Circus
Are you an experienced acrobat? Do you possess the gift of balance and ride the unicycle? Bring your extraordinary circus skills to camp with Skilled Summers in 2021, have the time of your life and inspire the next generation of performers.
Circus lessons at camp offer campers the perfect opportunity to try something new. There is nothing more magical than a circus performance and campers fully embrace the trick and performance.
Amongst the traditional camps, there are also specialist performing arts camps. Dependant on camp type, your sessions will either be part of an on-going progressive coaching plan for the campers or a beginners guide to the skill with campers of varying ability. You’ll be supported by several other staff to ensure safety of campers in maintained at all times.
There are so many different elements that fall under this category. We have highlighted a few below but do not hesitate to get in touch whatever your skill may be. You may be experienced in one or more of these areas. This will only strengthen your application.
A first aid certificate may be required.
Acrobatics
Preferred Experience/Qualifications;
- Experience performing your skill and full competence in the delivery
- Confident teaching to a group of campers
Your role will include the teaching of;
- Agility/Balance
- Circus Training
- Ballet elements
- Diving/Gymnastics elements
Camp will provide you with most of the equipment, but you can feel free to bring your own.
Circus Rigging
Preferred Experience/Qualifications;
- Experience performing your skill and full competence in the delivery
- Confident teaching to a group of campers
Your role will include the teaching of;
- Aerial Rigging
- Film Rigging experience
- Theatre Rigging experience
- Self performance/Rigging
- Professional/Amateur or Specialty Rigging
- Specialty Fabricating
Tight Rope/Wire Walking
Preferred Experience/Qualifications;
- Experience performing your skill and full competence in the delivery
- Confident teaching to a group of campers
Your role will include the teaching of;
- Acrobatics/Juggling on wire
- Freestyling
- Slacklining
- Aerial rigging
- Highwire / Slackwire /Tightwire
Silks
Preferred Experience/Qualifications;
- Experience performing your skill and full competence in the delivery
- Confident teaching to a group of campers
Your role will include the teaching of;
- Aerial
- Rigging /Safety Lines
- Fall
- Suspend
- Circus experience
- Spiral
- Swing
Unicycle
Preferred Experience/Qualifications;
- Experience performing your skill and full competence in the delivery
- Confident teaching to a group of campers
Your role will include the teaching of;
- Cranks
- Giraffe’s
- Trial
- Freestyle / Trick cycle
- Muni’s
- Wheel Unique Parts
Other in-demand skills – Clowning, Diablo, Fire Sticks, Juggling, Stilts, Trapeze Triple, Flying, Bungie
Acrobatics
- Experience performing your skill and full competence in the delivery
- Confident teaching to a group of campers
Your role will include the teaching of;
- Agility/Balance
- Circus Training
- Ballet elements
- Diving/Gymnastics elements
Camp will provide you with most of the equipment, but you can feel free to bring your own.
Circus Rigging
- Experience performing your skill and full competence in the delivery
- Confident teaching to a group of campers
Your role will include the teaching of;
- Aerial Rigging
- Film Rigging experience
- Theatre Rigging experience
- Self performance/Rigging
- Professional/Amateur or Specialty Rigging
- Specialty Fabricating
Camp will provide you with most of the equipment, but you can feel free to bring your own.
Tight Rope/Wire Walking
- Experience performing your skill and full competence in the delivery
- Confident teaching to a group of campers
Your role will include the teaching of;
- Acrobatics/Juggling on wire
- Freestyling
- Slacklining
- Aerial rigging
- Highwire / Slackwire /Tightwire
Camp will provide you with most of the equipment, but you can feel free to bring your own.
Silks
- Experience performing your skill and full competence in the delivery
- Confident teaching to a group of campers
Your role will include the teaching of;
- Aerial
- Rigging /Safety Lines
- Fall
- Suspend
- Circus experience
- Spiral
- Swing
Camp will provide you with most of the equipment, but you can feel free to bring your own.
Unicycle
- Experience performing your skill and full competence in the delivery
- Confident teaching to a group of campers
Your role will include the teaching of;
- Cranks
- Giraffe’s
- Trial
- Freestyle / Trick cycle
- Muni’s
- Wheel Unique Parts
Camp will provide you with most of the equipment, but you can feel free to bring your own.