Meet the Owners

Josh began his circus journey as a young gymnast, where he showed off by walking around (inverted) with no sense of strength, balance or grace. Over time – and it has taken a long time—he has been learning from those in the gymnastics and circus worlds how to develop those attributes through hand balancing.
Now Josh is a certified Movement Flow instructor and a graduate from Montreal’s Ecole Nacional de Cirque's Instructor Program, involving 70+ hours of interning under more experienced hand balancers from around the world. On the side he juggles, slacklines and practices partner acrobatics.
Josh’s teaching style is both supportive and challenging. He creates a safe and inclusive environment for his students, where they can feel comfortable pushing their limits and trying new things. He also emphasizes proper technique and alignment, ensuring that his students not only achieve their handstand goals but also do so safely and with good form.
When not monkeying or managing a circus, Josh works as a legislative advisor, using his law degree to help the province rewrite environmental laws. He loves the island: rock climbing, highlining, back-country skiing and surfing.

M-ra thinks he has been in an existential crisis since he was 4. He was always active (maybe too active his mom says) but weirdly, he bloomed a bit late and started his acrobatic career at the age of 37. To fill the gap, he chased master handbalancers around the world and apprenticed under them since 2018.
He has an academic career in applied math (mathematical and software engineering) and he liked teaching all his life. In order to get into teaching acrobatics he completed the Circus Instructor Program at the National Circus School in Montreal (ENC) He continued to the Circus Trainer program after and he is a student-trainer with ENC. He also holds NCCP - Trained Gymnastic Federation - Artistic Coach certification. He is an Emergency First Response Instructor and an OWSI with PADI. He is a fully certified teacher (LVL III) with the movement flow system.

Meet Our Team

Rose is a graduate of the Canadian College of Performing Arts. Originally from Vancouver, Rose trained and performed with CircusWest from 2006-2016 before moving to Victoria to study Musical Theatre.

Having grown up in the circus, Rose is passionate about the impact that programs like ours can have on young people's confidence and creativity. Rose's practice as a coach is focused on fortifying students’ bodily awareness and protecting their impulses and intuition as they develop as athletes, performers, and people.

Rose teaches students of all ages and is always inspired by the way Circus can bring joy and empowerment at any stage of life. Rose is grateful to be sharing a love of circus with such a beautiful community of hardworking students and supportive families.

Since Adi was a child she has always enjoyed the freedom that flexibility gives to her body. Although Adi was born with a naturally flexible body she had to work to become a contortionist! She began training when she was 21, and through her experience, she knows you can always improve your flexibility, you just need to actually do the work! This is why she teaches. She wants others to know that they can improve too, that it is possible, and that she can guide them through it, it is just a matter of discipline.
Adi is a graduate of The National Circus School's (ENC) Coaching Program in Montreal. She has a technical degree in performing arts from the University of Guadalajara. She has had extensive contortion training with Oyuna-Erdene Senge, a Cirque du Soleil contortionist since 2004, and flexibility and strength training with Juan Luis Gonzales, a former coach with Cirque du Soleil. She has also practiced the modalities of gymnastics, acrobatics, and yoga, furthering her understanding of the body arts.

Audrey has had too much energy for most of their life. She started martial arts at the age of 7, has competed in a range of disciplines in both Canada and the US, and is a nationally certified taekwondo coach. After trying out some circus classes in about 2018, they absolutely fell in love with the freedom of movement and expression it has to offer, and hasn’t looked back since.

If you don’t see them at the studio trying to bend into a strange position, they might be at their day job at the university, teaching philosophy.

Alynne originally trained as a dancer, working in the style of vaganova ballet for 15 years, before discovering her love for circus arts. Originally training at Halifax circus, Alynne has a focus on aerial silks, but dabbles in other aerial apparatus’ and very much enjoys juggling as well! Alynne completed aerial teacher training with Paper Doll Militia in 2023.
Alynne’s teaching style focuses heavily on proper technique and safety, as well as pushing students to find their own performance style. Her degree in theatre performance and a MA in applied theatre inspires her to help students find their inner performer!

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903 Devonshire Rd

Victoria, BC