativity, perseverance, and continued growth as circus artists.
Prerequisite: Completion of Circus Hot Shots, or equivalent experience.
INTERMEDIATE CIRCUS: Performance Focus
Ages 11+
Friday 6:45-8:45
This intermediate-level circus class is for youth with prior experience in circus arts—such as aerials, acrobatics, unicycling, or prop manipulation—who are eager to continue developing their skills in a fun, supportive, and structured environment.
Participants will build strength, coordination, confidence, and technique across a variety of circus disciplines, including aerials, acrobatics, unicycling, and prop manipulation. Classes may include aerial apparatus such as trapeze, silks, hammock, and lyra, as well as partner and group acrobatics, hand balancing, juggling, hoops, diabolo, and German wheel. Participants will continue refining existing skills while working toward more advanced techniques, transitions, sequences, and collaborative circus work. In addition to skill development, participants will explore performance elements such as choreography, stage presence, creativity, and ensemble work.
This class is ideal for youth who enjoy working with others, want to deepen their technique, and are curious about how circus artists train together as a team in a troupe.
Prerequisite: Completion of Circus Hot Shots, or equivalent experience.
