www.mytonic.ca is currently featuring a slideshow of VCS coaches and Inner Ring artists sporting the latest fashions from Tonic Lifestyle Apparel. Check it out!

The Vancouver Circus School is excited to be taking part in Movember, a fundraiser for prostate cancer and other men’s health issues. You can find out more information about the program and our donation page at ca.movember.com

For those who want to participate, we have a selection of fake mustaches and will be collecting donations in North Vancouver on November 25th and in New Westminster on November 26th.

Check out the photo shoot’s “behind the scenes” video down below:

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It seems that things have gotten slow during the holidays at VCS, so Fiona and Nigel spent the day making a huge mess at VCS New Westminster.

New video of our head silks coach Meregon showing off her skills on the aerial silks at the Vancouver Circus School in New Westminster! We sat down with Meregon to ask her a few questions about her experiences as an aerial silks coach for the past several years at VCS.

VCS: How long have you been at the Vancouver Circus School?

Meregon: Well, this past September was my 4 year anniversary since becoming a student at the school. I was one of the first adult student that VCS had, and I was also the first student to become an instructor.

VCS: How did you get involved?

Meregon: I was working at a community day event in West Van with Nigel Wakita (a childhood friend.) Travis Johnson had come to the event because he wanted to see a yo-yo performance that Nigel was doing, and he brought along a group of student silk performers who had rigged some silks off a swingset on the beach. That was my first time seeing an aerial silk performance, after the show I got as much info as I could from Travis and then signed up as a student in 2006. After 9months of adult classes, I was invited to do my first proffessional show with Inner Ring Circus, and was later invited to start coaching for the school.

VCS: What are the best parts of being a silks coach?

Meregon: Watching with delight seeing students overcome thier fears and personal barriers (especially the adult students)

VCS: What the ideal qualities that make for a good student?

Meregon: Good silk students need a willingness to challenge themselves and an internal drive to succeed. Our program at VCS is set up to work at the students pace, the students who excel are the students who really want it for themselves.

Ryan Mellors enjoying a quiet afternoon at the River Market in New Westminster, showing off some multiball contact juggling with acrylic balls.

Enjoy!

Check out the video of the event below:

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Here are the pictures of the event:

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Check out our professional division, Inner Ring performing BOUNCE on the 18th by clicking here!

Check out our pictures from the event below: (more to come!)

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Our professional division, Inner Ring was invited to perform a shorter version of “Bounce” on the same day! Check out the event information and awesome photos here!

Support your fellow students!  Come to the show!

On this day, at the River Rock Casino, you will also be able to buy tickets for  the Inner Ring’s fun-filled circus show, “BOUNCE”!

For tickets for the show on Sunday March 28 at 7:30pm:

Call 604.266.3063 or 604.805.0558

Or email: astarstudio@gmail.com