Month: December 2025

Operations Manager Kelly has been pursuing her circus dreams for the last decade or so. During this time, she’s been lucky enough to perform and play on many stages, clubs, bars, and festivals in the Pacific Northwest. In 2014, she produced her first show, Dreams of Cthulhu as part of the Seattle Fringe Festival. Soon after, she… Continue reading Kelly Ward

Instructor Vincenza is a full-time dinosaur, part time student, and general circus weirdo. When she’s not stomping through prehistoric forests, she can be found creating art onstage and off. She was born into the world of ballet and ballroom dance but defected to the circus at the age of 19. A few years later she… Continue reading Vincenza Standridge

Instructor Jody (she/her) hails from the Seattle area and brings years of experience in all aerial forms (primarily cerceau) and duo/trio work (duo hoop, duo straps, duo trapeze and trio hammock). With a background in dance, eclectic influence such as flamenco and butoh, experimental theatre and flow-based movement arts – it’s true that Jody pays… Continue reading Jody Poth

Instructor Peter Amelia (they/them) is a flexibility/contortion coach at Versatile Arts. They specialize in performing Single Point Trapeze and Contortion. They love teaching people who can’t touch their toes all the way to people whose toes touch their head. Peter has worked with a number of contortion coaches from around the world and has found… Continue reading Peter Amelia

Instructor Born and raised in France, Nina didn’t grow up with circus. She actually tumbled into it after moving to Seattle more than a decade ago, and it quickly became an absolute passion. Fabric was her first obsession (and still her favorite puzzle). Later she found lyra and straps, and they’ve shaped most of her… Continue reading Nina Legout

Instructor Nick was born and raised in Seattle and loves the community here. He started his circus journey in college while earning a degree in dance and competing with the collegiate rock climbing team. Aerial arts seemed like a natural fit! Nick’s primarily performs duo silks with his wife Amanda under the name “Vertical Axis”.… Continue reading Nick Perry

Instructor Nancy Neyhart (she/her/they) began training in 2004, with early training in corde lisse, circus trapeze, rings, tissu and lyra. After years of studying various apparatus, Nancy’s first love remains her true love – the lyra. She has taught at the Circus Arts Institute in Atlanta under the guidance of Carrie Heller, author of “Aerial… Continue reading Nancy Neyhart

Instructor Meredith (she/her) is a classically trained mover, shaker, and dynamite in a neat little Swarovski-encrusted package specializing in aerial hoop, rope, and aerial frame. She holds a BFA in Performance and Choreography from UNC – Greensboro and North Carolina School of the Arts, and has been coaching for a decade and counting. A celebrated… Continue reading Meredith Starnes

Instructor Since she could walk, Macy has had an irresistible urge to climb and test her limits, so when she discovered circus she knew immediately she had found one of her greatest passions in life. She thrives on the combination of creativity, artistry, and physical challenge that circus offers. Macy spends most of her energy in the air… Continue reading Macy Smart-Zimmerman