Core Curriculum Activities

Juggling. - Helps hand and eye co-ordination. Promotes throwing and catching in both hands. We use Scarves, Bean Bags, Thuds (Balls) , Rings and Clubs.

Plate Spinning - Promotes keeping hands steady, whilst maintaining movement.

Poi - Helps with the hand, arms and full body co-ordination.

Feather Balancing - By far the easiest Activity even some 3 year olds can master it quite quickly.

Diabolo - Helps using both hands simultaneously in both a vertical and horizontal motion. Once the basics have been mastered this activity is addictive and extremely good fun.

Flower Sticks - Really good fun and help to coordinate hand eye movement. These promote a really good sense of achievement.

Devil Sticks - As for Flower Stick but no tassels on the end which makes them much faster and harder to control.

Stilt Walking - Small bucket stilts are used first then hold on wooden stilts. This helps to promote co-ordination of the entire body. It uses all the skills and balance combined.

Strap On Stilts - These are Dura style and really good fun. But you must use these under strict supervision.

Chinese Ribbons - These are easy to swirl around and give a great sense of achievement. Looks great too. Ideal as a starter for the younger pupils.

Fun Wheels and Pedal Go's - These are really aimed at the older pupils. Again these promote total body co-ordination and balance.

Pogo Sticks - Not really a Circus Skill but a firm favorite for Balance.

Rowla - Bowla (teeter board) - These are quite hard to master but very satisfying when you can do it.

Unicycling - Another really satisfying activity once you have the basics then off you go.

Walking Tubes. - Large Carbon Fibre Tubes used for walking about on. Easier than the Walking Globes as it only goes backwards and forwards

Free Standing Ladders - Looks much easier to do then it actually is.

Walking Globes - Good sense of Balance? Give this a try and see how good you really are.

Balance Beams - Purpose made aluminum Tubes designed to test balance whilst moving.

Low Level Tight Wires/Ropes - Specially designed with children in mind. The ultimate test of balance.

There are very few Circus Skills Workshops that carry the amount of Equipment than Doody does. Large numbers of participants do not normally be a problem as Doody has taken group sizes up to 150 at a time. The only limit is the size of the venue but Doody does recommend that for the best experience that the size per session is around 30 participants.