Workshops


April 2024

Hula Hooping 102 w/ TanookiTwirls

Fridays in April @ 6:00 – 7:00pm

Hula Hooping 102 is a 4-week progressive series workshop designed to help students progress to intermediate skills in their hoop journey. Students will expand on their on-body hula hoop skills including chest hooping and elbow hooping. In 102, students will add to previous 101 concepts and learn variations and combos of escalators, isolations, and breaks. New skills taught may include but not limited to: palm spin, rising sun, smears and wedgies. Come play and explore all of the fun things you can do with a simple plastic circle!

Must have taken Hula Hooping 101 or have special permission by instructor

$140 for all 4 weeks

Intro to Acrobatic Partnering for Teens

Saturday, April 6 @ 12:00 – 1:30pm

Build confidence to carry, support and catch others in a special edition of this workshop for teenage acrobats. Dan Stern found acrobatics as an adult, training in aerial straps and partner acrobatics. He has taken the stage at some of Germany’s most successful variete theaters and toured some of the world’s most exciting festivals with the international award winning show “SOAP” as well as joining the cast of Cirque du Soleil’s “Crystal” for shows in North America, Europe and the United Kingdom.

Ages 13-18

$35 per person

Aerial Grammar

Saturday, April 6 @ 1:45 – 3:30pm

You have the vocabulary, now build the sentences, write the story, make the act! Learn how thinking grammatically can expand your artistic options and open new modes of emotional storytelling on stage. Open to artists working on single point, low hanging (can touch the floor) apparatus (straps, hoop, trapeze, chains, sling, etc).

$45 per person

Artists should prepare a short (~ 30-60 sec) sequence to work and rework on.

Dan Stern found acrobatics as an adult, training in aerial straps and partner acrobatics. He has taken the stage at some of Germany’s most successful variete theaters and toured some of the world’s most exciting festivals with the international award winning show “SOAP” as well as joining the cast of Cirque du Soleil’s “Crystal” for shows in North America, Europe and the United Kingdom. Dan is open for Private Lessons. Click here to request one!

Intro to Fire Spinning & Safety

Fridays, April 12 – May 3 @ 7:00 – 8:00pm

In this 4-week workshop with Coach Halley, students will learn to use a variety of different fire props and about the safe handling of them. In addition to hands-on time with props, we will cover topics including the duties of the fire safety, burn first aid, fuel types and proper storage/care for equipment. Students will get first-hand experience performing with fire solo and in groups as well as extinguishing lit props as they begin their journey into the fire arts.

$180 for all 4 weeks

*Rain Days are Saturdays 2:00 – 3:00pm

Attendance on the first day is mandatory. If you have already signed up and are absent on the first day of the workshop, you will be unenrolled and refunded. PSCA will supply the fire props for this class, however students are permitted and encouraged to bring their own equipment.

Cost includes equipment fee of $20 to cover fuel costs and wick degradation

Fire Performance Troupe

Fridays, April 12 – May 3 @ 8:00 – 9:00pm

Open to any student who has completed the Intro to Fire course, or has equivalent professional experience and/or training with fire.

Fire Performance is a 4-week workshop with Coach Halley in which students will continue to develop their proficiency with their chosen prop(s). In class, we will work with one another to create choreography for performance at PSCA events! Each class will include dedicated burn time for those who wish to light their props and practice with music.

$180 for all 4 weeks

*Rain days are Saturdays 3:00-4:00pm

Students must wear fire safe clothing.
Students are required to bring their own props and fuel for this class, PSCA will supply the safety equipment.

Introduction to Acrobatic Partnering

Saturday, April 13 @ 12:00 – 1:30pm

If you can carry your groceries, you can carry your peers. In this workshop, Dan Stern will show you how to establish and maintain a physical connection with others through a variety of static poses and dynamic transitions. Absolutely no experience is necessary. Welcome to attend as a partner or solo. Dan is open for Private Lessons. Click here to request one!

$45 per person

Straps for Aerialists

Saturday, April 13 @ 1:45 – 3:45pm

Another great offering from Dan Stern! Working on the aerial straps is a great cross-training tool for all aerialists. Fundamental positions on straps teach excellent body awareness and can help stretch, strengthen and stabilize the shoulders, arms and core. Beyond being a wonderful apparatus for performance in its own right, training on straps can build strong, healthy bodies for any work in the air. Dan is open for Private Lessons. Click here to request one!

Prerequisites: high intermediate/advanced aerialist

$55 per person

World Circus Day

Youth Trampoline

Saturday, April 20 @ 11am – 12pm

Coach Charlie will show you the basics of our trampoline!  Learn to jump and drop in several high flying poses.

Open to all skill levels, ages 6-17.

$10 per person

Intro to Circus

Saturday, April 20 @ 12 – 1pm

In this Introduction to Circus Arts class, participants ages 6 to adult will learn basic aerial acrobatics on static trapeze &  sling/hammock, juggling, plate spinning, and tight wire. 

This workshop is free!

Teen Open Gym

Saturday, April 20 @ 12 – 1pm

This Open Gym is for current students only, ages 13-17.

This time is for you to work on moves that you are confident in and can perform safely, or to get in some extra practice or conditioning. Coaches will be on-site.

$15 per person

German Wheel

Saturday, April 20 @ 2 – 3pm

Learn how to rock and roll your way upside down in our one hour Intro to German Wheel class! Coach Charlie will guide you in this specialty workshop.  Ages 16+

$45 per person

Intro to Pole

Saturday, April 20 @ 2 – 3pm

Have you been interested in trying pole classes? Here’s your chance! This class is specifically designed for people who have never done a pole class before.

Pole does require skin-to-pole contact, so shorts are recommended. No lotion or jewelry.

This workshop is free!

Upside Down, Inside Out

Saturday, April 20 @ 3 – 4:30pm

Using movements from capoeira, breaking, contact improvisation, and contemporary dance, you will learn how to add creativity and flow to your acrobatic routine, smoothly transitioning from floor to air to standing.  Please bring long sleeves, pants, and athletic shoes for this workshop.

Jeremy Cline (he/him) is a NYC-based performer, choreographer, and educator. His mission is to use the arts and movement as a means of self-realization and unity among people. He has worked as a professional dancer for a decade in the US (Los Angeles Opera, the Lincoln Center, Spectrum Dance Theater, Brian Sanders’ JUNK, Khambatta Dance Company, The 5th Ave Musical Theater, International Ballet Theater), and holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in choreography from the University of Iowa. His work has been shown at the Seattle International Dance Festival, Full Tilt Dance Festival, Men in Dance Festival, Queensboro Dance Festival, Miracle Makers International Film Festival (where he won awards for Best Choreography in 2021 and Best Music Video in 2023), Seattle Fringe Festival, Circadium School of Contemporary Circus, Middlebury College, and the University of Iowa. In 2021 he co-founded Skoptur, a company pushing the boundaries of networked performance and integrating movement and digital arts. Jeremy has had the opportunity to tour over 70 cities in 8 countries with Disney on Ice as a skater, character performer, live host, and acrobat, performing in front of over 2 million people. He is also a long-time practitioner of Capoeira Angola, bboying, contact improvisation, and the Feldenkrais Method.

$35 per person

Aerial Playground

Saturday, April 20 @ 3 – 4:30pm

This workshop is for our intermediate level aerial students.  The playground will consist of aerial equipment that is not typically used in our regular classes.  This time is for you to explore and put your existing aerial knowledge to use as you interact with different equipment.

Equipment may include: Tippy Lyra, Teardrop, Ladder, Cube, Single Point Lyra, and Dance Trapeze.

Coaches will be on-site.

$45 per person