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“How To” with Gio: Butterfly & Candy Cane (Session 2/Week 8 of 8)

Learn new circus tricks along with me! ~ Silks Maneuver ~ Can’t believe session two has already finished! Here is our last “How To” with Gio. This week, I’ll be explaining two silks maneuvers, “Butterfly” and “Candy Cane.” Week 8 of 8: Butterfly (Intermediate) 1. Climb at least half way up the silks. Do one [...]

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“How To” with Gio: Hand-To-Hand 1 (Session 2/Week 6 of 8)

by Giovanna Gatto

Learn new circus tricks along with me! ~ Hand-To-Hand Maneuver ~ Last week we had Simon Girard come to C2 to teach a hand-balancing workshop. We focused on proper technique for beginner hand balancing as well as a few double tricks that were very fun and interesting to try. Week 6 of 8: Hand-To-Hand 1 [...]

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“How To” with Gio: Spiral Plank (Session 2/Week 5 of 8)

by Giovanna Gatto

Learn new circus tricks along with me! ~ Silks Maneuver ~ Where has the time gone? Already on week five and we are onto “Spiral Plank,” a very fun new drop. Week 5 of 8: Spiral Plank (Advanced) 1. Climb ¾ of the way up the silks. 2. Scissor to one side (left). 3. Keep [...]

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“How To” with Gio: Walking Man (Session 2/Week 4 of 8)

by Giovanna Gatto

Learn new circus tricks along with me! ~ Hoop Maneuver ~ This move may seem tricky at first but once you do it, you will see it is super fun and easy. Week 4 of 8: Walking Man (Beginner) 1. Climb into the hoop. 2. Sit in the stride position, which looks as if you [...]

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“How To” with Gio: Double Foot Wraps (Session 2/Week 3 of 8)

by Giovanna Gatto

Learn new circus tricks along with me! ~ Silks Maneuver ~ An essential move on the aerial silks is the double foot wrap. This trick is critical for so many other maneuvers in your silks repertoire. They may seem hard at first but once you conquer this, you will be set to do so many [...]

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“How To” with Gio: Trapeze Bridge (Session 2/Week 2 of 8)

by Giovanna Gatto

“How To” with Gio Learn new circus tricks along with me! ~ Trapeze Maneuver ~ This past weekend, I took part in a Trapeze workshop at C2 with the amazing Kirsten Edwards. She taught us a series of maneuvers and I’d like to share this bendy one with you. Week 2 of 8: Trapeze Bridge [...]

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“How To” with Gio: Shoulder Stand/Bridge in the Hoop (Session 2/Week 1 of 8)

by Giovanna Gatto

“How To” with Gio Learn new circus tricks along with me! ~ Aerial Hoop Maneuver ~ Week 1 of 8: Shoulder Stand/Bridge in the Hoop (Advanced) 1. Once on the hoop we start from “Man in the Moon” 2. From there, push up on your bottom leg and hook the top leg as close to [...]

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Gio’s Circus Diary – Week 8 of 8

by Giovanna Gatto

Week 8 of 8 (First Session of 2011) 1. Silks on Sunday 2. Hoop on Thursday 3. Open Gym every day of the week Oh my goodness! I cannot believe session one is already complete. Eight weeks flew by in a blink of an eye. For this week’s silks class, Elisa wrote down all of [...]

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For the Love of Trapeze

by Kirsten Edwards

A few days ago a good friend and amazing circus colleague asked me if I would be interested in writing a short piece about the importance of Trapeze as an aerial circus discipline. I immediately jumped at the opportunity and started plotting my argument in my head. In other words, I looked at this as [...]

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Gio’s Circus Diary – Week 7 of 8

by Giovanna Gatto

Week 7 of 8 (First Session of 2011) 1. Silks on Sunday 2. Hoop on Thursday 3. Open Gym every day of the week One week left, can’t believe how fast the time flew by! Sunday’s silks class was super fun. Everyone has officially been able to do both halves of our “routine,” separately. We [...]

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Gio’s Circus Diary – Week 6 of 8

by Giovanna Gatto

Week 6 of 8 (First Session of 2011) 1. Silks on Sunday 2. Hoop on Thursday 3. Open Gym every day of the week Where has this session gone? Only two weeks left! Time really does fly when you’re having fun. Silks class this week was back to normal with our favorite Miss Elisa back [...]

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