Handstands Level 1

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.

Term dates

Please note, no classes will run from 16 – 22 February due to the half term.

Further information

Adult programme information

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