The Circus came to Jasper last month.
Story-telling, aerial skills, juggling, stilt-walking, plate-spinning and hoop arts. These were just some of the feats on display at the end of a full week of Circus Camp for Jasper youth.
Dream Dance Circus Camp, a five-day workshop presented by the Dream Dance team from Grande Prairie from August 14-18, gave more than 20 local thespians, performers and artists the chance to learn new tricks—and sharpen old ones—ahead of an end-of-week performance at the Jasper Activity Centre.
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The circus campers lapped up the chance to work on their skills in a welcoming environment with Dream Dance’s Marcia Tofer, said Jasper Habitat for the Arts’ Marianne Garrah.
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“Good instructors make kids feel amazing,” Garrah said.
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Garrah said Habitat plans to have Dream Dance return for a couple of long weekends in the winter and and return next summer.
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Photos by Patrick Barker // info@thejasperlocal.com