Private and group classes and workshops are available for adults or children. Whether you are a beginner in search of a fun and creative way to exercise or are a professional performer then circus instruction is for you.
A mobile circus workshop is a unique, fun experience available to cheerleading clubs, gymnastics gyms, schools, athletic clubs, arts centers, youth clubs, recreational facilities, children & adult parties, theatric groups, & other locations.
They are taught by professional performers & instructors who cater to the level of the class. Whether it’s an introduction into circus arts you’re looking for or perfecting a performance piece, our instructors can help you.
Space must be big enough to comfortably fit in the participating group with a minimum ceiling height of 10 ft. Certain requirements are needed for aerial workshops. Please ask for details.
The fundamentals in partnering hand to hand acrobatics. The workshop encourages balance, coordination, concentration & teamwork. It includes a warm-up & stretching, holding handstands, tumbling & partnering lifts & balances.
Tricks, poses & spinning on an aerial hoop.
The fundamentals in solo and duo static trapeze.
The fundamentals of Spanish web & silks. A tentative itinerary includes climbing, wraps & poses, static & dynamic tricks on a rope or fabric, drops, transitioning & creative expression.
Step by step techniques of three ball juggling, the secrets of practicing alone & moving on (the how-tos for clubs, knives & bowling balls.
The techniques of balancing, what to balance and what not to balance & the big question: where to balance -- chin, nose or forehead.
The basics of stilt walking, the secrets to practicing alone & stilt walking costume tips.
Students pair up with other students to practice & perform a famous classic clown routine. Development of clown character. The tips and secrets of physical comedy.
Develop a customized solo, duo or trio piece on the apparatus of your choice. Guidance includes skill transitions and choreography, technical assistance, improvisation, emoting, rhythmic changes & style. Create or improve a performance piece.
Private classes are $80.
Each additional person thereafter is $20 each.
Most of our instructors are based in Los Angeles & Las Vegas. Workshop prices vary upon length of workshop & number of students participating. Travel & accommodations required if out of the area.
Ground acts -- $49 per student for a two-hour workshop. Ten-twenty students minimum participation requested per instrutor.
Aerial acts -- $69 per student for a two-hour workshop. Can cater to a maximum of six to eight students at a time. Please contact to discuss rigging requirements.
Weekend workshops, additional sessions, private classes & other reqests available as well. Adults &/or children are welcome.
To hire a guest artist(s) to teach a workshop, please contact: info@SecretsOfTheCircus.com or call 818-943-2276.
“You did an amazing job and the kids are still talking about you. THANK YOU!!!”
-- Teresa Triplett. Farmington, MO
“Thank you so much for the wonderful, beautiful and amazing workshop. The school is abuzz this morning with excitement and inspiration. We will remember you.”
-- Ri Warren. Orcas Island, WA
“Come to the edge he said. They said, ‘We are afraid.’ ‘Come to the edge,’ he said. They came. He pushed them... and they flew.”
-- Guillaume Apollinaire