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UPCOMING WORKSHOPS

Character Creation and Development
Mar
8

Character Creation and Development

Saturday, March 8, 2025 1-3 PM @ 4939 Broadway Ave

Free act creation workshop open to anyone performing in Crooked River Circus’s March 28 Not A Cabaret.

Instructor: Jaime Bouvier

Register: Email crookedrivercircus@gmail.com to let us know you are coming!

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Acro Dance connection and choreo with Terry and Kara
Mar
9

Acro Dance connection and choreo with Terry and Kara

Sunday, March 9th, 2025 | 5:30-6:30 PM @ 4939 Broadway Avenue

In this workshop we will explore the basics of connection in partner dance. We will then integrate our knowledge of partnerwork into a dance lift sequence. The lifts will be kept fairly simple because our goal for this workshop isn’t to learn complex lifts but to apply basic dance skills to make our sequence more compelling and fun to watch.

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Act Development - Arcs, Structure & Polish
Mar
22

Act Development - Arcs, Structure & Polish

Saturday, March 22, 2025 1-3 PM @ 4939 Broadway Ave

Free act creation workshop open to anyone performing in Crooked River Circus’s March 28 Not A Cabaret.

Instructor: Jaime Bouvier

Register: Email crookedrivercircus@gmail.com to let us know you are coming!

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Juggling for Non Jugglers with Hafez and Scott
Mar
30
to Apr 6

Juggling for Non Jugglers with Hafez and Scott

Sunday, March 30th & April 6th, 2025 | 5:30-6:30 PM @ 4939 Broadway Avenue

In this workshop we will teach you how to be part of a juggling act without knowing how to juggle. We will do partner juggling, starting from simple steal replaces and moving towards Wally Walk.

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Intro to Aerial Silks with Vanessa Lange
Feb
12
to Feb 26

Intro to Aerial Silks with Vanessa Lange

Wednesdays, February 12th, 19th, and 26th 2025 | 6:30-7:30 PM

In this series, students will learn and practice basic climbs, footlock sequences, and inversions on aerial silks. This series is ideal for students brand new to the aerial arts, students wanting to brush up on their basics, and aerialists with experience on other apparatuses.

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Dynamic Rope with Neko Dossett
Feb
9
to Mar 2

Dynamic Rope with Neko Dossett

Sundays, February 9th, 16th, 23rd, & March 2nd, 2025 | 6:30-7:30 PM

This workshop will teach students the basics of dynamic rope movement with beats, drops, and other fun things. Take your aerial skills to the next level with fast and dramatic movement patterns!

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Split Fabric Sequences, Drops, and Rolls with Jen Meullier
Feb
5
to Feb 12

Split Fabric Sequences, Drops, and Rolls with Jen Meullier

Wednesdays, February 5th and 12th, 2025 | 7:30-9:00 PM

This workshop is designed for the Intermediate to Advanced level Aerialist wanting to learn how to more effectively work in between the fabrics. Our main focus will be on getting you out of the comfort zone, learning how to work with split fabrics in the air without the use of foot locks. You'll learn how to use a few split fabric climbs as sneaky entries into other skills. We will also get into various dynamic rolls, and out of the box drops. All while learning how to dance in the air between the fabrics with multidimensional sequences.

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Dynamic Transitions with Taylored acro
Feb
2
to Feb 3

Dynamic Transitions with Taylored acro

Sunday, February 2nd, 2025 | 6:30-8:00 PM

Toss high, catch soft, and get ready to transfer from Lbasing to standing and standing to Lbasing!! We will toss between the two forms and unlock a secret 3rd form!! Get ready to get up, get down, and pop all around!! The content will be fully scaled to everyone who shows up, so if you're curious, please join!! Please note that we want to push levels and toss bigger skills so more experienced people will get more out of this. Some experience is needed. No partner required but it's helpful.

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Intermediate Icarian Acro with Kelley and Erica
Jan
29

Intermediate Icarian Acro with Kelley and Erica

Wednesday, January 29th, 2025 | 6:30-8:00 PM

Elevate your skills in dynamic partner acro with this intermediate-level Icarian class! Designed for acrobats who already have experience in basing or flying, this class will focus on refining technique and building trust while learning new pops and dynamic transitions. Come ready to challenge yourself and have fun! No partner required.

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Improvisation Basics with Jesse Uguccini
Jan
21
to Feb 4

Improvisation Basics with Jesse Uguccini

Tuesdays, Jan. 21, Jan. 28, and Feb. 4, 2025 | 6:00-7:30 PM

Learn to use improv to enhance your skills as a performer! This class, tailored for members of the Crooked River Circus, focuses on the fundamentals of improvisation—the basis of all great entertainment. Improv is not just about being funny; it’s about being present, thinking on your feet, and connecting with your audience and fellow performers.

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All-Levels Acro with Ayton Barrett and Erica Henrichsen
Jan
15

All-Levels Acro with Ayton Barrett and Erica Henrichsen

Wednesday, January 15th, 2025 | 6:30-8:00 PM

This workshop will start with a brief group warmup and then dive into a guided sequence of tricks. This is an all-level workshop, so the difficulty will be based on your personal skill level (so don’t be afraid to ask for other moves that are more suitable to your comfort and skill level - whether that’s easier or harder). Come build strength, balance, technique, and trust with us!

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All Levels Acro with Erica Henrichsen and Ayton Barrett
Dec
18

All Levels Acro with Erica Henrichsen and Ayton Barrett

Wednesday, December 18th, 2024 | 7:30-9:00 PM

This workshop will start with a brief group warmup and then dive into a guided sequence of tricks. This is an all-level workshop, so the difficulty will be based on your personal skill level (so don’t be afraid to ask for other moves that are more suitable to your comfort and skill level - whether that’s easier or harder). Come build strength, balance, technique, and trust with us!

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Prehab and Rehab with Self Myofascial Release Therapy
Dec
15

Prehab and Rehab with Self Myofascial Release Therapy

Sundays, December 15th, 2024 | 6:30-8:00 PM

Do you want to continue being an awesome circus artist for your whole life? Are you sick of constantly getting injured? Then try Prehab and Rehab with Self Myofascial Release Therapy. Self Myofascial Release (SMFR) is a type of therapy that is involved with prehab or the rehab process. The body has a webby tissue called myofascia that surrounds the whole skeletal system, and connects to the muscular tissue. When an individual is feeling pain, and/or tightness in a certain area of their body, that means the corresponding myfoscial area is malfunctioning due to an excess of knots, dehydration, and calcification. Let's add this necessary technique to your tool belt to reduce your chance of sitting out from what you love to do!

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Open Level Handstands with Allison Zaleski
Dec
4
to Dec 18

Open Level Handstands with Allison Zaleski

Wednesdays, December 4th, 11th, and 18th, 2024 | 6:30-7:30 PM

Description: This class will focus on the art of balancing on our hands. Students will work on various handstand entrances, leg shapes and movement, and conditioning and drills for press handstands. This is an open level class so progressions will be given based on your experience level!

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Single and Duo Trapeze with Jaime bouvier
Nov
20
to Dec 11

Single and Duo Trapeze with Jaime bouvier

Wednesdays, November 20th, 27th*, December 4th, 11th, 2024 | 7:30-9:00 pm

*Bonus class (Night before Thanksgiving)

This workshop will introduce and continue the dynamic skills from past workshops. We will drill tempos, beats, pops, and other basic dynamic skills.

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Contact Poi and Poi Basics with Johnny Howard
Nov
17
to Dec 1

Contact Poi and Poi Basics with Johnny Howard

Sundays, November 17th, 24th, and December 1st, 2024 | 5:30-6:30pm

This workshop will cover Contact Poi introduction and theory and poi basics such as plane control, direction & timing, 9 square theory, turning with your poi, stalls and stacking.

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Free Your Star with Sophy & Tim
Oct
13

Free Your Star with Sophy & Tim

Sunday, October 13, 2024 | 5:30-7:00pm @ 4939 Broadway Avenue

Description: Learn to take away your hands in reverse and other stars. Work on no hand entries, movement, and transitions, and perhaps no hand reverse and other star pops.

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Single and Duo Trapeze with Jaime Bouvier
Oct
9
to Oct 30

Single and Duo Trapeze with Jaime Bouvier

Wednesdays, October 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2024 | 6:30-7:30 pm @ 4939 Broadway Avenue

Description: This workshop will introduce and continue the dynamic skills from past workshops. We will drill tempos, beats, pops, and other basic dynamic skills.

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 Push Your Star with Sophy & Tim
Oct
6

Push Your Star with Sophy & Tim

Sunday, October 6, 2024 | 5:30-7:00pm @ 4939 Broadway Avenue

Description: Focusing on reverse star beginner to intermediate, entries, exits, leg movements, and working towards monos and very basic star pops. Getting comfortable with movement in the start to prepare you for Icarian and advanced wahing machines in hte future

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All-Levels Acro with Ayton and Erica
Oct
2
to Oct 16

All-Levels Acro with Ayton and Erica

Wednesdays, October 2, 9, and 16, 2024 | 7:30-9:00pm @ 4939 Broadway Avenue

Description: This acro-yoga workshop series will include all styles of partner acrobatics including l-basing flows, icarian pops, dance lifts, counterbalances, and standing skills. This is an all-level series, so the difficulty will be based on your personal skill level. Come build strength, balance, technique, and trust with us!

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Rusty Denim: Acro Skill Share
Aug
23
to Aug 25

Rusty Denim: Acro Skill Share

Friday, August 23, 2024 - Sunday, August 25, 2024 @ 4939 Broadway Avenue

This event will be mostly open jam style. There will also be Acro Rotations (guided jam-style intensives), spotting demos, and other informal clinics.

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Press Handstands with Allison Zaleski
Jun
23

Press Handstands with Allison Zaleski

Sunday, June 23, 2024 | 6:30-7:30pm @ 4939 Broadway Avenue

This class will focus on finding your float into handstand. Class will begin with a targeted warm-up followed by drills to build strength and refine the technique needed to press in all directions.

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Foot Locks and Aerial Chops - All-Levels Silks with Adrienne Knauer
Jun
9
to Jun 30

Foot Locks and Aerial Chops - All-Levels Silks with Adrienne Knauer

Sundays, June 9, 23 and 30, 2024 | 5:30-6:30pm @ 4939 Broadway Avenue

Each class will focus on a different type of foot lock and some poses and sequences that flow well from that type of foot lock.  Come learn about different options for foot locks and why one type might work better than others to achieve your aerial goals, such as allowing you to seamlessly string together moves in a routine by avoiding a situation where you might get "stuck" or saving time with a foot lock that quickly sets you up for your next move.  In addition, there will be a variety of new poses and sequences to play with.  There will be options for every skill level, many of which can be done at any height.  

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Acro Weekend Intensive with Noah Vegh-Gaynor
Jun
1
to Jun 2

Acro Weekend Intensive with Noah Vegh-Gaynor

Join Noah for a weekend full of acro! He will be hosting 1 workshop on Saturday and 2 workshops on Sunday.

Instructor Bio: Noah is an Acro Revolution certified teacher that loves icarian pops, hand to hand and dynamic standing skills, dance lifts, and creative flows. He enjoys guiding practitioners to find shared ease of movement and lightness in poses, with a focus on strength in primary skills, and putting the fun in fundamentals. It's important that his students both have fun and are challenged. You can also find him on Instagram as @notjustaprettybase.

Class 1: Icarian Games (Saturday, June 1 | 3:00-5:00pm)

Class 2: All-levels Standing Dynamic Skills (Sunday, June 2 | 1:00-3:00pm)

Class 3: Banquine | A Group Acro Workshop (Sunday, June 2 | 4:00-6:00pm)

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Lyra Doubles with Maribel Esperanza
May
5
to May 19

Lyra Doubles with Maribel Esperanza

Sundays, May 5, 12 and 19, 2024 | 5:30-6:30pm @ 4939 Broadway Avenue

In this workshop we will learn fundamentals of partner/duo lyra, including symmetrical and asymmetrical poses and transitions, basing and flying, under in and above the hoop.

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All-Levels Acro with Ayton Barrett and Erica Henrichsen
May
1
to May 15

All-Levels Acro with Ayton Barrett and Erica Henrichsen

Wednesdays, May 1, 8 and 15, 2024 | 7:30-8:30pm @ 4939 Broadway Avenue

This acro-yoga workshop series will include all styles of partner acrobatics including l-basing flows, icarian pops, dance lifts, counterbalances, and standing skills. Our classes will start with a brief group warmup and then dive into a guided sequence of tricks. This is an all-level series, so the difficulty will be based on your personal skill level (so don’t be afraid to ask for other moves that are more suitable to your comfort and skill level - whether that’s easier or harder). Come build strength, balance, technique, and trust with us!

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Open Level Handstands with Allison Zaleski
May
1
to May 15

Open Level Handstands with Allison Zaleski

Wednesdays, May 1, 8 and 15, 2024 | 6:30-7:30pm @ 4939 Broadway Avenue

This class will focus on the art of balancing on our hands. Students will work on various handstand entrances, leg shapes and movement, and conditioning and drills for press handstands. This is an open level class so progressions will be given based on your experience level!

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