2022 American Circus Educators Conference

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2022 American Circus Educators Conference

Workshop sign-up is OPEN for paid registrants! See all the event details and get your EdCon ticket now HERE! (Earlybird pricing through August 1st at 11.59pm Eastern).

All times, topics, and presenters are subject to change.

9:00am CDT

Welcome & Warm Up Sky Candy

10:45am CDT

Getting involved with AYCO/ACE (recording included with Virtual Ticket) GymJen Agans Shapecraft - "The Sacred Geometry of Aerial Arts" Charm ALLJenn Bruyer Games Swap AirboretumClaire Dehm Safety Program Q and A (recording included with Virtual Ticket) HyrrokkinSafety Committee

12:00pm CDT

LGBTQ+ Meetup Building 1

1:30pm CDT

Invented Apparatus Jam AirboretumWinnie Hsia Trapeze Flow: Creating Accessible Choreography Charm ALLJulia Kennelly More Than MindBody: Comparing Software Systems for Circus (recording included with Virtual Ticket) GymBeverly H Sobelman Path to Non-Profits: Growing Your Circus Program as a 501(c)3 (recording included with Virtual Ticket) HyrrokkinCorey Ann Cheval

3:15pm CDT

All About the Beat Charm ALLxochitl sosa-campbell Aerial/Circus Theatre and Act Creation AirboretumCallie Compton SEL Cheat Sheet HyrrokkinCynthia Rauschert

5:00pm CDT

Considerations of Connection; Exploring Your Apparatus While Not Leaving The Ground Charm ALLMeghan Spencer Harness Dance: Introduction to Dancing on the Wall AirboretumAmy Myers Circus Strong Shoulders (recording included with Virtual Ticket) HyrrokkinEmily Scherb Advanced Facilitated Stretching: Lower Body Applications AMEJim Donak Circus Class Infrastructure for Youth GymJessica Hentoff

9:00am CDT

Teaching the Straight-Arm Inversion (recording included with Virtual Ticket) GymJessica John What are you made of? (recording included with Virtual Ticket) HyrrokkinJim Donak Let the Good Times Roll: 10 Variations on Rolls and Cartwheels Charm ALLMarta Brown Aerial/Circus Theatre and Act Creation AirboretumCallie Compton

10:45am CDT

Hands-on Teaching and Spotting Techniques for Plus Size Aerial Students Charm ALLGinger Snaps Trapeze Flow: Creating Accessible Choreography AirboretumJulia Kennelly When the Rope Frays - Burnout and Compassion Fatigue for Circus Coaches (recording included with Virtual Ticket) HyrrokkinJanelle Peters Circus Youth Voice (recording included with Virtual Ticket) GymBarbora Adolfova

12:00pm CDT

BIPOC Circus Educators Meetup Building 1 Social Circus Meet and Greet Building 1Social Circus Committee

1:30pm CDT

Injuries in the Circus Arts: A research update (recording included with Virtual Ticket) HyrrokkinStephanie Greenspan How to Set Up and Use Spotting Lines Charm AElsie Smith Autopilot Studio: How SOPs & Automation Can Set Your Studio on Autopilot (recording included with Virtual Ticket) GymKristen Fritshce Social Circus Practitioner Panel AMESocial Circus Committee

3:15pm CDT

Coaching Specialty Populations in Aerial Arts, Pole (and other movement practices) AirboretumErinina Marie Ness Harness Dance: Creative Exploration on an Open Point Charm ALLAmy Myers Circus Strong Shoulders (recording included with Virtual Ticket) HyrrokkinEmily Scherb Guiding Students Who Want To Go Pro AMEShana Kennedy Bringing the Ring into the Classroom: The possibilities of circus integrated education (recording included with Virtual Ticket) GymMadeleine R Trotier

5:00pm CDT

The Circus Survey 2022 Report! (recording included with Virtual Ticket) Gym Spin Me Right Round: Low Flow Lyra Dance Choreography AMEGinger Snaps Circus Style Hula Hooping and Multi-Hooping Charm ALLCallie Compton Creating and Directing Circus with Youth (recording included with Virtual Ticket) HyrrokkinDic Wheeler

6:30pm CDT

Circademics & Circus Science Meet and Greet Building 1

9:00am CDT

Coaching Specialty Populations in Aerial Arts, Pole (and other movement practices). AirboretumErinina Marie Ness Silks Flow Charm ALLCaroline Calouche Supporting Circus Students with Anxiety and Panic (recording included with Virtual Ticket) HyrrokkinJanelle Peters Directors Roundtable AMEShana Kennedy Walk the Talk: Creative Youth Development Strategies & Structures for Circus Teaching (recording included with Virtual Ticket) GymIndi McCasey

10:45am CDT

Training everyBODY: Body Inclusive Teaching (recording included with Virtual Ticket) GymAshley Robinson How Many Ways Can You Star Drop?! AirboretumJennifer Guillot 2 Highs 2 People 2 Many Ways AMEElliana Hentoff-Killian Advanced Facilitated Stretching: Upper Body Applications AMEJim Donak Production for Everyone (recording included with Virtual Ticket) HyrrokkinAmancay CT Kugler

12:00pm CDT

Circus Educators with Disabilities Meetup Building 1

1:30pm CDT

Modifications for Larger Bodies in Aerial Silks Charm ALLMackenzie Dunn Teaching the Straight-Arm Inversion (recording included with Virtual Ticket) GymJessica John Pulleys: How Do They Work? HyrrokkinWinnie Hsia

3:15pm CDT

Hypermobility in the Circus Arts (recording included with Virtual Ticket) HyrrokkinStephanie Greenspan Skill Deconstruction and Progression Creation Charm ALLJim Donak Studio Rigging Tour Airboretum