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Circus and Physical

Disciplines drawn from circus, and the conditioning that serves them.

53 entries across this branch

Within This Branch

  • Acro Dance 19 entries

    Dance that works acrobatic skills into the choreography.

  • Acrobatic Gymnastics 1 entry

    Gymnastics in pairs or groups, where the gymnasts balance and throw one another instead of working an apparatus.

  • Acrobatics 17 entries

    Acrobatic floor skills trained solo, from handstands and cartwheels up to walkovers and handsprings.

  • Aerial 13 entries

    Disciplines worked entirely off the floor, on an apparatus hung from a rigging point.

  • Circus Fitness 1 entry

    Circus apparatus work taken as strength training - climbs, inversions and holds, without the tricks built on them.

  • Parkour 1 entry

    Getting through obstacles by vaulting, climbing and landing.

  • Pole 22 entries

    Dance and acrobatics worked on a pole.

  • Tumbling 5 entries

    Explosive runs of flips and twists down a sprung track.

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Guides & How-To

How Dancers Actually Learn: The Practice Methods That Work, and the Ones That Do Not

What the science of motor learning says about dance practice: what holds up, what is only studio folklore, and what to change in your next class.

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The Styles of Ballet in South Africa: A Dancer's Guide to the Methods and Syllabi

RAD, Cecchetti, DASA, Vaganova: what South Africa's ballet methods and syllabi are, how they differ, and how to choose the one that fits what you want.

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Reviews

A choreographer on building work that travels

Notes on making dance that survives the move from studio to stage.

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Features

Backstage tech that audiences never notice

The unglamorous systems holding a modern production together.

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