4 / H O W D I D AT T E N D I N G T H E
CONFERENCE CHANGE YOUR
PERSPECTIVE ON CIRCUS
IN THE U.S? AND HOW DO
YOU SEE IT INFLUENCING
Y O U R PA R T I C I PAT I O N I N T H E
C I R C U S A R T S ? •
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It really re-iterated and re-inspired
my passion for youth development,
not just physical development
but mental development and how
specific training tactics can help or
hinder students.
I will be using what I learned to
re-structure some of the circus
classes next season (for example,
making Silks, Hammock, or Spanish
Webs an accessible class in our
program for new/younger kids).
I want to give our trainers better
words, ideas, and strategies to
better critique the students while
also making sure we’re having a
positive influence on the kids and
their experience with us.
5 / W H AT W E R E S O M E O F
THE CONNECTIONS YOU
M A D E AT T H E C O N F E R E N C E ?
• This was my first conference, so it was awesome
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just seeing and meeting a lot of the people that you
constantly named throughout the Circus community.
I was able to touch base with someone who helps plan
the AYCO conferences and we are hoping to get kids
from Redlands, CA to go to the next AYCO conference
in San Diego, CA!
I also met a couple people who specialize in things
I absolutely cannot do (Rola-Bola & Juggling for
example), and they gave me awesome ideas that I am
already implementing in the Great Y Circus!
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