SAT, MARCH 14, 2026
Schedule
11:00am - 12:30pmET
Lyra Low-Flow Sequencing w/ Lydia Tewksbury
Beginner-friendly - no experience required
1:00pm - 2:30pmET
Lyra Drops & Rolls w/ Lydia Tewksbury
Pre-reqs: comfortable in knee hang; comfortable inverting & climbing to top of hoop multiple times throughout class; slow, controlled dismounts
3:00pm - 4:30pmET
Lyra Spins & Balances w/ Lydia Tewksbury
Pre-reqs: have some variation of hip & back balance (~5 seconds); comfortable spinning (you're welcome to bring some ginger if you get dizzy easily)
11:00am - 12:30pmET
Lyra Low-Flow Sequencing w/ Lydia Tewksbury
Beginner-friendly - no experience required
1:00pm - 2:30pmET
Lyra Drops & Rolls w/ Lydia Tewksbury
Pre-reqs: comfortable in knee hang; comfortable inverting & climbing to top of hoop multiple times throughout class; slow, controlled dismounts
3:00pm - 4:30pmET
Lyra Spins & Balances w/ Lydia Tewksbury
Pre-reqs: have some variation of hip & back balance (~5 seconds); comfortable spinning (you're welcome to bring some ginger if you get dizzy easily)
PAST ADULT CIRCUS CAMPS
Schedule for Sat, Feb 28, 2026
10:00am - 11:30amET
Handstands & Partner Handstands w/ Bear Gibbs
An introduction to doing handstands with or without a partner - no experience required
OR
Silks Inversion w/ Fareedah "Free" Aleem
A skill based intensive focusing on fundamental techniques required for achieving an aerial inversion. Floor based exercises and techniques on the mat as well as on the silks designed to help encourage engagement through multiple muscle groups to develop the skill step by step.
OR
Intro to Lyra w/ Amber Griffin
An introduction to lyra (hoop) for beginners and those needing a refresh - no experience required
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11:45am - 1:15pmET
Duo Trapeze w/ Fareedah "Free" Aleem
Class Focus will be geared toward Creative flow and strength techniques related Basing and Flying on Aerial trapeze, including transferring from below and above the bar, in the ropes, weight sharing and mirroring poses, partner communication and everything in between. Lets Fly...together!
OR
Intro to Stiltwalking w/ Jake Weinstein
An introduction to walking on stilts - no experience required
***
1:30pm - 2:45pmET
Intermediate Handstands: Intro to Press, Backbend & Handstand Canes w/ Bear Gibbs
Appropriate for students who can already do solid handstands
***
2:00pm - 3:30pmET
Intro to Fabrics w/ Lissa McLeod
An introduction to silk fabrics for beginners & those needing a refresh - no experience required
***
3:00pm - 4:30pmET
Partner Acro w/ Bear Gibbs
Partner acrobatics - all levels welcome - no experience required
OR
Lyra Strength & Flow w/ Fareedah "Free" Aleem
Work through creative transitions and poses designed to make your movement on the lyra both interesting and fun while emphasizing strength techniques to ensure fluidity and flow that fits your creative style at any skill level.
***
3:30 - 5:00pmET
Intro to Vertical Dance w/ Lissa McLeod
An introduction to vertical dancing on walls for beginners and those needing a refresh - no experience required
***
Private lessons by appointment only. Please email us at [email protected] ASAP to schedule.
All registrants must pay a $10 admin fee to sign-up for the camp, in addition to the cost of each workshop. Workshops led by guest coaches are $40 each, and those led by Dragonfly coaches are $35 each.
10:00am - 11:30amET
Handstands & Partner Handstands w/ Bear Gibbs
An introduction to doing handstands with or without a partner - no experience required
OR
Silks Inversion w/ Fareedah "Free" Aleem
A skill based intensive focusing on fundamental techniques required for achieving an aerial inversion. Floor based exercises and techniques on the mat as well as on the silks designed to help encourage engagement through multiple muscle groups to develop the skill step by step.
OR
Intro to Lyra w/ Amber Griffin
An introduction to lyra (hoop) for beginners and those needing a refresh - no experience required
***
11:45am - 1:15pmET
Duo Trapeze w/ Fareedah "Free" Aleem
Class Focus will be geared toward Creative flow and strength techniques related Basing and Flying on Aerial trapeze, including transferring from below and above the bar, in the ropes, weight sharing and mirroring poses, partner communication and everything in between. Lets Fly...together!
OR
Intro to Stiltwalking w/ Jake Weinstein
An introduction to walking on stilts - no experience required
***
1:30pm - 2:45pmET
Intermediate Handstands: Intro to Press, Backbend & Handstand Canes w/ Bear Gibbs
Appropriate for students who can already do solid handstands
***
2:00pm - 3:30pmET
Intro to Fabrics w/ Lissa McLeod
An introduction to silk fabrics for beginners & those needing a refresh - no experience required
***
3:00pm - 4:30pmET
Partner Acro w/ Bear Gibbs
Partner acrobatics - all levels welcome - no experience required
OR
Lyra Strength & Flow w/ Fareedah "Free" Aleem
Work through creative transitions and poses designed to make your movement on the lyra both interesting and fun while emphasizing strength techniques to ensure fluidity and flow that fits your creative style at any skill level.
***
3:30 - 5:00pmET
Intro to Vertical Dance w/ Lissa McLeod
An introduction to vertical dancing on walls for beginners and those needing a refresh - no experience required
***
Private lessons by appointment only. Please email us at [email protected] ASAP to schedule.
All registrants must pay a $10 admin fee to sign-up for the camp, in addition to the cost of each workshop. Workshops led by guest coaches are $40 each, and those led by Dragonfly coaches are $35 each.
Meet Eugene "Bear" Gibbs
@bgene903 on IG
Hi, my name is Eugene and my nickname is Bear. I'm a 200hr RYT certified yoga instructor and CPR/AED certified. I teach yoga classes and arm balances workshops. Outside of yoga, I do circus arts where I teach handbalancing, human pyramid building and basic Acro skills to kids, adults and elderly. I love learning about anatomy and biomechanics of movement, so I can help my students feel and move better within their own bodies. I make the impossible possible with my energy, care and teaching others. I have a background bachelor’s in art from Georgia State University. Also, I have a background in hip hop dance, breakdance and performing choreography.
@bgene903 on IG
Hi, my name is Eugene and my nickname is Bear. I'm a 200hr RYT certified yoga instructor and CPR/AED certified. I teach yoga classes and arm balances workshops. Outside of yoga, I do circus arts where I teach handbalancing, human pyramid building and basic Acro skills to kids, adults and elderly. I love learning about anatomy and biomechanics of movement, so I can help my students feel and move better within their own bodies. I make the impossible possible with my energy, care and teaching others. I have a background bachelor’s in art from Georgia State University. Also, I have a background in hip hop dance, breakdance and performing choreography.
Meet Fareedah "Free" Aleem
@ImFareedah on IG
Fareedah "Free" Aleem is a Professional Dancer and Aerialist, born in Los Angeles, California and raised both on the west coast and in the southern city of Atlanta, Georgia. Her performance style evokes both the free-flowing creative vibes of Southern California, to the soulful realness of the Dirty South! Beginning her professional career in Atlanta, she has amazed crowds with her abundant energy and charismatic style that translates through both traditional and aerial dance. Currently, as a member of the Legendary Grammy Award Winning Hip Hop band Arrested Development, she shares her talents as a dancer, choreographer and singer, touring all over the world!
When at home in Atlanta, she is an aerial instructor and artist development coach and mentor. She specializes in aerial fitness and performance aerial on a variety of apparatuses. As an accomplished aerial performer, she has honed her skills choreographing amazing aerial shows on Trapeze, Silks and a host of other apparatuses along with her Mentor and Duo Partner, Nicole Mermans, who is a co-Founder of Canopy Aerial in Athens, GA and formerly of the DAIR Project, credited with helping to develop the aerial community in the Grant Park area of Atlanta GA. Currently, Free has collaborated with many amazingly talented performers and professional creatives across film and television and continues to innovate in the professional creative arena.
Serving as an aerial instructor for over 12 years, teaching kids, teens and adults, Free has developed a passion for exposing this incredibly gratifying art form to the community at large, developing workshops and programs designed to make the art form of aerial dance more accessible to all who have the desire to try it!
Check out "Twined Flowers" a Duo Trapeze piece honoring famed Painter Emma Amos by Fareedah Aleem and Nicole Mermans
https://youtu.be/OzN-m09L-3I?si=jnZsIkwfEwBtizKF
@ImFareedah on IG
Fareedah "Free" Aleem is a Professional Dancer and Aerialist, born in Los Angeles, California and raised both on the west coast and in the southern city of Atlanta, Georgia. Her performance style evokes both the free-flowing creative vibes of Southern California, to the soulful realness of the Dirty South! Beginning her professional career in Atlanta, she has amazed crowds with her abundant energy and charismatic style that translates through both traditional and aerial dance. Currently, as a member of the Legendary Grammy Award Winning Hip Hop band Arrested Development, she shares her talents as a dancer, choreographer and singer, touring all over the world!
When at home in Atlanta, she is an aerial instructor and artist development coach and mentor. She specializes in aerial fitness and performance aerial on a variety of apparatuses. As an accomplished aerial performer, she has honed her skills choreographing amazing aerial shows on Trapeze, Silks and a host of other apparatuses along with her Mentor and Duo Partner, Nicole Mermans, who is a co-Founder of Canopy Aerial in Athens, GA and formerly of the DAIR Project, credited with helping to develop the aerial community in the Grant Park area of Atlanta GA. Currently, Free has collaborated with many amazingly talented performers and professional creatives across film and television and continues to innovate in the professional creative arena.
Serving as an aerial instructor for over 12 years, teaching kids, teens and adults, Free has developed a passion for exposing this incredibly gratifying art form to the community at large, developing workshops and programs designed to make the art form of aerial dance more accessible to all who have the desire to try it!
Check out "Twined Flowers" a Duo Trapeze piece honoring famed Painter Emma Amos by Fareedah Aleem and Nicole Mermans
https://youtu.be/OzN-m09L-3I?si=jnZsIkwfEwBtizKF
