Current Schedule: Updated May 14, 2009

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Creative Movement: Ages 3-6. Call Luv Seamon for new session info: 773-383-4008

Aerial Arts for Kids (7 and up)--IN MADISON, GOODMAN COMMUNITY CENTER: 4:30-5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, May 27-July 1

Intro to Low-flying Trapeze for adults--In MADISON, GOODMAN COMMUNITY CENTER: 5:45-7 p.m. Wednesdays, May 27-July 1

Ongoing low-flying trapeze for adults/teens--In MADISON, GOODMAN COMMUNITY CENTER: 6:30-8 p.m. Sundays, June 14-Aug. 2

Aerial Yoga--IN MAZO: 6:30-8:00 p.m. Tuesdays, June 2- 30

The Fundamentals of Ease: Advanced-level contact improvisation workshop with Martin Keogh, Saturday-Monday, June 6-8

Let the Wild Rumpus Begin! SUMMER Circus Arts Camps: June 15-19 (Ages 7-9), June 22-26 (Ages 7 and up), June 29-July 3 (Ages 9 and up), July 13-24 (Ages 10 and up, w/prior experience.), Aug. 10-14 (for middle and high-schoolers, in Madison at the Goodman Center)

WEEKLY CLASSES

Unless otherwise noted, please contact the individual class instructor with questions or to register for weekly classes. Click on the instructor's name to read their bio.

Creative Movement with Luv Joy Seamon. In this fun and educational class, children will explore movement, shape, improvisation and creativity, while making new friends in the process. Classes will take place in a nurturing environment which fosters self-esteem and sparks creativity while preparing children for a healthy and active lifestyle.

Who: Kids ages 3-6
When: TBA Contact Luv at 773-383-4008 or e-mail luvjoyseamon@gmail.com (go to top of page)

Aerial Arts for Kids IN MADISON AT THE GOODMAN COMMUNITY CENTER with Marcia Miquelon We are thrilled to begin offering aerial and circus arts classes at the new Goodman Community Center, 149 Waubesa St. on Madison's near east side. This class is for new and returning youth aerialists. We'll be spinning, flying and dangling from single-point, low-flying trapezes and other aerial apparatus.After learning/reviewing the basics, we will set up learning, play and practice structures which pose new challenges for all experience levels.

Who: Kids 7 and up with and without prior experience. When: 4:15-5:15 p.m. Wednesdays, May 27-July 1 Cost: $75 for 6 classes. Pre-registration is required. Click here for a registration form which you can print and mail. Alternately, call Marcia Miquelon at 669-6403 or e-mail marcianitaus@yahoo.com (go to top of page)

Intro to Low-Flying Trapeze for adults IN MADISON AT THE GOODMAN COMMUNITY CENTER with Marcia Miquelon We are thrilled to begin offering aerial and circus arts classes at the new Goodman Community Center, 149 Waubesa St. on Madison's near east side. This class will cover the basics of hanging, dangling, flying and floating on single-point, low-flying trapezes and other aerial apparatus.

Who: Teens/adults with and without prior experience. When: 5:30-6:45 p.m. Wednesdays, May 27-July 1 Cost: $90 for 6 classes. Pre-registration is required. Click here for a registration form which you can print and mail. Alternately, call Marcia Miquelon at 669-6403 or e-mail marcianitaus@yahoo.com (go to top of page)

Ongoing Low-Flying Trapeze for teens/adults IN MADISON AT THE GOODMAN COMMUNITY CENTER with Marcia Miquelon For adults and teens with at least three months of prior aerial instruction and/or consent of the instructor. Build strength and endurance, learn play and practice structures incorporating basic low-flying trapeze vocabulary, and increase your knowledge and skill w/ new hangs and aerial maneuvers. Some conditioning and guest instruction in aerial silks will be included.

Who: Teens/adults with prior experience and consent of instructor. When: 6:30-8 p.m. Sundays, June 14-Aug 2. Cost: $90 for 8 classes, or $15/class to drop in. Pre-registration is required. Click here for a registration form which you can print and mail. Alternately, call Marcia Miquelon at 669-6403 or e-mail marcianitaus@yahoo.com (go to top of page)

Aerial Yoga (teens/adults) with Marcia Miquelon. Combine gentle aerial exploration with a conscientious and flowing approach to yoga. With the aid of low-flying trapezes, we will explore pathways from floor to air, subtle connections within our bodies' structures and ways of moving with greater freedom, natural grace and less effort.

Who: Adults and teens with and without prior experience
When: 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesdays, June 2-30
Cost: $60 for 5 classes. Pre-registration is required. Click here for a registration form which you can print and mail. Alternately, call Marcia Miquelon at 669-6403 or e-mail marcianitaus@yahoo.com. (go to top of page)

SPECIAL EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS

THE FUNDAMENTALS OF EASE: Advanced-level Contact Improvisation Weekend with Martin Keogh. People often refer to someone having a swimmer’s body, a ballet body, or a weight lifter’s body. What does the Contact Body look and feel like? And where does it find its ease?
In this workshop look to investigate:
- A pliant strength
- A supple and resilient responsiveness
- Limbs that move autonomously from one another
- Movement that’s both organized and released
- A visceral appreciation for the spiral
- An ability to see and venture into the backspace
- A greater capacity for sensation, risk, and pleasure
Join us -- in good company -- with bodywork, games, some sweat, and the skills and thrills of the form, we will cultivate the fundamentals of ease in our dancing.

HOUSING (Floor space or better, you provide the linens/sleeping bag) is available for a small fee ($10/night for camping or indoor housing where breakfast is not provided; $15/night for indoor housing where breakfast is provided). Please indicate on your registration form whether or not you would like to stay in local housing.

Martin Keogh has taught and performed contact improvisation for over twenty-nine years. For his contribution to the development of the form he is a Fulbright Senior Specialist and listed in Who's Who in the World. Martin spent time traveling to monasteries in Japan and Korea and was the director of the Empty Gate Zen Center in Berkeley before discovering the world of dance. He co-facilitated CI36 and Teacher's Conferences on four continents. He is the author of The Art of Waiting and As Much Time as it Takes. More info at: www.martinkeogh.com.

Who: Dancers with a firm grasp of CI fundamentals
When: Saturday, June 6, Sunday, June 7, Monday June 8
Cost: $120 for Saturday/Sunday, $150 for the whole weekend. Pre-registration and a non-refundable $75 deposit required. Click here for a registration form which you can print and mail. Alternately, call Marcia Miquelon at 669-6403 or e-mail marcianitaus@yahoo.com. (go to top of page)

LET THE WILD RUMPUS BEGIN ! Circus Arts Camps for Kids Join the Fabulous Flying Rumpus family circus and explore stiltwalking, trapeze, juggling, clowning, pantomime and more! Show your new skills to families and fans at a spectacular end-of-camp performance in the town where the famous Ringling Brothers first performed. Our Circus Arts day camps are staffed by professional performers who wish to share their love of the circus with the next generation. New skills and apparatus are in store for returning campers. For more info, including instructor bios, class descriptions and photos, click here.

Summer day camps in Mazomanie:

When: June 15-19 (Ages 7-9), June 22-26 (Ages 7-9), June 29-July 3 (Ages 9 and up), July 13-24 (Ages 10 and up, w/prior experience.) Cost: $200 for week-long camps, $400 for two-week camp. Pre-registration is required. Click here for a registration form which you can print and mail. Alternately, call Marcia Miquelon at 669-6403 or e-mail marcianitaus@yahoo.com. (go to top of page)

NEW! Summer circus camp for teens in Madison at the Goodman Community Center

When: Aug. 10-14, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Who: Teens in middle and high-school.
Cost: $225. Pre-registration is required. Click here for a registration form which you can print and mail. Alternately, call Marcia Miquelon at 669-6403 or e-mail marcianitaus@yahoo.com. (go to top of page)

INSTRUCTOR'S BIOS

Marcia Miquelon directs the Mazomanie Movement Arts Center. Her background includes ballet, modern, African and Latin dance, along with yoga and contact improvisation. Her love of teaching has taken her from the ski slopes of Utah to the classrooms of Southern Africa. She joined Cycropia Aerial Dance (www.cycropia.org) in 1994, and has performed, choreographed, directed, and served in administrative roles w/ this unique artists collective ever since. She completed Scott Anderson's Alignment Yoga teacher training course, a National Yoga Alliance accredited program, in 2004, and completed her adjunct certification in the Skinner Releasing Technique in 2005. (go to top of page)

Luv Joy Seamon is a dancer, choreographer,registered dance-movement therapist, and has been a certified Pilates instructor since 1999. She holds a BA in psychology and Theatre from Emory University and a MA in dance/movement therapy from Columbia College. Since then she has been using dance and movement to help children and adults reach their goals and improve their lives. She was co-founder and co-artistic director of She Performance Collective, a Chicago based modern dance company, and is currently a member of LAVA performance collective, a group that has toured the country with its athletic contact improvisation based performances and workshops. A variety of physical disciplines such as modern dance, contact improvisation, circus arts, theatre, aerial dance, improvisation, and diving inform her teaching and performance style.(go to top of page)

A 10 year old for more than 45 years, Jay DeNovo has been dancing in the air since 2001 and has studied and performed with Cycropia Aerial Dance and the Mazo Flyers. A 20+ year student of Eischens Yoga, he enjoys aerial dance and choreography, bicycling, cross country skiing and is retired from competitive basketball, rowing and the corporate world. Despite a past infatuation with combining in-line skating and trapeze, he is sometimes known as "Mr. Safety."

Anita Laabs has trained in aerial dance since 2001. Her background includes extensive ballet and dance production experience. She works during the day as a middle school language arts teacher. (go to top of page)

Jacob Mills is a professional actor, physical comedian and educator. He has been performing and teaching since 1974. Jacob studied theater at Cabrillo College in California, the Goodman School of Drama at the Art Institute in Chicago, and is a graduate of the Hayes-Marshall School of Theatre in Portland, Oregon. He is a past Artist-In-Residence for the City of Chicago, and his performances have been featured in a wide array of venues in the US and Europe, including schools,theaters,festivals, cruise ships and corporate events. He can be seen and heard on local and regional TV and radio spots. Locally he has performed with Cycropia Aerial Dance, Cherry Pop Burlesque and Chicago's Zyngara New World Circus. He has been a featured instructor at the Rhinelander School of the Arts, offering week-long residencies for the UW Madison. Since 1981 he and his wife Nina have toured and performed as the juggling and comedy duo, Cheney and Mills (cheneyandmills.com). In 2002, Jacob teamed up with Marcia Miquelon and Rob Summerbell to create The "Let the Wild Rumpus Begin!" Circus Arts Camp, where he teaches mime, mask movement forms, acting, improvisation and a variety of circus skills.(go to top of page)

Patrice Nicolet is a certified Svaroopa Yoga Teacher with over 700 hours of training, registered with yoga alliance.