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About the class

Registration for spring term 2025 Adult Circus classes will be open to the public on 1st January, 2025. Classes begin on 13th January.

Participants will challenge themselves both physically and mentally on the aerial apparatus and experience a great full body workout that builds strength and flexibility. Learning elements of contemporary circus and dance, participants will discover how to develop and create movements at different levels and will experiment with a variety of movements above, on and under each prop. Participants will use different aerial props throughout the year such as the aerial hoop, silks, cocoon and trapeze, focusing on a different prop every 6 weeks to allow participants to get familiar with different props and also develop the essential physical skills that each prop demands. This class will also feature body awareness and conditioning activities that will assist in the creation of aerial routines.

Skill levels

Our adult aerial classes are separated by skill level:

Explorer 1 and Explorer 2:
Just starting out. This is really about your first year or so of training. Emphasis is on developing strength and solid basics. Unless you’ve already been doing a lot of training in another sport, expect this to take about a year - we all need to work on our strength and flexibility.

Improver 1 and Improver 2
: You’ve been training for about a year. You feel much stronger and flexible. You are now comfortable on the apparatus and are ready to start more dynamic moves and sequencing skills.

Click here for the prerequisites of each level.

2025 Spring Term Adult Aerial Classes

Day Time Start Date Weeks
Tuesdays (Explorer 1&2) 8-10pm 14/01/2025 19
Wednesdays (Improver 1&2) 8-10pm 15/01/2025 19
Fridays (Explorer 1&2) 10am-12pm 17/01/2025 18

Arts Council Youth Subsidy

The Arts Council of Ireland funds arts programming for young people aged 24 years and under. For young adults who are aged 18 to 24 years, we offer a subsidised price thanks to this funding from the Arts Council of Ireland. If you are in this age group, please email us at info@galwaycircus.com before registering so we can put you on the correct subscription plan.

This specially priced subscription plan is only valid for young adults aged 18 to 24. You must be no older than age 24 on the first day of class for the term in which you are registering.