NEWSLETTER www.SanDiegoCircusCenter.org | February / March 2018

FROM THE RINGMASTER UPCOMING EVENTS 8 Week Intensive A Note from Jean-Luc with Derrick Gilday starts March 1st! (Meets 4-6pm once a week) Dates pending availability

1 Month Intensive for Handstands and Hand-To-Hand with Jean-Luc (6 hrs a day, 5 days a week) Also includes flexibility/dance. Interview required. Date TBD (most likely July)

Clown Conservatory

PIE (Performance Institution for Entertainers) 2017 was amazing thanks to our community and our SDCC is working with Dan Griffiths to start amazing instructors. Hello to 2018 which includes exciting the program in September. challenges and wonderful prospects and plans. Our shows Pick up one of our brochures! Circus Express and Urban ID played tribute to our technical and creative successes. I am very thankful for the Circus Center SUMMER CAMPS and all that it brings to our community! 8 Sessions June 25-August 24 M-F 9am-3pm WELCOME TO OUR NEW INSTRUCTORS Tom Peterson , Tramp Wall, Tumbling Chase Webster SDCC is looking for Acrobats Tramp Wall, Trampoline, Parkour and High Level Trampolinists Andrea Rehm Contemporary, Modern and Ballet Dance For a summer 2018 contract Rochelle Berwick beginning at the end of April Flexibility and Ballet Derrick Gilday Clowning Contact: [email protected] Julia Ruth Slack Rope

STUDENT SHOUTOUTS

Congratulations to Mark for his second year in his contract with SeaWorld. Eliana and Tony for securing the lead at Seaworld.

Congratulations to Derrick on his cooking show being produced!

We can’t wait to see you perform at Viva Fest Mark, Shayna, Brice, Adrienne, Matthew, Lily, Juni, Greg and Heather!

Good luck to all of our students going to ENC auditions February 20th, CODARTS auditions, April 3rd and CNAC auditions May 2nd!

It was great to see Melo on her winter break from CODARTS and to hear all the the stories she had to share!

2050 Hancock Street Suite A. San Diego, CA 92110| (619) 487-1239 NEWSLETTER www.SanDiegoCircusCenter.org | February / March 2017

GETTING TO KNOW... WHATS NEW? Every Newsletter we will feature students for you to get to know a little better! New Classes with Rochelle Berwick This is Rosie! Ballet on Mondays at 7pm

Active Flexibility Mon/Tues at 5pm and 6pm

New Classes with Tatiana Stepovaya

Lyra on Mondays at 5pm Straps Mon at 7pm and Sat at 1pm

What brought you SDCC? I heard about SDCC from a friend a while ago, and when I was looking for a new place to train I found their We are excited about our new audition prep program and I decided to join! 42’ spring floor, and a big thank you to What is your most memorable circus moment? Seeing Sequence 8 by the company 7 Fingers. It was such a good show and really transformed Roman and the preparatory program students my idea of what kind of circus shows I wanted to be in. for helping with it! We are also getting 2 new What skill is your favorite? Korean Planks, and will refurbish our existing I don’t have a favorite trick, but I have really enjoyed improving my handstands while in San ! Diego. They are a super important part of circus and also fun to do while out and about.

Meet Matthew! Keep your fingers crossed, regarding our second story! We’ve been meeting with What is your favorite thing about SDCC? architects and engineers about a 1500 sq ft dance and clowning room. Blueprints are being drawn up!

How long have you been coming to SDCC? I’ve been coming here for two years. What do you like to do besides circus? SDCC is now accepting applications Gymnastics! for the What’s Your Favorite Skill? Aerial Silks! 2019 Preparatory Program 12 spots open. Apply now! Open enrollment is until until July. Let The City Know We Need More Parking!

Support the “South Hancock Shareway,” which calls for angled, back-in spots and painted “sharrows” showing the corridor also serves as a bike lane to make the street safer for pedestrians and cyclists!

HERE’S HOW YOU CAN HELP :

SEND AN EMAIL TO : [email protected] CC : [email protected] Lorie Zapf (San Diego District #2 Councilmember) SUBJECT : Midway Pacific Highway Community Plan, Project #561546

Let them know that you support “South Hancock Shareway,” and that it will increase safety while minimizing congestion as well as providing additional parking.

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