Handstands Level 1

  • TYPE

    Full Term Course

  • PRICE

    ÂŁ337/286 (Concession) - 13 weeks
    ÂŁ259/220 (Concession) - 10 weeks

  • WHEN

    Mondays 6 - 7.30pm
    Thursdays 6 - 7.30pm

About

Learning Handstands is central to all circus training and and is a transferable skill to other acrobatic disciplines. This course will help build your core and upper body strength, while gaining confidence in inversions.

The Level 1 courses offer participants the opportunity to study a single skills specific discipline at Level 1, for a whole term.

Who it’s for

This course is the place to start if you have no or limited experience of circus, but want to learn from the basics, as well as developing your fitness and helping you gain confidence on specialist circus equipment. Once our teachers feel that a student is ready, you will be able to progress to Level 2.

If you have experience and would like to start training at the National Centre on a more advanced level course, you can book an Acrobatic Assessment.

What to wear?

Please wear comfortable clothing such as leggings or tracksuit bottoms, a T-shirt or vest, and clean indoor trainers.

Course Information

Please note, no classes will run from 26 October – 1 November due to the half term.

Term 1 runs from 7 September – 13 December.

Please note, no classes will run from 24 – 30 October due to the half term.

Additionally, the building will be closed on the following dates due to hires:

Wednesday 23 – Monday 28 September

Tuesday 13 – Wednesday 14 October

Tuesday 8 – Thursday 10 December

Contact us to ask about availability via email reception@nationalcircus.org.uk or call 020 7613 4141 (Mon–Fri: 4–8pm | Sat–Sun: 10am–3pm)

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Dates and times

Monday 7 September to Monday 7 December (13 week course)6:00pm
Thursday 1 October to Thursday 10 December (10 week course)6:00pm