Circus training free for all

Perhaps you’ve always wanted to see your beloved on a bicycle built for one, walking a tightrope or hula hooping?

Well, the day after Valentine’s Day, February 15, there will be the opportunity for all that and more when Circability comes to Orewa Reserve.

Circability is a small Trust which focuses on teaching circus skills, including running a programme for students at Orewa College.

Its creative director, Thomas Hinz, says people often think the chance to try things like juggling, hula hooping, acrobatics or unicycle riding is only for the young and able bodied but in fact it caters for all ages and all abilities – including adults, grandparents and people with disabilities.

“The idea is to get everyone involved and trying things together,” he says.

It is all free of charge. Participants can choose which skills to try, and are supported and shown how to do it safely by a team of four from Circability.

The team can also advise on how to take those skills further, if you get hooked.

Circability will be at Orewa Reserve on Saturday, February 15, 1pm-3pm.