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2018 American Circus Educators Conference

SIGN-UP OPENS SEPTEMBER 1ST AT 12PM EST! For more info, check out: HOW TO MAKE A SCHED ACCOUNT! Please note that you will not be able to sign into Sched until sign-up opens.

7:00pm EDT

Opening Reception + Event Check In - at The Solarium (a different venue from the rest of the conference!) Light dinner will be served. The SolariumLIMITEDAYCO/ACE

9:30am EDT

Keynote: Circus Arts Therapy as a scaffolding for overcoming physical, social, and emotional challenges Gym 1LIMITEDCarrie Heller - Virtual Only • Lauren Taglialatela

11:15am EDT

Getting brave about fundraising. How to ask real humans for the money you need to run your program. Media StudioFILLINGZoe Brookes Creating fun and engaging circus with a social change message Meeting RoomLIMITEDLissa McLeod • Jake Weinstein "Teachers Back Off: Framing Learning Experiences in the Student-Centered Aerial Classroom" Gym 2FULLSarah Poole Choreography - Building an Aerial Act Gym 3FILLINGRuby Karen Circus Games Swap Dance StudioLIMITEDClaire Dehm Coaching Strategies to Promote Positive Self-Image Studio BFILLINGKaren Ladd Consent-based touch in the circus classroom Lounge ALIMITEDEllen Waylonis Demystifying Handstand Balance Animal CrackersFULLMegan Gendell Magic Effects Workshop Studio AFULLJoe Culpepper Shoulders upside down and right side up Gym 1FILLINGLauren Kehl

12:45pm EDT

Social Circus Consulting [ON-SITE SIGN UP REQUIRED] Snack BarJen Agans • Zoe Brookes • Amy Christian • David Hunt • Dan Roberts Lunch (On Your Own) TBA

2:00pm EDT

Fumbling Towards Equity: Addressing race, class, privilege, and other uncomfortable topics in social circus Meeting RoomFILLINGLeah Abel • Kate Magram Researching Circus Arts Lounge BFULLAlisan Funk ACE Safety Program Studio BLIMITEDBeverly H Sobelman Career Circus Education - Roundtable Discussion Lounge AFILLINGAYCO/ACE Common Rigging Mistakes Gym 3FILLINGJonathan Deull Fabric Puzzles Gym 2FILLINGLeisha Knight Introduction to Duo Trapeze Gym 1FULLElsie Smith Neck fitness: addressing the overlooked Dance StudioFULLJim Donak

3:30pm EDT

Coffee Break TBA

3:45pm EDT

ACE/AYCO Health & Wellness Committee Update on Abuse Prevention & Response Efforts Studio BLIMITEDAYCO/ACE • Marci Diamond • Anne Miller LGBTQ+ 101 Lounge BLIMITEDLeah Abel • Johnny Blazes • Beau Cromartie • T Lawrence-Simon • Ruth Schultz • Natasha Shatzkin 2018 US Circus Survey Results Meeting RoomLIMITEDSonja Harpstead Revolution for Harmony! Circus partnership between Circus Harmony and the National Circus School of Puerto Rico Studio AFILLINGJessica Hentoff • Eliana Hentoff-Killian • Jafet Irizarry • Leslynet Ramos Irizarry • Glorimar Sierra From Page to Stage- Creating circus storytelling grounded in educational standards and literacy skills Gym 1FULLAmy Godfrey • Katie Rebich Introduction to German Wheel Dance StudioFILLINGCarly Schuna Re-thinking the Warm-Up: 9 Movement Must-Haves for your Group Warm-Up (and why they’re “must haves”) Animal CrackersFULLMike Denton • Theresa Racicot Shoulder Engagement in Hanging and Handstands Media StudioFULLEmily Scherb Teaching Contact Juggling: Basics and Benefits Gym 4LIMITEDSam Boyles

6:15pm EDT

Social Circus Mingle Meeting RoomJen Agans • Zoe Brookes • David Hunt

7:30pm EDT

Community Showcase TBALIMITED

9:30am EDT

Recreational Adaptive Circus Training: First Lesson on the Spanish Web plus more Gym 2LIMITEDCarrie Heller - Virtual Only • Lauren Taglialatela Moving from Safe Space to Brave Space: Challenging White Privilege in Our Circus Communities Lounge BLIMITEDAmy Christian • Alanna Herrera Director-Owner Roundtable Meeting RoomLIMITEDShana Kennedy Social Circus Series 1: Let's Grow Social Circus! Media StudioLIMITEDZoe Brookes CircusYoga Tools of Teachers Animal CrackersLIMITEDErin O'Keefe • Kevin OKeefe Intro to Rigging Gym 1FILLINGJonathan Deull Introduction to German Wheel Dance StudioFULLCarly Schuna Let's make 5 balls the expectation! Lounge AFILLINGRichard Kennison Make it Mean Something: exercises for theatrical improvisation on aerial apparata. Gym 3FILLINGIlana Blankman Making circus that matters: Artistic tools beyond technique Studio BFILLINGL M Feldman Master the Backhandspring Studio AFULLKaren Ladd

11:15am EDT

Queering Circus Meeting RoomLIMITEDJohnny Blazes Concepts of Universal Design for Learning and its Connection to Circus Education Studio AFILLINGSuzanne Rappaport For-Profit or Non-Profit? A roundtable discussion Lounge ALIMITEDJamie Hodgson • Shana Kennedy Social Circus Series 2: Show us what you do! Using models to explain your program impact. Media StudioLIMITEDCharlotte Byram "Aerial Theatre and Act Creation" Gym 3FULLCallie Compton Clown - Gag writing for groups Animal CrackersFILLINGJesse Dryden Exploring Meathooks and Reverse Meathooks on Straps: Tips, Tricks, and Theory. Gym 1FILLINGShannon McKenna Flexibility: everything you’ve wanted to know and then some Dance StudioFILLINGJim Donak Literally Physics Studio BFILLINGMichael Smith

12:45pm EDT

Social Circus Consulting [ON-SITE SIGN UP REQUIRED] Snack BarJen Agans • Zoe Brookes • Amy Christian • David Hunt • Dan Roberts Lunch (On Your Own) TBA

1:15pm EDT

Big Gay Lunch!! Lounge ALIMITEDBeau Cromartie • Ruth Schultz • Natasha Shatzkin VAMP: a Circus-centric alternative to MindBody Snack BarFULLBeverly H Sobelman

2:00pm EDT

Circus and Accessibility: Moving Forward Together Studio ALIMITEDKate Magram Digital Marketing and Social Media for Circus Studios Studio BFILLINGJoanna Wright Safety Beyond Mats: Principles, processes and practices to prevent sexual, physical and emotional abuse in circus education; examples from the field Lounge ALIMITEDJennifer Carlo • Marci Diamond • Henry Wheaton Customizing Social Circus Media StudioLIMITEDDan Roberts Resilience: Adverse Childhood Experiences, The Neurobiology of Stress, and Building a Trauma-Informed Circus Program Meeting RoomLIMITEDLynette Lau 1 ball, 2 ball and 3 ball games for teaching youth too young to learn to juggle. Animal CrackersFULLRichard Kennison Analyzing Hoop Beats Lounge BFILLINGT Lawrence-Simon Beyond Body Language: New Understandings of Meaningful Movement, Research Experiences, and Community Dance StudioLIMITEDJoanie Garcia • kevin shaw Inventive Trapeze Pathways and Sequences Gym 1FULLMegan Gendell Performing Fabric Gym 3LIMITEDLeisha Knight

3:30pm EDT

Coffee Break TBA

3:45pm EDT

Keynote: Social Justice Matters! A Social Justice Method of Practice for Artists, Activists, and Educators Gym 1LIMITEDchloefrankel

5:00pm EDT

Raffle Drawing! Gym 1

5:15pm EDT

Dinner (On Your Own) TBA

6:30pm EDT

Reg Bolton Pub Crawl Twain's Brewpub

9:15am EDT

Morning Meeting Gym 1LIMITEDAYCO/ACE

9:30am EDT

Keynote: Prioritizing Child Protection in the Circus Community Gym 1LIMITEDSammi Rader

11:15am EDT

Neurobehavioral approach to learning and memory in circus arts Meeting RoomLIMITEDAnne Miller Conversation on Healthy Relationships in the workplace Studio BLIMITEDKristina Wicke SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION & RESPONSE BASIC TRAINING FOR CIRCUS PROGRAMS Lounge BLIMITEDMarci Diamond Social Circus Series 3: Using data to assess program outcomes Media StudioLIMITEDJen Agans How to Spot, Teach, and Do Human Pyramids: Foundational Techniques Dance StudioFILLINGHilary Riall • Steve Seaberg Mini-Trampoline Gym 4FULLEliana Hentoff-Killian Physical Theatre for Aerialists: An Introduction to Aerial Performance and Storytelling Gym 1FULLJoanna Wright Refining Inversions Through Pilates Gym 2FILLINGJulianna Hane Song Circles for Social Inclusion Lounge ALIMITEDJames Green Teaching Strategies for Mixed-Level Classes Studio AFILLINGEllen Waylonis To tuck or not to tuck? Animal CrackersFULLLauren Kehl

12:45pm EDT

Social Circus Consulting [ON-SITE SIGN UP REQUIRED] Snack BarJen Agans • Zoe Brookes • Amy Christian • David Hunt • Dan Roberts Lunch (On Your Own) TBA Organizational Learning Community Agreements to Advance Equity and Inclusivity Studio ALIMITEDRhen Miles, CSWA

2:00pm EDT

Adaptive Circus and the Significance of the American with Disabilities Act and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Meeting RoomLIMITEDSuzanne Rappaport Introduction to Liberation Health theory and methodology Studio ALIMITEDchloefrankel Building an Inclusive Circus Community Studio BLIMITEDJoanna Wright VAMP: a Circus-centric alternative to MindBody Snack BarLIMITEDBeverly H Sobelman Social Circus Initatives around the world Lounge BLIMITEDDan Roberts Beyond Muscles: understanding kinetic chains Dance StudioFILLINGJim Donak C Is for C-Curve, It Rolls Enough For Me Gym 2FULLSarah Poole ChoreoLab: Activating Space Media StudioLIMITEDCaroline Calouche Game Lab Animal CrackersLIMITEDJesse Dryden Rope Beats Break Down Gym 1LIMITEDChristine Morano Teaching Unicycle: From First Pedals to Center Ring Gym 4LIMITEDJesse AlFord

3:30pm EDT

Coffee Break TBA

3:45pm EDT

Circus and Accessibility: Moving Forward Together Dance StudioLIMITEDKate Magram Equipment Inventory and Inspections: Overview of a Prototype Tracking System Meeting RoomFULLAlysha Perrin • April Moore Skelton Clown 101: Play, Character, and Routines Animal CrackersLIMITEDAudrey Spinazola Consent Games for Circus Studio ALIMITEDViolet Defiant Creating Youth Driven Performances and Programs Studio BFILLINGKatherine Tesch Discovering Fundamental Aerial Alignment on Straps Gym 1FILLINGShannon McKenna Rigging lab Gym 2FILLINGJonathan Deull Rolla Bolla Gym 4FILLINGJafet Irizarry Teaching Contact Juggling: Basics and Benefits Lounge ALIMITEDSam Boyles

5:15pm EDT

Dinner (On Your Own) TBA

7:00pm EDT

Closing Social TBA

10:00am EDT

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