Chicago Youth Circus (CYC) is a vibrant Saturday program held in two locations, dedicated to developing circus skills and providing performance opportunities for youth. Our program includes a variety of circus disciplines such as juggling, unicycle, gym wheel, trapeze, silks, lyra, diabolo, hula hoops, partner acrobatics, mini trampoline, spinning plates, jump rope, clowning, and more!
Our Program Offers:
Program Details:
The CircEsteem Experience:
Join the Chicago Youth Circus to discover and hone your circus skills in a supportive and exciting environment!
Saturdays 1/11/2025 - 5/17/2025 (No program on 3/29/2025)
Advanced Unicycle: 8am-9am (Must have previous experience)
CYC-N Tots: 3 - 4 year olds, 9am - 9:45am
Youth are introduced to circus props, learn basic tumbling skills, sing songs, and play games in a fun and supportive atmosphere, in a separate space from the rest of CYC
CYC-N Minis: 5- 7 year olds, 9am - 11:15am
Minis participate in a group warm-up, game, and choose two different circus skill stations that they get to participate in each session.
CYC-N Mighties: 8 - 16 year olds, 9am - 12pm
Mighties participate in a group warm-up, game, and choose three different circus skill stations that they get to participate in each session.
CDI (Circus Discipline Intensive): 8-16 year olds, 12pm - 1pm
An additional circus skill station for students interested in accelerating their growth in circus.
Schedule:
Saturdays 1/25/2025 - 5/3/2025 (No program on 3/29/2025)
CYC-W Minis: 5 - 8 year olds, 10:15am - 12:30pm
Minis participate in a group warm-up, game, and choose two different circus skill stations that they get to participate in each session.
CYC-W Mighties: 8 - 16 year olds, 10:15am - 1:15pm
Mighties participate in a group warm-up, game, and choose three different circus skill stations that they get to participate in each session.
Schedule:
Cancellations – CircEsteem reserves the right to cancel a class due to insufficient enrollment. In such a case, a full refund will be issued.
Drops – Students voluntarily withdrawing from a class after the registration deadline do not receive a refund.
Missed Classes – CircEsteem cannot pro-rate tuition based on anticipated or unanticipated absences.
Refunds – CircEsteem does not offer refunds except in the case that a class is cancelled by CircEsteem.
THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF THIS COMMUNITY AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO GROW TOGETHER!