DareDevil Circus

DareDevil Circus perform death defying stunts and tricks all over the world, they are based in Michigan, USA. Their performances contain fire twirlers, areal apparatus routines and more. These type of promotional videos are the best way in order for companies to promote their show.

Not only do they perform all over the world, they teach their tricks to anyone who is willing to pay. Through these two videos you can see the difference between the beginners and the professionals only those who are starting out have a lot to strive for.

The more videos you watch the more you will understand the way in which you need to move your body in order to achieve the tricks, and the more you will want to practice. 

Circus tricks are not just about doing, its about watching and perfecting the techniques in order to perform them with elegance and grace. Making the tricks look natural and organic is one of the hardest tricks to learn. 

Circus Products

Your one stop circus shop should be CircusShop.net. They supply Diablo's, Poi's, Juggling equipment, Stilts, Unicycles, Fire and Glow Gear, Circus Skill DVSs and Book and much more all at reasonable prices.
If your not sure what you want to buy they have a 'Popular' tab for your convenience. Be inspired and begin your circus life style with something easy like Poi, it is a quick and easy skill to perfect. It consists of balls at the end of string that you twirl around your body, similar to a gymnastic ribbon. The Poi's start from $15.
Of if your feeling adventurous learn the Diablo, now don't be fooled, there are many different types of diablos, for example: Beginner diabolos, professional diabolos, mini diabolos, fly bearing diabolos, fire diabolos, handsticks, string and LED diabolos. Do any of these sound like your cup of tea? These Diablo's start from $25.
Would you like to reach for the stars for real? Try their stilts. They start from $180.
Glow gear is quite a unique and is a killer at music festivals, would you like to get your hands on a LED Hackysack? well here is your chance, or would you like to browse their different LED products?

Warehouse Circus

Never fear those who live in Canberra, there is a circus school local to you too. Warehouse Circus is similar to Arealize, they run classes for all ages and skill levels. 

Dont be shy to call up even if you just have some inquiries, everyone who walks away from the classes states that they feel fitter and more enriched. 
'Warehouse Circus is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving the mental and physical health of young people through the medium of social circus.
Warehouse Circus has been providing social circus classes in Canberra since 1990. We have a host of programs including core circus programs for beginner, intermediate and advanced performers, adult classes, school holiday programs, and workshops and performances for community festivals and other events.
We foster a co-operative environment rather than a competitive one, and aim to give everyone an opportunity to learn fun skills they can show off with. You will be amazed at what you can learn!' - Warehouse Circus. 

If you wish to contact Warehouse Circus click here. 

Circus Jobs.

Traditionally someone who wished to enter the industry needed to start from the bottom, for example, the stable boy would have to shovel the elephant poop or put the circus tent up in the middle of the night. Luckily times have changed and you can enter with your own unique act and be accepted by any circus really.

Are you interested in a job working as a circus hand or do you want to talk your act on the road? Then have a gander at this Facebook page, it offers jobs to those who are interested in either entering the industry or professionals who are looking for a change of location.

How To Make Your Own Juggling Balls.

This information is taken from The ABC Channel

1. Pour about half a cup of rice* into an empty water or soft drink bottle (if you don't have a funnel, make one from the top of a second bottle).
* The size of your juggling balls depends on the amount of rice you use.
2. Inflate a balloon to about the size of a grapefruit, twist the neck and stretch it over the neck of the bottle.
3. Turn the bottle upside down so all the rice falls into the inflated balloon – then remove the balloon from the bottle and let it deflate.
4. Cut the neck off the balloon – the rice will stay in the balloon.
5. Cut the neck off a second balloon and stretch it over the hole to seal the rice into your juggling ball.
You could use the ball like this, but they look heaps better if you add more balloons for some patterns and colour.
6. Cut the neck and a piece of the top off a third balloon and stretch it over the ball to get a single stripe of colour.
7. You can cut lots of very small holes in a balloon by pinching it between your finger and thumb and carefully cutting off the tips – remove the neck and stretch over a ball to make spotty patterns.
8. Done! You’ve just made some fantastic juggling balls … now all you have to do is learn how to juggle!

This is a quick and easy way to create juggling balls in your back yard with limited cleaning which is a plus. 

Vintage Circus'

Traditional circus' consisted usually of a bearded lady, the strong man, crazy contortionists and the clown. These acts have now been taken over by more contemporary and exciting tricks such as trapeze artists and amazing trampoline shows.

Another type of circus that was around soon after that was the adrenaline filled Dare Devil Acts, these shows where filled with knife throwing, human cannonballs and sword swallowing. These shows

Around the same time the classic Flea Circus side show was very popular, this consisted of fleas that where attracted to shall furniture to show the illusion that they where performing circus acts within small houses.

Interview With a Circus Beginner.

How did you hear about Aerialize?
When I was younger my mother places me in circus school as a way of learning unique skills, at the time I was also doing gymnastics, doing both at the same time helped me with my balance on both the trapeze and the balancing beam in gymnastics. And later in live i decided to go back and try it out again to see if i still loved it, so with a ten year gap of learning circus I went back and tried again.

What was your favourite apparatus?
My favourite was always the trapeze. It clicked best with my understanding of balance and moment, now don't get me wrong I love the silk as well but it doesn't have the same stability that trapeze offers and I enjoy the freedom that static trapeze gives.

What was the first thing you learnt at Aerialize?
Ha on the first day they got us to do the real basics, it was all bout the fundamental that we will have to lean to be able to do the more advances tricks. So we learnt how to juggle, keep a hula hoop up and we learnt to basic stretches that we where going to have to practice.

Do you enjoy the performance aspects of Aerialize? or do you just do it for leisure?
Oh I defiantly love the performing, it is what we work all year on some times, perfecting the tricks and learning new ones to impress the crowd. Its not just the performing that I love, its the whole environment that is created when everyone works together on one project and everything falls into place at the final moment. And after the final show is over everyone comes together in a momentous occasion to celebrate what once was.

What is your practice schedule?
Well I mostly attend the classes for the fitness and leisure and rarely participate in the performances, so my schedule consists of stretching every morning, attending class once a week and generally staying heathy.

Would you encourage others to attend the classes?
Oh yes defiantly, I have made some of my best friends during these classes and it is a great alternitive to  going to the gym every morning and you learn unique tricks and skills that you would not necessarily learn anywhere else.

Thank you, Sonia Hart for answering my questions.