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CIRCUS WEEKENDS

AERIAL AND CIRCUS TRAINING IN THE DORSET COUNTRYSIDE

Students watching an outdoor aerial silks lesson on a circus weekend in Dorset
ABOUT OUR CIRCUS WEEKENDS

Our Circus Weekends are held at the beautiful Wantsley Farm, just outside Beaminster in West Dorset. They typically run from Saturday morning through to Sunday afternoon, with a full schedule of lessons covering multiple skills at different levels. It’s a very social, happy and safe space where people at every level from beginner through to advanced come together and always have an amazing time.

THE SKILLS

Every Circus Weekend at Wantsley Farm is different and exciting. We bring in a selection of excellent teachers and trainers, all of whom excel in their field of expertise and ensure that you get the very most out of your weekend. Below is a list of the full range of skill sets we have covered over the many years we’ve been holding these events.

Silks  |  Straps  |  Partner Acrobalance  |  Rope

Handstands  |  Lyra  |  Trapeze  |  Hula Hoop

Manipulation  |  Cyr Wheel  |  Axe Throwing

Cyr wheel lesson on a circus weekend in Dorset
Axe throwing on a circus weekend in Dorset
Outdoor aerial straps lesson in a walled garden on a circus weekend in Dorset
Group acrobalance pyramid on the lawn at a circus weekend in Dorset
Dipping in the woodland spring pool on a circus weekend in Dorset
THE VIBE

Wantsley Farm Circus Weekends are renowned for having that most wonderful vibe. Everyone is here to learn, everyone helps each other and the chatting is legendary. Whether it’s after a bracing plunge in the natural dipping pool, round the dinner table and the fire in the evening, or in the Sunday night sauna, by which time everyone is delightfully spent from an amazing weekend.

Circus weekend group by the wood-fired sauna in Dorset

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