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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" Gym 2FULLSarah Poole Choreography - Building an Aerial Act Gym 3FULLRuby 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

2:00pm EDT

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

3:45pm EDT

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

9:30am EDT

CircusYoga Tools of Teachers Animal CrackersLIMITEDErin O'Keefe • Kevin O'Keefe 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 BFILLINGLauren Feldman Master the Backhandspring Studio AFULLKaren Ladd

11:15am EDT

"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

2:00pm EDT

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

11:15am EDT

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

2:00pm EDT

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

3:45pm EDT

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 4FULLJafet Irizarry Teaching Contact Juggling: Basics and Benefits Lounge ALIMITEDSam Boyles