The Vancouver Circus School was invited to teach all types of juggling and ground level circus activities to the public at a tent provided by the City of Richmond, for the Richmond Ozone during the first week of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.
We had a very busy tent during our time there!
These are some of the the activities our instructors taught:
One of our Aerial Silk students, Taryn was on holiday at Club Med and was watching a circus show and when she asked the staff, “May I try the silks?” They told her that they actually don’t teach aerial silks. She proudly responded, “I have a routine ready”.
Impressed with this ambitious, enthusiastic girl, the staff dressed her up and put her in front of the audience!
November 2009-The UBC student newspaper, the UBYSSEY, interviews UBC and VCS student Vanessa Goh on her experience with circus training in its article, Joining the Circus Not Just for Daydreamers by Nessa Aref.
“I’m standing in the middle of the Vancouver Circus School, watching 19-year-old Vanessa Goh, a second–year UBC Math and Economics student, while her coach runs her and a handful of other students through a series of stretches before they begin training. . . “Read more
