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2018 American Circus Educators Conference

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11:15am EDT

"Teachers Back Off: Framing Learning Experiences in the Student-Centered Aerial Classroom"FULL Gym 2Sarah Poole Choreography - Building an Aerial ActFILLING Gym 3Ruby Karen Circus Games SwapLIMITED Dance StudioClaire Dehm Coaching Strategies to Promote Positive Self-ImageFILLING Studio BKaren Ladd Consent-based touch in the circus classroomLIMITED Lounge AEllen Waylonis Demystifying Handstand BalanceFULL Animal CrackersMegan Gendell Magic Effects WorkshopFULL Studio AJoe Culpepper Shoulders upside down and right side upFILLING Gym 1Lauren Kehl

2:00pm EDT

Common Rigging MistakesFILLING Gym 3Jonathan Deull Fabric PuzzlesFILLING Gym 2Leisha Knight Introduction to Duo TrapezeFULL Gym 1Elsie Smith Neck fitness: addressing the overlookedFULL Dance StudioJim Donak

3:45pm EDT

From Page to Stage- Creating circus storytelling grounded in educational standards and literacy skillsFULL Gym 1Amy Godfrey • Katie Rebich Introduction to German WheelFILLING Dance StudioCarly Schuna Re-thinking the Warm-Up: 9 Movement Must-Haves for your Group Warm-Up (and why they’re “must haves”)FULL Animal CrackersMike Denton • Theresa Racicot Shoulder Engagement in Hanging and HandstandsFULL Media StudioEmily Scherb Teaching Contact Juggling: Basics and BenefitsLIMITED Gym 4Sam Boyles

9:30am EDT

CircusYoga Tools of TeachersLIMITED Animal CrackersErin O'Keefe • Kevin OKeefe Intro to RiggingFILLING Gym 1Jonathan Deull Introduction to German WheelFULL Dance StudioCarly Schuna Let's make 5 balls the expectation!FILLING Lounge ARichard Kennison Make it Mean Something: exercises for theatrical improvisation on aerial apparata.FILLING Gym 3Ilana Blankman Making circus that matters: Artistic tools beyond techniqueFILLING Studio BL M Feldman Master the BackhandspringFULL Studio AKaren Ladd

11:15am EDT

"Aerial Theatre and Act Creation"FULL Gym 3Callie Compton Clown - Gag writing for groupsFILLING Animal CrackersJesse Dryden Exploring Meathooks and Reverse Meathooks on Straps: Tips, Tricks, and Theory.FILLING Gym 1Shannon McKenna Flexibility: everything you’ve wanted to know and then someFILLING Dance StudioJim Donak Literally PhysicsFILLING Studio BMichael Smith

2:00pm EDT

1 ball, 2 ball and 3 ball games for teaching youth too young to learn to juggle.FULL Animal CrackersRichard Kennison Analyzing Hoop BeatsFILLING Lounge BT Lawrence-Simon Beyond Body Language: New Understandings of Meaningful Movement, Research Experiences, and CommunityLIMITED Dance StudioJoanie Garcia • kevin shaw Inventive Trapeze Pathways and SequencesFULL Gym 1Megan Gendell Performing FabricLIMITED Gym 3Leisha Knight

11:15am EDT

How to Spot, Teach, and Do Human Pyramids: Foundational TechniquesFILLING Dance StudioHilary Riall • Steve Seaberg Mini-TrampolineFULL Gym 4Eliana Hentoff-Killian Physical Theatre for Aerialists: An Introduction to Aerial Performance and StorytellingFULL Gym 1Joanna Wright Refining Inversions Through PilatesFILLING Gym 2Julianna Hane Song Circles for Social InclusionLIMITED Lounge AJames Green Teaching Strategies for Mixed-Level ClassesFILLING Studio AEllen Waylonis To tuck or not to tuck?FULL Animal CrackersLauren Kehl

2:00pm EDT

Beyond Muscles: understanding kinetic chainsFILLING Dance StudioJim Donak C Is for C-Curve, It Rolls Enough For MeFULL Gym 2Sarah Poole ChoreoLab: Activating SpaceLIMITED Media StudioCaroline Calouche Game LabLIMITED Animal CrackersJesse Dryden Rope Beats Break DownLIMITED Gym 1Christine Morano Teaching Unicycle: From First Pedals to Center RingLIMITED Gym 4Jesse AlFord

3:45pm EDT

Clown 101: Play, Character, and RoutinesLIMITED Animal CrackersAudrey Spinazola Consent Games for CircusLIMITED Studio AViolet Defiant Creating Youth Driven Performances and ProgramsFILLING Studio BKatherine Tesch Discovering Fundamental Aerial Alignment on StrapsFILLING Gym 1Shannon McKenna Rigging labFILLING Gym 2Jonathan Deull Rolla BollaFILLING Gym 4Jafet Irizarry Teaching Contact Juggling: Basics and BenefitsLIMITED Lounge ASam Boyles