Youth Circus Home Edition

Circomedia Youth Circus Home Edition is a series of online circus tutorials and activities from your favourite Circomedia Youth Circus tutors! We created these tutorials during the UK’s 2020 Covid-19 lockdowns. Because of this, these circus activities are designed to be safe and easy to do in your own home. You’ll find juggling, balancing, acrobatics, strength & skill exercises, arts and crafts and more!

We now have a huge library of online tutorials and activities. And with nearly 100 videos, we’re working on developing our library into a fully fledged resource. It will remain free and accessible to all on our website!

Our videos cover lots of different skills and levels, from easy to hard. Everyone from our tiniest acrobat to our most advanced aerialist will have something to do! We even show you how to make your own circus equipment if you don’t have your own.

You can find all our Youth Circus Home Edition videos here and on our Youtube channel. You can also check out our Facebook and Instagram pages for bonus material, including our hilarious tutor intro videos from each week of releases!

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Home Edition Activity Pack 6

Download Activity Sheets For:
Conditioning Legs & Core Day
Tumbling Back To Basics
Circus Anagrams
Trick of the Week: Technical Tea Tasks

Home Edition Activity Pack 5

Download Activity Sheets For:
Maddie’s Anytime Yoga-Style Stretch
Rae’s Leg Toners
Silks Grip Strength Training
Circus Code Breaker
Tricks of the Week: Knot So Simple & Apple Anatomy

Home Edition Activity Pack 4

Download Activity Sheets for:
Alan’s Acrobatic Aerobics
Handstands Conditioning
Spot The Difference
Trick of the Week: Diabolo Dunk

Home Edition Activity Pack 3

Download Activity Sheets For:
Lewis’ Push-Up Party
Trampette Warm-Up
All About Circus Crossword
Trick of the Week: Ping-Pong Palooza

Home Edition Activity Pack 2

Download Activity Sheets For:
Elly’s Abs Ladder Workout
Trapeze Pull-Up Bar Workout
Circus In Spanish Worksheet
Circus Jokes & Facts
Trick of the Week: Handstand T-Shirt Trick

Home Edition Activity Pack 1

Download Activity Sheets For:
Tightwire Balance Workout
Juggling Basic Warm-Up
Circus Skills Wordsearch
Trick of the Week: Toaster Toss

Juggling: Clubs 441

Medium
Els shows you how to do a clubs 441 trick, made up of two doubles and a club pass.

Aerial: Front Balance to Half Angel

Easy
Jono shows you how to do a mini two-part aerial trapeze routine – front balance to half angel.

Manipulation: Hula Hoop Elevator Skip

Easy
Elly shows you how to do a nifty hula hoop elevator skip.

Juggling: Neck Catch

Easy
Tom shows you how to master the classic and simple juggling neck catch.

Acro: Crow to Headstand

Medium
Rae shows you how to transition from crow to headstand.

Manipulation: Diabolo Magic Knot

Easy
Alan shows you how to conquer the diabolo magic knot.

Aerial: Layout to Cradle

Easy
Jono shows you how to do a simple trapeze/hammock trick: layout to cradle!

Strength & Conditioning: Splits Stretches

Medium
Elly shows you a series of splits stretches to help you improve your flexibility and work towards the splits!

Manipulation: Poi Turns

Easy
Els shows you how to do poi turns, a simple but visually effective trick for poi learners.

Acro: Three Move Flow

Medium
Rae shows you how to transition between three moves to create a brilliant acro sequence!

Juggling: Mills Mess

Medium
Tom teaches you one of the most famous juggling tricks, Mills Mess!

Manipulation: Hula Hoop – Hand Hoop ‘W’

Easy
Elly shows you the basics of hand hooping, & teaches you to create a hand hoop ‘W’ in the air!

Aerial: Hammock Butterfly

Easy
Rachel K shows us a striking hammock butterfly trick!

Juggling: Contact Ball Isolations

Easy
Els shows us how to practice one of the basics of contact juggling, contact ball isolations.

Manipulation: Diabolo Stick Grinds

Easy
Alan shows you how to do a diabolo stick grind, a simple but effective trick.

CHALLENGE: CUP BALANCE

In the cup balance challenge Sarah tasks you with moving your body around a space all while balancing a cup of water.

Manipulation: Poi Spinning 4

In Poi Spinning 4 Jono demonstrates 2 new tricks; the Corkscrew and Turning.

Acro: Headstands 1

Easy
Rachel shows you the basics of how to do a headstand.

Strength & Skill: Partner Conditioning

Medium
Jono shows you some partner conditioning exercises for strengthening your arms and legs.

EQUILIBRISTICS: ROLLA BOLLA BASICS

In Rolla Bolla basics Jono teaches you a few fundamentals needed to start learning this wobbly hobby.

HOW TO MAKE A ROLLA BOLLA

Alan is back to demonstrate how you can make your very own Rolla Bolla.

ACRO: STANDING IN HANDS Part 2

Rowan and Aimee are back with part 2 of their ‘Standing in Hands’ acro tutorial.

STRENGTH & SKILL: DYNAMIC AERIAL CONDITIONING

In this workout Jono leads you through some dynamic aerial tricks that he has turned into ground based conditioning.

Juggling: Diabolo Basics

Easy
In this tutorial Jono introduces you to some basic diabolo tricks.

HOW TO MAKE A DIABOLO

Medium
Rowan shows you an ingenious way to make a diabolo out of just ice cream tubs and tree branches.

ACRO: SOFA-BATICS 2

In sofa-basics 2 Rachel continues to explore the acrobatic and tumbling potential of your sofa.

STRENGTH & SKILL: ARMS AND LEGS CONDITIONING

Jono leads you through a 5 minute arms and legs workout.

Acro: Flag

Alice takes you through a new acrobalance position called the flag.

Juggling: Club tricks

In this tutorial one of our Mynah students catalogues a series of club tricks that you can learn.

Acro: Standing in Hands

Hard
Rowan and Aimee teach you how to safely base and fly the acrobalance position ‘standing in hands’.

STRENGTH & SKILL: CORE WORKOUT

Jono leads you through a 4 minute core workout.

Acro: Sofa-batics

In Sofa-batics Rachel shows you some simple, solo acrobatic tricks that you can try using nothing but your body and your sofa.

Juggling: Lying Down Cascade

Elly teaches us how to juggle a 3 ball cascade while lying down.

Acro: Y Stand & Scorpion

Medium
Alice shows us how to do two different acro moves: the Y Stand & Scorpion.

Juggling: Antipodism

Medium
Val teaches us some antipodism – foot juggling whilst lying on your back.

Manipulation: Hula Hoop 3

Easy
In Hula Hoop 3, Sophie shows you how to do an Escalator trick.

Acro: Handstand Press

Hard
Lewis shows us how to work towards a handstand press with some conditioning drills.

Acro: Solo Balances

Medium
Rowan teaches us some solo balances to add to your acrobalance toolkit.

Strength & Skill: Core Conditioning

Medium
Elly takes us through a great five minute core conditioning workout.

Aerial: S Lock to Curly Wurly

Hard
Maddie shows us how to practice an advanced silk wrap, to take us from S Lock to Curly Wurly.

Juggling: Foot Catches

Medium
Val shows us how to do foot catches with a juggling ball!

Juggling: Hats

Hats
Rachel K shows us how to juggle hats, using a proper juggling hat or a regular baseball cap.

Acro: Couch Acro 3

Hard
Tilly is back with a new handstand trick to try on your own sofa.

Juggling: Clubs 2

Medium
Els shows us another great no throwing club manipulation move.

Juggling: Cigar Boxes 2

Medium
Jono is back with Cigar Boxes 2, showing you some more cigar box juggling tricks.

Strength & Skill: Handstand Conditioning 2

Hard
Rowan demonstrates more handstand exercises for strengthening and improving your technique.

Circus Language: Spanish Circus Phrases

All Levels
Valentina teaches you how to say some common circus words and phrases in Spanish!

Aerial: Footlocks

Easy
Maddie shows us how to practice aerial footlocks at home, using just a chair and a long piece of fabric.

Acro: Walkovers

Medium
Rachel K shows you some drills for working towards a forwards or backwards walkover.

Equilibristics: Tightwire 2

Easy
Rachel B shows you how to push your tightwire skills – without a tightwire – using outdoor balancing objects!

How To Make A Circus Mask

All Levels
Alice shows you how to make a circus mask using a papier-mâché technique!

Strength & Skill: Handstand Conditioning

Hard
Rowan talks you through some handstand conditioning moves to improve strength & flexibility.

Aerial: Silks & Rope Catchers

Medium
Maddie shows you how to practice your silks & rope catchers wraps on the ground.

Manipulation: Ribbon Twirling

Easy
Rachel B shows you how to do some ribbon twirling tricks and create a routine.

Acro: Couch Acro 2

Medium
In Couch Acro 2, Tilly shows us how to do a couch acro shoulder stand with a partner.

Manipulation: Hula Hoop 2

Medium
Elly shows you how to move the hoop up your body, from your waist up to your chest.

How To Make Twirling Ribbons

All Levels
Rae shows you how to make twirling ribbons in just a few easy steps.

Acro: Handstand Basics (1 & 2)

Easy/Medium
Special 2-parter! Alan and Brenna show you handstand basics from partner drills to pike ups.

Challenge: Home Choreography

All Levels
Tilly and Elissa show you a great home choreography challenge to try remotely with your friends!

Aerial: Climbing Basics

Medium
Missing climbing things at home? Maddie shows you how to practice your aerial climbing basics on the ground.

Equilibristics: Unicycle 2

Medium
In Unicycle 2, Els shows you how to do bunny hops on the spot.

Acro: Couch Acro

Easy
Not everyone has lots of space at home, so Tilly shows you some couch acro for the living room.

Manipulation: Poi Spinning 3

Medium
In Poi Spinning 3, Elly shows you two variations on your 3-beat weave.

Juggling: 2 Balls

Medium
Tom shows you how to juggle 2 balls in one hand, in lots of different ways.

Strength & Skill: Arm Circles

Easy
Els shows you how to perfect your arm circles, great for keeping arms strong and mobile at home.

Equilibristics: Tightwire 1

Easy
No tightwire needed! Rae shows you how to use household objects to practise your balance without one.

Acro: Partner Acrobalance

Hard
Rowan takes you through some partner acrobalance moves.

Juggling: Cigar Boxes 1

Easy
Jono teaches you some basic cigar box juggling tricks.

How To Make Cigar Boxes

All Levels
Jono shows you how to make juggling cigar boxes from household items.

How To Make: A Circus Costume 2

Medium
Tilly shows you how to make your own batik circus t-shirt!

Equilibristics: Beginners’ Unicycle

Easy
Tom shows you how to mount and ride your unicycle.

Strength & Skill: Beginner Conditioning

Easy
Els takes you through a beginner conditioning routine, perfect for younger students.

Juggling: 3 Balls

Easy
Alan shows you how to juggle with 3 balls, in a classic 1-2-3 pattern.

Manipulation: Poi Spinning 2 – The Butterfly

Medium
Sophie teaches you a fantastic new trick called The Butterfly!

Juggling: No-Throw Clubs Juggling

Medium
Els shows you a no-throw clubs juggling move – the ‘violins’ move!

Strength & Skill: Partner Acro Conditioning

Hard
Rowan shows you some partner acro conditioning moves to get circus strong at home.

Manipulation: Hula Hoop 1

Easy
Elly walks you through four moves that you can use to create a stylish sequence!

Juggling: 3 Scarves

Easy
Alan shows you how to take the next step and juggle 3 scarves.

Activity: Friday Cardio Challenge

Jono’s Friday Cardio Challenge is perfect for getting you moving!

Activity: Conditioning Alphabet

Spell out your first and last names to create a personalised conditioning routine.

Strength & Skill: Tutor HIIT Workout

Difficulty: Hard
Join some familiar faces for a tutor HIIT workout, perfect for staying fit and strong at home.

Activity: Jono’s Friday Conditioning Challenge

Jono’s got a tricky Friday conditioning challenge for you! Can you complete it in one go?

Activity: 7-Min Core Workout Exercise Sheet

Try this 7-minute workout to keep your core muscles strong and supple.

Activity: Youth Circus Home Edition Bingo Card

Can you complete all the activities on our bingo card to get a Full House?

How To Make Bucket Stilts

All Levels (with adult help)
Alan shows you how to make your own bucket stilts using household items.

How To Make: A Circus Costume 1

All Levels (with adult help)
Tilly shows you how to create a fantastic circus scrunchie!

Strength & Skill: Mobility

Hard
Maddie takes you through a quick mobility and flexibility workout.

Activity: Circus Crossword

Jono’s created a circus-themed crossword for you to try – how many do you know?

Acro: Pyramids 1

Easy
Rachel shows you how to create basic pyramids with the other people in your household.

Manipulation: Poi Spinning

Medium
Elly shows you poi spinning moves – a two- and three-beat weave.

Acro: Cartwheels

Hard
Rae shows you some advanced cartwheels to build on your basic cartwheel.

Activity: Tutor Word Search

Can you find the names of all of your Youth Circus tutors in this wordsearch?

Activity: Draw Your Own Circus Big Top

Follow Jono’s step-by-step guide to draw your own Circus Big Top

How to Make: Sock Poi

All Levels
Elly shows you how to make your very own poi using some old (clean!) socks.