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• Acrosports

  http://www.acrosports.org/
  Based in San Francisco. A non-profit physical, performing and circus arts organization offering programming for students age 18-months through adult in tumbling, gymnastics, dance, and circus arts. Offers year-round recreational and performance-based programming led by highly-trained instructors and world-class artists.

• Aerialize

  http://www.aerialize.com.au/
  Sydney aerial theatre. Provides tuition and training in aerial and circus disciplines for adults and children. Classes cater to people of all levels from absolute beginners to professional.

• Atlantic Cirque

  http://www.atlanticcirque.com/
  Atlantic Cirque introduces the arts of circus to adults and children with classes including trampoline, gymnastics, trapeze, and bungee. [Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada]

• Beijing International Art School

  http://www.beijing-art.com/
  Study and learn: acrobatics and circus skills: aerial, equilibrium, contortion, tumbling, juggling, Kung-fu, wushu and Chinese dances. (This school was formerly known as the Beijing Acrobatic School.) [Beijing, China]

• Belfast Community Circus

  http://www.belfastcircus.org/
  Offering courses and workshops for adults and youth, in Belfast and elsewhere in Northern Ireland. Training and performance include: stiltwork, juggling, clowning and trapeze.

• Bizircus

  http://www.bizircus.com/
  A Perth entertainment company, presenting stilt walking, street theatre, circus, comedy, fire acts and corporate entertainment. Western Australia.

• Blackpool Circus School

  http://www.blackpoolcircusschool.co.uk/
  The history of circus in Blackpool, UK, and how the circus school is trying to revive the town's heritage by teaching children circus skills. Workshops, special events.

• Cambridge Community Circus

  http://www.chaos.org.uk/ccc/
  Workshops and events, together with newsletters and other resources. [Cambridge, United Kingdom]

• Camp Lohikan: Circus Program

  http://www.lohikan.com/circus.htm
  Children's camp offering flying trapeze, acrobatics, circus biking, juggling, fire eating, unicycling, clowning, balancing, high wire, Spanish web, and globe balancing. Located in Gladstone, New Jersey, United States.

• Christine Van Loo

  http://www.christinevanloo.com/
  A champion acro-gymnast, professional aerialist motivational speaker and a master instructor. Based in Costa Rica.

• Circomedia

  http://www.circomedia.com/
  A drama school for circus performers, and a school for physical actors. Offers a three-month introductory course as well as one and two-year professional training programs and teacher training. Bristol, UK.

• Circus Camp

  http://www.circuscamp.org/
  A day-camp experience designed to introduce children to circus, performing and visual arts. [Atlanta, Georgia]

• Circus Harmony

  http://circusharmony.org/
  Teaching and performance of circus skills. [St. Louis, Missouri, United States]

• Circus Minimus

  http://www.circusminimus.com/
  Community performance development collaborations, "Circus Yoga" for families, and afterschool teaching programs. [New York, New York]

• Circus Workshop Cape Town

  http://circusflyers.tripod.com/
  Circus Workshop provides training on the flying trapeze. [Cape Town, South Africa]

• CircusBox Interactive

  http://www.circusbox.co.uk/
  Circus workshops for serving schools, secure units, special needs, and people of all ages and abilities.

• Circusology

  http://www.circusology.co.uk/
  Circus skills workshops for schools.

• Clown School of San Francisco

  http://www.clownschoolsf.org/
  Create a personal clown character based on your natural inclinations of movement, voice, gestures and inner feelings and perform with it. Inside of everyone lives a ridiculous character just "dying" to get out.

• Estudio Busqueda de Pantomima

  http://www.sigfridoaguilar.org/
  A professional training program for contemporary mime clown theatre in the Americas, plus details of public performances. [Guanajuato, Mexico]

• Everyday Circus

  http://www.everydaycircus.net/
  Classes for children and adults, including tumbling, juggling, trapeze, rolling globe, stilt walking, wire walking, and pyramids. Optional classes on animal training are also available. [St. Louis, Missouri]

• Execu-Care

  http://www.execu-care.com/
  Consulting, coaching and problem solving through flying trapeze training using applied social science, management, medical research, wisdom and common sense. [various locations in the United States]

• Flying Trapeze Chicago

  http://www.flyingtrapezechicago.com/
  Flying trapeze and circus arts information including flying trapeze videos and flying trapeze links.

• Greentop Community Circus Centre

  http://greentop.org/
  A registered charity providing adult and youth Circus Arts training and performance. [Sheffield, England]

• Hollywood Aerial Arts

  http://www.hollywoodaerialarts.com/
  The only flying trapeze school of its kind in Los Angeles, California with lessons in flying trapeze, aerial tissue (silk/fabric), Spanish web, lyra/hoop, low flying trapeze and other circus skills. Beginners are welcome in all classes.

• National Circus Center

  http://www.circuscenter.org/
  Encompasses a professional company, a student troupe, and a school with classes in acrobatics, flying trapeze, hand-balancing, contortion, juggling, teeterboard, wire-walking, clowning, and anything in the air, upside down, backwards and seemingly impossible. [San Francisco]

• National Circus School

  http://www.ecolenationaledecirque.ca/
  The only school to provide advanced circus arts training in North America. An institution for higher education with a primary mission to prepare circus artists. Montreal, Quebec.

• National Institute of Circus Arts

  http://www.nica.com.au/
  Full-time university training in circus arts, offering a three-year Bachelor Degree in all aspects of circus arts. [Melbourne, Australia]

• Playspace

  http://www.artmedia.com.au/playspac.htm
  Physical theatre studio in Sydney, Australia, specializing in Circus and Clown training.

• Playspace: Clown Training

  http://www.artmedia.com.au/Clown.htm
  Professional circus and clown training in Sydney, Australia.

• School of Acrobatics and New Circus Arts

  http://www.sancaseattle.org/
  Classes and camps for kids and teens foster self-esteem through the development of physical skills. Activities taught include: acrobatics, juggling, trapeze, tightrope and rolling globe. Seattle, Washington, United States.

• Shooting Stars Circus

  http://www.shootingstarscircus.co.uk/
  Circus Skills workshops for schools, corporations and youth clubs. [United Kingdom]

• Sydney Aerial Theatre Association

  http://www.artmedia.com.au/aerial.htm
  SATA runs quality, fun, imaginative workshops and performances in trapeze, rope and aerial skills, for adults and children.

• Temple of Poi

  http://templeofpoi.wordpress.com/
  Poi spinning school located in San Francisco, California. Offers classes in poi, staff, and hoop. Also offers computer based training with video.

• The Actors Gymnasium

  http://www.actorsgymnasium.org/
  A school for interdisciplinary theater arts, including circus, physical comedy, dance, music, mime, puppetry. Classes available for children and adults, professionals and newcomers. Evanston, Illinois, United States.

• The Circus Space

  http://www.circusspace.com/
  A centre of excellence in circus arts, offering support and services for professional performers, aspiring performers, adults, young people and companies. Classes include acrobatic balancing, clown, gymnastic tumbling, juggling, static and flying trapeze. [London, UK]

• Trapeze Arts

  http://www.trapezearts.com/
  An opportunity for any individual to experience and learn aerial and other circus arts in a supportive, non-competitive environment. Workshops, classes, and corporate events. [Oakland and Lake Tahoe, California, United States]

• Trapeze High

  http://trapezehigh.com/
  A training facility for people of all ages, abilities and skill levels to experience and practice aerial circus arts, with an emphasis on flying trapeze for individuals, groups, and corporate events. [Escondido, California]

• Trapeze le voltigeur

  http://www.trapezelevoltigeur.qc.ca/
  Indoor flying trapeze training center - French and English spoken. [St. Eustache, Quebec, Canada]

• Trapezium

  http://www.trapezium.qc.ca/
  A recreational center where you can discover and practice the flying trapeze in a friendly and secure environment. Group bookings, birthday parties and class schedule available. [Montreal, Quebec, Canada]

• Zip Zap Circus School

  http://www.zip-zap.co.za/
  Offers free circus and performing arts training for South African children, with special arrangements for adults. [Cape Town, South Africa]

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