Studio Classes

Wise Fool welcomes adults and teens of all ages, genders, fitness and experience levels to join us for ongoing classes in circus arts! If you are looking for classes stuitable for children, please take a look at our Youth Programs page.

Disciplines taught throughout the year may include trapeze, lyra, aerial fabric, partner acrobatics, flexibility, juggling, unicycling, handstands, conditioning, and more!

If you would like to be updated on our new class sessions, please make sure to follow us on social media and sign up for our newsletter.

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Current Class Schedule

Winter Class Schedule

Winter Class runs from October 30th- December 15th
Questions? Contact Amelia at amelia@wisefoolnm.org or call (845) 901-2251

Monday

  • 5:15 - 6:15pm: Teen/Tween Aerials - Kristen
  • 5:30 - 7:00pm: Beginner Rope - Carey
  • 7:15- 8:45 pm: Physical Theatre and the Clown- SJ (begins Nov 20th)

Wednesday

  • 5:30 - 7:00pm: Aerial Fabric - Lisa
  • 7pm- 8:30pm: Unicycle and Juggling - Indi

Thursday

  • 5:30 - 7:00pm: Beginner Fabric - Kristen
  • 5:30 - 7:00pm: Trapeze & Lyra - Lisa
  • 5:30 - 7:00pm: Open Studio
  • 7:00 - 8:30pm: Partnering in the Air - Alessandra & Tucci

Friday

  • 10:30am - 12:00pm: Aerial Fabric - Lisa
  • 2:30 - 3:30pm: Circus Play for Families - Carey
  • 5:30- 7pm: Continuing Rope with Clara (mask required)

Saturday

  • 10am- 11am: Youth Aerials with Clara & Kristen
  • 10am- 11am: Open Studio

Sunday 

  • 3:00 - 4:30pm: Mixed Level Fabric - Kristen

Private Lessons

Interested in focused, one-on-one coaching? We offer Private Lessons with our amazing and talented coaches. Lesson options include Aerial Fabric, Trapeze, Lyra, Flexibility, and Handstands.

You can opt for a shared a group private, or have your coach all to yourself. Some of our coaches even offer remote lessons over Zoom!

To schedule a lesson or learn more, reach out to: amelia@wisefoolnm.org

Open Training Program

Our Open Training privileges enable folks access to Wise Fool's studio, so that they can train during unscheduled times. Students who have taken a minimum of two sessions of classes with Wise Fool (or who have previous circus experience) may be considered. This privilege requires approval and a special orientation meeting with Wise Fool staff.

Contact Amelia to sign up: amelia@wisefoolnm.org

Open Training Program vs. Open Studio

Please note that our Open Training program is different than Open Studio times listed on our schedule.

Our Open Training Program give you the freedom to use the studio whenever it is available, but requires approval.

Open Studio times have specific slots on our schedule, which you can register for the same way you'd enroll in a class. Prior approval is not required as Wise Fool staff are present during Open Studio time to supervise.

Accommodations

Wise Fool strives to make our classes accessible! We are able to offer ASL interpretations or other accommodations upon request.
Contact Amelia to request accommodations: amelia@wisefoolnm.org

 

We are not currently able to offer scholarships for adult programs at this time.

We do offer a Work-Trade Program. If you are interested in learning more, please reach out or apply.

Class Registration

Wise Fool classes are on a 6-week session registration model. Each class meets once a week throughout the six week session. Our class offerings vary between sessions.

Our classes need a minimum of 4 students to be bulk enrolled for every date within a session in order for it to remain active on our schedule. Once a class has reached the 4-student minimum enrollment, it will be available to sign up for on a drop-in basis. This means you can join in and pay on a class-to-class basis.

If you want to keep seeing a specific class on our schedule, we highly encourage you to bulk enroll ahead of time - it saves you money and helps support our coaches and community!

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Class Pricing

In order to ensure that everyone in Northern New Mexico has access to the magic of the circus arts, we offer a sliding scale payment policy. We allow folks to enroll at a regular price, a discounted price, or at a "pay it forward" price that helps to subsidize the cost for other students.

Be sure to enter in the corresponding code when checking out to ensure you are paying the right price!

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Purple Classes

Aerial

$25 per Class
  • Pay It Forwards: $28 per class.
        No code needed
    True Cost: $25 per class
        Code: PURPLE100
    Discounted: $23 per class
        Code: PURPLEDISCOUNT
Green Classes

Ground

$20 per Class
  • Pay It Forwards: $22 per class.
        No code needed
    True Cost: $20 per class
        Code: GREEN100
    Discounted: $18 per class
        Code: GREENDISCOUNT

Class Descriptions

Learn more about our circus arts classes below by clicking on the class title (listed alphabetically). These include a guide to levels.

Please note that classes available varies from session to session. Please see  our schedule above for current offerings!

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