Introduce your child to something new and unique, with Dance Cirque at ArtWorks Academy! This class offers something for all ages and abilities. Dance Cirque is great for boys and girls, and you don’t have to be a dancer or have previous experience to join! Our innovative program includes interactive circuits, using apparatus like lyra (hoops), silks and trapeze and ground skills like juggling and hula hoops, all under the supervision of our certified and qualified instructors. Your child will be inspired to learn new skills and have a blast while exploring the world of circus arts.
Silks, also known as Tissu, originated from French circus culture. Students perform acrobatics, strength, and contortion using strong fabric draped from the ceiling. They use the fabric to wrap, suspend, swing, and spiral their body in and out of tricks and poses.
The aerial hoop, commonly known as lyra, is one of the most popular apparatuses in the circus. The circular steel ring (resembling a hula hoop) suspended from the ceiling can be used static, spinning, or swinging. Students build strength and confidence while performing aerial acrobatics.
One of the oldest apparatuses in circus history, trapeze is popular for ages two and up. Students get to hang, spin, and live their ultimate trapeze artist fantasy, all while gaining strength, flexibility, and having fun!
The art of juggling dates back thousands of years and is an important circus tradition! Our instructors teach you how to keep scarves, balls, and rings in the air! Students learn juggling principles, including throw and catch technique, timing, and rhythm.
Poi is a magical juggling prop. It creates amazing illusions and transitions, while teaching students coordination and kinesthetic awareness. Poi involves swinging tethered weights through a variety of rhythmical and geometric patterns.
Dance Cirque students will learn fundamental skills in aerial silks and juggling scarfs. They will also develop strength through their drills which is then directly transferred into the air. Once students complete their level card, they will move up a level. Students are encouraged to move at their own pace and multiple levels can be taught within the same class. View what is achieved in each level, below the schedule.
Classes for the 2024-2025 Season begin August 25, 2024
Classes on Saturday are 8-week sessions. Find the dates here.
Looking for Cirque classes for younger kids? View our Little Cirque program for 3-5 year olds.
DAY | TIME |
Tuesday | 10:15-11:00 am |
Tuesday | 1:15-2:00 pm |
Tuesday | 5:00-5:45 pm |
Wednesday | 6:45-7:30 pm |
Saturday (8-week session) | 10:15-11:00 am |
DAY | TIME |
Tuesday | 3:15-4:00 pm |
Wednesday | 6:00-6:45 pm |
Thursday | 6:45-7:30 pm |
Saturday (8-week session) | 11:00-11:45 am |
DAY | TIME |
Friday | 6:00-6:45 pm |
Some skills include:
Mermaid, Square, lean back, upside down splits.
Some drills include:
Butterfly sit ups, Push ups, Hamstring stretch, middle splits.
Some Juggling skills include:
Penguin catch, 360 catch, over the arm.
Some skills include:
Climbing, footlock, Secretary
Some drills include:
Dish hold, Front support, cobra with arm extension
Some Juggling skills include:
Shoots, Under the leg, 180 back catch.
Some skills include:
Cloud, Arabesque, Stag spin
Some drills include:
Splits, Tricep push ups, Middle splits roll through to cobra
Some Juggling skills include:
Traps, Stalls, Drops
Some skills include:
Russian Climb, Figure 8 and Reverse cloud
Some drills include:
V snaps, straight leg sit ups and Cobra crunches
Some Juggling skills include:
Pop Ups, Barn door and rainbow throw
Some skills include:
Inverted stag, birds nest, Hand lock
Some drills include:
Hollow rocks, shoulder taps, Middle splits hover and holds.
Some Juggling skills include:
Fountain throws, 3x ring juggling, Cross arm catch
Some skills include:
Hip lock, back aerial on silk, half catches drop
Some drills include:
Superman to dish flip and splits in fifth position
Some Juggling skills include:
Alternating arm shoots, back throw and catch, 180 back catch with rings.
Dancing is rhythmic. It improves your cognitive reason, strengthening your brain. It can also help you stay relaxed, and improves your mental health. Rhythm in movement isn’t just important to dance, it is essential to just about every sports skill you can imagine!