Most CircEsteem youth classes are offered for students ages 7 and up. Students should wear comfortable clothes that they can go upside-down in and sneakers. CircEsteem’s Chicago Youth Circus and HomeWork & CircusWork programs are offered with a sliding scale of fees. Please contact CircEsteem for more information.
Fall classes at CircEsteem begin September 8th. Individual classes in Gym Wheel, Trapeze/Silks, and Trampoline will be offered on Saturday mornings. Diabolo will be offered on Friday afternoons.
Beginner and Advanced Circus is also offered on Saturday mornings. For more information, please click the link below and download the Fall 2010 Registration Form.
Fall 2010 Registration Form
HomeWork & CircusWork is an after-school tutoring program, which addresses the need CircEsteem participants have to keep up on their schoolwork while still being able to spend time learning circus skills. HomeWork & CircusWork meets on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.. The students spend an hour developing their circus skills [...]
Chicago Youth Circus (CYC) classes take place on Saturday’s at Alternatives Inc. and are open to youth ages 7-18. Students from the outreach programs and HomeWork & CircusWork classes are invited to participate in the Chicago Youth Circus. Classes provide specialized attention and fulfill our mission of uniting kids from diverse backgrounds.
Beginner Circus – [...]
Lead by CircEsteem’s Artistic Director and 8-time World Champion Wolfgang Bientzle, CircEsteem’s Gym Wheel program was one of the first in the United States when it started in 2004 and continues to be the best in the country. Students work in all three disciplines – straight line, spiral, and vault. Some students take gym wheel classes [...]
Hailed as one of the best workouts in Chicago, CircEsteem’s Adult Gym Wheel Class is an opportunity for grown-ups to get in on the fun. Adult Gym Wheel is a fun and energizing core workout for people of all levels of fitness.
Beginner Class– Beginner Adult Gym Wheel focuses on straight line and developing confidence, even [...]
One of the most beautiful parts of the circus, students will experience the static trapeze, silks, lyra. Students will develop flexibility and full body strength as well as confidence and grace. The class is open to students ages 8 and up and all skill levels. The class has a five to one student teacher [...]
One of CircEsteem’s newest programs, trampoline class gives students yet another opportunity to fly. The students will have an opportunity to work on mini-trampoline, vault tumbling and big trampoline static tumbling. The class has a six to one student teacher ratio for individualized instruction and is taught by CircEsteem’s qualified instructors. This [...]
Senior Circus is open to the young at heart. Students will work on skills to help keep eye hand coordination and balance sharp including juggling, plate spinning and feather balancing. Senior Circus is a great way to stay active and clown around.
To set up a senior circus class please contact CircEsteem at Info@CircEsteem.org or call [...]