Emerald City Acro Intensive 2025

Emerald City Trapeze : April 24, 2025 2:15 pm : News, Workshops

Emerald City Acro Intensive!

Join us from June 28th to July 6th! This intensive group and standing partner acrobatics training experience is designed for dedicated practitioners to build their skills during 8 days of focused, goal-driven training.

Multiple progressive workshop tracks from beginner to advanced will allow participants to deepen their practice in specific areas such as dance lifts, dynamic partner skills, hand-to-hand, banquine, injury prevention, and more. Rather than simply learning isolated tricks, this experience supports long-term growth through structured training, personalized feedback, and a collaborative environment with world-renowned coaches.

Schedule

The intensive will run from June 28th to July 6th.
Daily sessions from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM.

There will be scheduled time for lunch and breaks each day. Please note:

  • July 2 and July 4 will be half-days
  • The first day (June 28) will begin slightly earlier, at 8:30 AM

Learn more!

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Flying Trapeze Workshops with Paul Schimmel – May 2025

Emerald City Trapeze : April 24, 2025 12:32 pm : News, Workshops

Take Your Catching Skills to New Heights!

SANCA is thrilled to welcome Paul Schimmel for a special Flying Trapeze Workshop focused on catching technique, form, and connection in the air. These two-hour immersive sessions include a full hour of catching in- or out-of-lineswith Paul himself—a rare opportunity to refine your timing, build confidence, and deepen your understanding of hands work.

Whether you’re just getting comfortable with catching, working through mechanics, turning out of hands, or ready to return to the board with a bar, this workshop is designed to meet you where you are and elevate your skills.

Schedule
May 11 – May 27 
(3 sessions of 3 classes each)

  • Sundays: 1–3pm
  • Tuesdays: 10am–12pm or 5:30–7:30pm

Pricing & Early Bird Special
Early Bird Special – Sign up by noon on May 8!

  • 2 days/week (6 total classes): $660 ($30 off)
  • 1 day/week (3 total classes): $345 ($15 off)
  • Single drop-ins: $120 (available after noon on May 8, if space allows)

Who Can Join

  • Ages 12+
  • Must qualify for frequent flyer classes
  • Open to flyers looking to sharpen their catching skills

Don’t miss your chance to fly with one of the best in the biz—spaces are limited and this will fill up fast!

Register now and catch the early bird discount before May 8!

REGISTER NOW

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Workshops with Scott McDonald

Emerald City Trapeze : February 25, 2025 3:59 pm : Workshops

Workshops with Scott McDonald

Scott McDonald is a former Cirque du Soleil performer turned acrobatic coach for a variety of disciplines! He loves teaching people of all levels, backgrounds, and goals in a safe, progressive way that encourages the students and helps them clearly understand the skills they’re working on. When not coaching or training, Scott also conducts and presents circus-related research and hosts his own medical conference in Las Vegas entitled Circus Meets Medicine!

Helicopteros and Reversãos
Option 1: June 13, 2025 | Friday, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Option 2: June, 15, 2025 | Sunday, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Helicopteros (also known as Helicopter Cartwheels) and Reversãos (similar to an off-axis Front Walkover) are very cool-looking cartwheel variations that originated with Capoeira and are now found in tricking, parkour, rhythmic gymnastics, and acro dance. They’re versatile tricks that can be incorporated into nearly any acrobatic discipline, and they’re a lot of fun to do!

Beginner to Intermediate Trampwall
June 13, 2025 | Friday, 7:15 PM – 8:45 PM
In this workshop we’ll be focusing on fundamental skills for trampwall, including wall running technique and variations, full turns, and basic flips to the face of the wall. Everything will be broken down into approachable steps, so no matter what your level is there will be something new for you to learn!

Flips and Twists 101
June 14, 2025 | Saturday, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
In this workshop, we’ll be using the trampoline to learn the movements and concepts that make all flips and twists work. We will break everything down into approachable, safe progressions that can be applied to any skill level or discipline!

Air Awareness for Flying Trapeze and Trampoline
June 14, 2025 | Saturday, 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM
If you do Flying Trapeze and want to feel more comfortable in the air, this one’s for you. Through fun games and drills on trampoline, this workshop will give you the freedom of safely knowing exactly where you are during any flip or twist and how to bail safely out of any missed catches!

Cartwheel Variations and Macacos
June 15 2025 | Sunday, 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
This workshop will increase your comfort and control while upside down on your hands and is ideal for Capoeiristas and members of the Movement community! We’ll work on a variety of cool cartwheel variations from Tricking and Capoeira as well as the Macaco (Monkey Flip), which is the first step towards learning a backflip for many people!

Acrobatic Kicks
June 15, 2025 | Sunday, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
This workshop will focus on the jumping kicks such as Tornado Kicks, Swing 540s, and others used in Capoeira, Tricking, Tae Kwon Do, and Acro Dance. You’ll feel like a professional ninja after learning these!

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Arne Bystrom – December Workshops – 2023

Emerald City Trapeze : November 22, 2023 8:41 pm : News, Workshops
Mind Expanding Circus
12/9 2:30-4:30pm
2 hours | $100 | Ages 10+ | 12 participants max./4 participants min. | All skill levels
An invitation for any interested humans to join in a focused exploration of our intuitive self-awareness using circus. Through playful acrobatic movement and object manipulation we will expand the limits of what we believe ourselves to be capable of.
The goal of this workshop is to unlock each participant’s potential for self-directed, non-structured physical learning.
By emphasizing the role of intuition and self-awareness in any and all physical practices, and using the confidence-building tools offered to us by acrobatics and object manipulation, we will get to know ourselves better, face our fears, and empower our inherent instinct to learn and grow through play.
Coordinated Effort
12/10 3:00-6:00pm
3 hours | $150 | Ages 12+ | 12 participants max./4 participants min. | Experience required: Acro or Tumbling level 1 (or able to do cartwheel, forward roll, and 30 second wall handstand)
 
When we collaborate we can do incredible things. Humans are social animals, and group acrobatics is a perfect example of the heights that we can attain when we put our bodies and minds together.
We will learn to act as a group through trust-building, communication, and spotting exercises, including practicing group “mind-reading” by learning to recognize and react to each other’s subtle physical cues.
There will be some acrobatic fundamentals such as how to find your stability and reinforce it in others, and how to surrender yourself to trust when others take responsibility for your safety.
The goal of this workshop will be to effectively move and think together as we build human pyramids, create evocative acrobatic tableaus, and lift each other to new heights upon a foundation of confidence in ourselves and the group.
Dynamic Duos
12/15 6:30-8:30pm
2 hours | $120 | Ages 12+ | 10 participants max./4 participants min. | Only for pre-existing duos (or small groups) | Experience required: Intermediate Tumbling, Acro, or other partner discipline (Walking in two-high, low hand-to-hand/foot-to-hand, or equivalent)
They say two minds are better than one, but with a bit of practice two human bodies can attain a common awareness that allows them to think and act as one. All partner or group circus disciplines depend on deep connection and awareness, and this workshop is meant to build and strengthen exactly that.
We will use exercises including breath synchronization, improvised mirroring, and guided blind movement to help acrobatic partners to physically attune to each other. There will be an emphasis on non-verbal communication and reading each other’s physical impulses to unlock the ability to move in perfect unison and coordination.
There will also be time to get coaching and feedback on specific skills, and advice on creating a progressive goal list for future technical training.
This is a chance for existing pairs or groups to expand their shared trust, awareness, and communication and to learn collaborative techniques that can be applied at any skill level.
Spotlight on Manipulation
12/16 2:30-4:30
2 hours | $100 | Ages 10+ | 12 participants max./3 participants min. | Experience required: Intermediate juggling or object manipulation (4 object juggling, 6 object passing, face balancing, or other intermediate skills)
 
A chance to take your object manipulation to the next level, with a specific eye towards what works onstage and why.
We will develop skills like combining juggling with captivating movement, pacing routines to keep them interesting and understandable for the public, including props in physical storytelling, setting a tone/aesthetic, and finding the skills that capture each participant’s unique “signature” style.
If you are passionate about object manipulation but unsure of how to effectively share that passion with an audience, or you want to combine artistry and storytelling with your technical skills, this workshop is a great place to start.
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