Adults Spring Session
March 30-June 13
Centre Closed: Good Friday, Easter Monday, Victoria Day
2026 ONE TIME YEARLY REGISTRATION FEE REMINDER:
$30 for 1st student in a family
$25 for 2nd student in a family
$15 for any remaining students in a family
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fee will automatically be added when you register for your first session class in 2026
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you will only be charged this fee once for 2026
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registration fee does not apply to drop in programs, workshops, camps, special events & other select classes
Your registration fee includes:
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10% off our Circus Parties for all ages. Use promo code: studentparty10 at checkout
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1 free open training drop in for 2026
SEASONAL CLASSES
Do you love to perform and create? Is the stage calling your name? Have you always wanted to build your own circus act from start to finish? 🌟 Showcase your talent and join our Act Creation Class! 🌟 This immersive adult session guides you through the creative process of developing a solo circus act — from first idea to final bow. 🎪 What You’ll Do: 🎵 Choose your apparatus & music 🎭 Create original choreography 👗 Design your costume & visual concept 🛠 Learn structured tools for act development 💬 Receive personalized feedback & guidance Your finished act will be 2–4 minutes long and built around this session’s powerful theme: 🌅 THE JOURNEY Explore one or more stages of "The Journey" as your foundation: ✨ Dreams ⛰ Challenges 🏆 Triumph / Overcoming Using circus arts as a storytelling tool, you’ll deepen not only your technical skills but your ability to communicate emotion, meaning, and presence on stage. 🎉 The session culminates in two live performances — a matinee & evening show 📍 Held at The Rising’s studio 📅 June 14 👥 In front of a live ticketed audience Dress Rehearsal will take place during your final class. ⚠️ Attendance at this dress rehearsal is required in order to perform. This is more than a class — it’s a creative journey, a challenge, and a triumph waiting to happen. Are you ready to tell your story?
INTRO CLASSES
ADULT AERIAL ABCS
Adults 18+
Tuesdays 7:45 - 8:45pm
March 31- June 2
$240 +gst
This course is your first step in aerial circus training. You will learn the foundations such as how to mount and dismount, proper hanging alignment, basic skills while sitting / standing / hanging / inverting on Silk, Hoop, Hammock, and Trapeze Once you complete the course you can then move into our Novice level classes and specialize on the apparatus of your choosing. Prerequisites: none but overall good health
HOOP CLASSES
HOOP
NOVICE
Mondays 7:45 - 8:45pm
March 30-June 1( no class Easter Monday & Victoria Day )
$192 +gst
Take your aerial hoop a step further in our Novice class now that you've got a solid foundation. Work below, inside and on top of the hoop as you finesse your transitions. Prerequisites: Aerial ABC's or equivalent. Solid grasp of basics. Able to mount/dismount hoop safely. Able to work on all levels of hoop- under hoop, inside hoop, on top of hoop. Comfortable being upside down
HOOP
INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED
Mondays 6:30 - 7:30pm
March 30-June 1( no class Easter Monday & Victoria Day )
$192 +gst
Intermediate & advanced skills, spins, transitions, and a strong emphasis on sequencing and working with a spin. Hoop will be used at various heights. Gain more strength, flexibility, and skill knowledge. Prerequisites: single knee hangs 20 sec, flexed arm hang 20 seconds, 1 pull up from hanging to sit on hoop, 1 arm hangs 10 sec each arm, comfortable working with spin, minimum 1 year consistent training, pull over on bottom and top bar with good technique If uncertain about level talk to your coach or inquire at office
HAMMOCK CLASSES
HAMMOCK NOVICE
Mondays 6:30-7:30pm
March 30-June 8 (no class Easter Monday & Victoria Day)
$216+gst
Aerial Hammock ( sometimes called Aerial Sling) is an apparatus similar to aerial silk but is rigged to create a loop in the bottom giving you a shelf to sit or stand on. This course will solidify your foundational knowledge of the apparatus and build your strength to give you the skills to attempt higher level skills with inversions, a drop, or more complicated wraps. Prerequisites: Aerial ABC's or equivalent
HAMMOCK
INTERMEDIATE
Wednesdays 7:15-8:15pm
April 1-June 10
$264 +gst
Intermediate skills, drops, transitions, with a strong emphasis on sequencing and working with a spin. Gain more strength, flexibility, and skill knowledge. Prerequisites: 1 year training minimum, pullovers without kicking or pushing off of poles, knee drop/salto drop, inversions from backpack & from standing in hammock, ability to work with spin with ease
HAMMOCK
ADVANCED
Tuesdays 6:30 - 7:30pm
March 31-June 9
$264 +gst
Our highest level hammock class where you will learn skills and build sequences that require a higher level of strength, flexibility, and endurance. Slack, salto, and multi directional drops may be included Prerequisites: Intermediate Hammock, same side knee hooks, flexed arm hang 45 sec, inversions with ease, experience with slack/salto drops, ability to work with a spin
TRAPEZE CLASSES
TRAPEZE
NOVICE
on pause for Spring
The trapeze is an iconic circus apparatus and in this class it is rigged from a single point allowing for spin. The 5 week course will focus on Basic and Novice level skills under the bar and in the ropes, combinations and strength & conditioning exercises. Prerequisites: Aerial ABC's or equivalent
TRAPEZE
INTERMEDIATE
Saturdays 11am-12noon
April 4-June 13
$264 +gst
The class will focus on Intermediate level skills, combinations, spinning, balancing on the bar, and strength & conditioning exercises. Increase your knowledge of skills in the ropes. Prerequisites: single knee hangs 20 sec, flexed arm hang 30 sec, skin the cats, 1 arm hangs 10 sec each arm, comfortable working with spin, minimum 1 year consistent training, pull over, ability to invert
SILK CLASSES
SILK
NOVICE
Thursdays 7:45-8:45pm
April 2-June 11
$264 +gst
This class will help you solidify your skills from Aerial ABC's and expand your skill library. Work on your foot locks, gaining height in your climbs, inversions, and basic sequences. Work on foot locks in the air, hip keys, & simple drops when you're ready. Stretchy silk will be used. Prerequisites: Aerial ABC's or equivalent
SILK INTERMEDIATE &
ADVANCED
Thursdays 6:30-7:30pm
April 2-June 11
$264 +gst
Mixed level class continuing to build your aerial endurance, strength and vocabulary. Multi directional or stacked drops may be taught along with skills & sequences that require a greater range of flexibility. Work on various skills with entries from Xbacks, hip keys, thigh hitch, same and opposite side knee hooks, and S-locks. Aerial silk requires a strong upper body and core to continue progressing and help remain safe off the ground. We strongly encourage our students to make use of Open Training Drop In to do muscle conditioning, review skills learned in class and stretch. Prerequisites: 1 year minimum in Silk Novice or equivalent, hip key, inversions in air, foot locks in air, can stay on the silk for 3min+
ROPE CLASSES
ROPE NOVICE
On Pause for Spring
Take your first steps onto the rope with confidence! This class is designed for students who have a little aerial experience and are ready to start exploring beginner-level climbs, locks, and sequences on the aerial rope (corde lisse). You’ll build strength, coordination, and body awareness while learning to move safely and creatively in the air. Aerial ABC's and comfort with basic aerial techniques (such as climbing or foot locks on other apparatus) is helpful.
