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Circus Skill Levels-
For use in circus / juggling
clubs, projects, clubs, guides, scouts etc. They
are aimed at ages 8-13 roughly eystage 2/3 but
could be adapted for younger children. This is to
save other projects having to write their own
levels for badges / certificates. See notes on
how to use underneath and disclaimer.
P skills are pre skills, with the
main skills being graded at Basic, Intermediate,
Advanced. They are listed continuously for copy
and pasting below.
 Acrobalance
Acrobatics
Ball Juggling (3 balls)
Club Juggling ( 3 clubs)
Devilstick
Diablo
Hula Hoop
Pois
Rolla Bolla
Scarf Juggling
Staff
Stiltwalking
Unicycling
Instructions
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Why not use our circus levels / badges for your
children
- Can also be used to help plan sessions
- Desinged to be attainable and fun
- Some are slightly easier than others (this
really helps when working with special needs)
- Any ideas on making these better, please
contact Circus Into Schools.
- These are created as a learning structure for
teachers who have basic skills.Acrobalance /
Acrobatics should NOT be taught if you are not
trained. You should only teach unicycling, strap
on stilts and Rolla Bolla if you are experienced
at teaching these activities so you understand
the hazards.
- These have been put together with additonal
help from tutors from Cirque du Ciel.
- Always make sure you have risk assessed the
activities you are going to run, considering the
needs of the children, number of adults, space
available. Children who have special needs or are
overweight are slightly more likely to hurt
themselves.
- All activities planned by you are at your own
risk and Circus Into Schools takes nor
esponsibility for use of these skill levels.
Acrobalance
Must be taught by an experienced teacher.
Must always warm up.
P1
Mind and body co-ordinated, standing, extending
key.
P2 Balance on one leg for 20
seconds and then the other.
P3 Balance on one leg leaning forward with arms
outstaright and back straight.
P4 Demonstrating balancing with
someone holding wrists and leaning backwards.
P4 Move from one balance to
another without falling over 3 times, either on
your own or with a partner.
Basic
Balance on someone’s upper legs holding
wrists, Flag, Kneeling pyramid. 3 people star.
Acrobatics
Must be taught by an experienced teacher.
Must always warm up.
P1 Demonstrate a forwards roll.
Tuck head in and roll over.
P2 Demonstrate headstand without
straightening legs. Put head on floor and slowly
lift legs up.
P3 Practise backwards roll.
P4 Practise Cartwheels
Basic
Forward Roll- tuck head in and
roll over.
Headstand – make sure hands are separated
and gently lift legs up.
Back Roll Over – and lift legs and roll
over.
Cartwheels
–stand sideways put one hand down then the
other and hop.
Intermediate
Back bend – Lay on tummy lift hands to
side and touch head.
Diving forward rolls?
Demonstrate a routine of 3 moves linked together.
Advanced
Back bend from top must warm up properly.
Demonstrate a rountine of 5 moAdvanceves
to music on own or with another person.
3 Ball Juggling
P one
One ball from hand to
hand. With hands at pocket level throwing
diagionally to oposite corner of rectangle about
same height as top of head.
P two
Throw one ball to another
person and back. Throw two balls to another
person.
P three
Two balls in one hand.
When first is at the top then throw second one
up.
P Four
Two balls crossing. It is
often good to practise throw, throw, drop, drop
first (each diagonally to opposite corner) with
second ball being thrown after first reaches the
top and underneath first ball like an
"x". It is often easier for
participants to start with hand that is not
dominant. Scarves are also a good way of teaching
ifrst steps.
Basic
You can juggle three
balls in the kascade pattern for 10 throws.
Intermediate
You can demonstrate
juggling balls for 20 throws and three different
tricks.
Advanced
You can demonstrate 5
tricks solo. You can do two patterns with two
people.
Club Juggling ( 3 Clubs)
P1 Throw and catch 1 club with
spin, hold in middle.
P2 Juggle 2 balls and 1 club in 3
ball pattern, club throw needs to be bigger.
P2 Throw 2 clubs in same pattern
as would teach 2 balls.
P3 Practice starting with 2 clubs in one hand.
P4
Try throwing all 3.
Basic
10 throws under control not forward.
Intermediate
20 throws, demonstrate a double spin.
Advanced
3 Tricks and a short routine.
Devilstick
P1 throw and catch.
P2 Throw and catch with rotation.
P4 Tic tac x2 on floor.
P5 Tic tac 3 passes in air.
Basic
Tic tac 10 passes and 3 tricks.
Intermediate
Tic Tac / show 2 more difficult
tricks from advanced list.
Advanced
Work out a rountine linking 5
different moves together to music.
Examples; Demonstrate chopper (hit
in middle up and goes around in a circle)
Vertical balance, helicopter, the
wheel, (towards chest) propeller (circle with one
stick)
Diabolo
P1 - Right
handed, you roll the diablo along the floor from
your right and get it going with the right hand.
Left handed, you roll the diablo along the floor
from your left and get it going with your left
hand.
P2 -You can stand facing the hole
in the end the diablo.
P3 -You can keep your sticks in
line.
P4 - You can correct it when it
tips.
Basic
You can spin the diabolo and
correct it if it starts tipping.
You can throw it in the air and
catch it three times.
Intermediate
You can whip and do 5 tricks.
Advanced
You can do 10 tricks and throw in
two ways with some one else.
You can drive with both hands.
Hula Hoop
Basic
Keep hula hoop up for 6 turns.
Intermediate
Hula hoop around arm, round neck,
walk whilst hula hoping, use more than one hoop.
Advanced
Hula hoop on stilts or pedalgoer.
Hula hoop arm through HH, bring up over head and
back to waist. Demonstrate a rountine linking 5
moves together on your own or with someone else.
Pois
P1 – forward parallel circles
P2 – backwards parallel
circles
P3 – one hand of two handed
crossover, with both hands on own.
P4- 2 forward parallel circles and
one cross over.
P5 -front circles across front of
body.
Basic
Parallel circles, forwards and
backwards, two handed cross over.
Intermediate
Butterfly, staggered weave, plus
two extra tricks.
Advanced
One trick from Butterfly, three
point weave, a rountine linking up at least 5
tricks. A sychronised routine with someone else.
Rolla Bolla
Basic
You move backwards and forwards
keeping your body upright 4 times not holding on
to the
wall.
Intermediate
You can jump on and balance
(support around waist when practising this), roll
backwards and forwards 10 times. You can sing and
do the actions to “I'm a little teapot”
whilst Rolla Bolling.
Advanced
You can rolla bolla on a cylinder
with a larger dimension, you can jump and land,
you can demonstrate another skill as well as
rolla bolling. You can demonstrate a short
routine using the rolla bolla.
Scarf Juggling
P One
One scarf from hand to
hand. With hands at pocket level take scarf and
drop iy diagionally to the opposite corner of
rectangle about same height as top of head.
P Two
Two scaves in one hand.
When first is at the top then throw second one
up.
P Three
Two scraves crossing. It
is often good to practise throw, throw, drop,
drop first (each diagonally to opposite corner)
with second ball being thrown after first reaches
the top and underneath first scrave like an
"x". It is often easier for
participants to start with hand that is not
dominant.
Basic
You can juggle three scarves in
the kascade pattern for 10 throws.
Intermediate
You can demonstrate throwing
scarves for 15 throws and three different tricks.
Advanced
You can demonstrate 4 tricks solo
and two with another person.
Skipping
P1 skip on own with own rope,
forwards.
P2 skip on own with own rope
backwards.
P3 start skipping from stationary.
P4 with 2 people truning run through under rope.
Basic
Run in and do 10 jumps.
Intermediate
run in and do 10 jumps,
demonstarte 5 tricks
Advanced
Show exciting routine
using 2 of following; double dutch, skipping with
own rope inside a turned rope, skipping in middle
with 4 turners and 2 ropes crossing over at 90
degrees,
cartwheeling, bunny hoping on a Unicycle or
breakdancing in pattern.
Spinning Plate
P one
Spin the plate by any method.
P two
balance on finger.
P three
pass to another stick
p four throw and catch
Basic
Spin using wrist or fingers,
demonstrate how to get plate spinning any way.
Throw and catch balance on finger. Throw from
finger to stick. Demonstrate under leg and
balancing the plate walking around in a circle.
Intermediate
Start by cool or circus way.
Demonstrate turning stick over,
under arm, under leg, behind back
and a trick with another person.
Advanced
Get spinning plate going by cool
and circus way. Demonstrate a roll whilst holding
one or 2 spinning plates. Invent your own trick,
do a rountine on your own or with another person
using 5 tricks.
Staff
P1 Figure of 8 dominant hand..
P2 Figure of 8 weak hand.
P4 Roll across back of hand.
P4Balance on hand or chin..
Basic
Figure of 8 with both hands swopping, roll over
hand using both to accelerate.
Intermediate
Demonstrate a contact move, a
turning move, throw and catch, link 3 moves
together.
Advanced
Work out a rountine linking 5
different moves together to music.
Stilt
Walking
P1 walk on stilts
supported with both hands in front.
P2 Walk with
perosn supporting alongside with 1 hand.
P3 Practise
falling, bend knees and fall onto matt as if
kneeling down with first impact on knees and not
wrists. Fall should be under control. Explain
(but don't practise) if fall siedways or
backwards should try and right ones self and if
can't turn round to land on hands/ arms rather
than back/head.
Basic
walk on stilts, head shoulders
knees and toes, demonstrate how to
fall.
Intermediate
Running, hoping, skipping,
dancing, swivel, clap and stamp, do another skill
while doing stilts i.e. hula hoop, diabolo,
flower stick etc. Putting on stilts and kneepads.
Advanced
Demonstrate higher stilts, how to
help someone walk on stilts. Playing team games
ie football or basket ball.
Long distance walking (with an
adult) in a parade or charity walk.
Unicycling-
Circus Into Schools are specialised at teaching
uniycling which is a difficult skill so levels
are more complicated.
P1 Get on unicycle correctly
P2 Unicycle length of hall holding
on to 2 people's hands on either side.
P3 Unicycle length of hall holding
on to 1 person's hands on side.
P4 Unicycle the length of the hall
holding on with 1 hand.
P5 Push of wall.
P6 Unicycle 2 metres
P7 Unicycle 5 metres
P8 Unicylce width of hall
P9 Demonstrate how to dismount
from front of unicycle under control.
P10 Unicycle length of hall.
Basic
B1 Dribble a ball on unicycle to
the end of the hall and back.
B2 Unicycle in a figure of 8.
B3 Unicycle holding on to another
childs hand. Demonstrate
The star.
B4 Unicycle length of hall with
hand on head.
B5 Dribble ball with unihoc stick
length of hall and Dribble ball with unihoc stick
around 3 objects and back.(not on unicycle)
B6 Unicycle with hockey stick.
Need to always hold end with one hand ask Ali how
to do correctly.
B7 Catch a ball 5 times whist
unicycling.(not all at same time)
B8 Free mount.
B9 Bunny hop twice without falling
of.
B10 Catch a ball that someone
throws to you whilst unicycling.
Intermediate
I1 Dribble a ball
the length of the hall under control.
I2 Demonstrating
unicycling backwards with someone holding one
hand for length of hall.
I3 Do a 90 degree
turn to the left and the right.
I4 Cycle of a drop
similar to that of the pavement.
I5 Unicycle figure
of 8 with each circle within 3 metres
I6 Bunny hop twice
in the middle of the hall and ride off.
I7 Dribble a ball
with a hockey stick around an obstacle and back
to a point.
I8 Ride 4 metres
backwards
I9 Pass a health a
safety test.
I0 Help a beginner for at least
10ms.
Advanced
A1 Free mount with
both feet.
A2 Demonstrate 3
types of mount
A3 Come to stop
pedal half a revolution forward backwards and
continue forwards.
A4 Ride with
stomach on seat for 10m
A5 Turn sharp 180
degrees left and right.
A6 Unicycle 5
metres
A7 Hop 5 times
A8 Ride over a 10
x 10 obstacle
A9 Ride a figure
of 8 with circle diameters smaller than 1.5
metres
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