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Read Dr. Emily Scherb’s Advice on Wrists & Forearms in Dance Magazine!
Contemporary and genre-blending dance increasingly requires dancers to bear their full body weight through their hands and wrists during floorwork and partnering. Traditionally dancers train their upper bodies for aesthetic lines and expressive movement rather than...
Learn More About The Dissecting Aerial Symposium!
"I didn't even know what I didn't know." - Lindsay Butcher (artistic director of @gravitylevity ) on her curiosity and what drove her to start the Dissecting Aerial Symposium. It sounds fancy but it isn't dry or academic. It's a place for artists, teachers, studio...
Enrollment for Instructor Boost 2026 opens October 9th!
Circus Smart: Instructor Boost starts this fall. Join the course to learn the latest science of movement mechanics, understand the WHY behind the training we do (and how we can all do it better), and connect with other nerdy instructors like you!
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[FREE] Applied Anatomy of Aerial Arts Read Along Wrap Up Q&A!
We've been having a blast reading through Applied Anatomy of Aerial Arts chapter by chapter together at the IG read along. I'll take any excuse to hang out with enthusuastic circus body nerds and aerial artists but introducing new folks to this material has become...
Meet Me In London @ Dissecting Aerial Symposium
Meet me at Dissecting Aerial Symposium! The event is coming up this November in London and I can't wait to attend :). It's hosted by my friends at Gravity & Levity @gravitylevity and never fails to be full of artistic inspiration and circus science education! Will...
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[FREE] Applied Anatomy of Aerial Arts Read Along + Q&A!
Hey Circus Friends! Like partner acro, some things are just better together and that’s why I want to do a read-along with YOU! What are we reading?Oh it’s just a little book I wrote (actually the first of its kind) Applied Anatomy of Aerial Arts - the first anatomy...
out now! The Circus Doc on Bendy Bodies with the Hypermobility MD Podcast
What if being “naturally flexible” is actually the thing putting you at risk for injury? Dr. Linda Bluestein welcomes back Dr. Emily Scherb, known as The Circus Doc, for a fascinating conversation about what circus performers can teach all hypermobile people about...
What’s Changed With Shoulder Engagement?
I’ve been working with circus artists for over 30 years. First as a coach and now as a clinician and it shouldn’t surprise me that things change, but wow do they. Circus has definitely become more popular. Trends in disciplines change the demographics of circus....
experts tell us What we’ve been missing in circus practice (And it’s gold!)
Before we get to what our experts want to make sure we’re not missing - Let’s celebrate what we’ve got! That’s what I hope to do as I highlight the speakers of the upcoming Circus Science Symposium. If you haven’t heard about the Circus Science Symposium, it is a day...
these circus science experts are fascinated by their work (and you should be too)
Have you heard about the speaker roster at our inaugural Circus Science Symposium? We are featuring leaders in sports, performing arts, and science. These are authors, clinical researchers, educators, and industry veterans who specialize in high level science and...