Summer 2027 · Coming soon

Summer Circus Camp in Denver

A full week of aerial, acrobatics, dance and acting at Roustabout in RiNo, ending with a show for family and friends. Full-day camp with lunch included, for young performers who are brand new to circus, plus a pre-professional Circus Intensive for serious young aerialists.

  • June · July · August
  • 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • Lunch included
  • Before & after care
  • End-of-week show
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Aerialist performing on a lyra hoop under blue stage lights at Roustabout in Denver

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Summer camp programs for kids in Denver

Our summer camps for kids in Denver come in two tracks. Kids' Circus Camp is for campers who are new to circus or still learning the basics. The Circus Intensive is for serious young aerialists on a pre-professional track who want a week of focused training and act development.

Beginners welcome

Kids' Circus Camp

A full-day circus and performing arts camp for kids who are new to aerial and circus, or still beginners. Campers try aerial, acrobatics, dance and acting, then spend part of each day on camp projects for the show at the end of the week.

  • Elementary School4th and 5th grade, ages 9 to 10
  • Middle School6th, 7th and 8th grade, ages 11 to 14

Pre-professional · Prerequisites required

Circus Intensive

A pre-professional training week for dedicated young aerialists who want to train like working performers. Each day runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with morning conditioning, afternoon mobility and flexibility, a technique workshop in aerial, dance, acting or acrobatics, and a guided creative workshop in act development and physical storytelling. Students refine their technique, build performance quality and leave with stronger skills and the foundations of an act they can keep developing.

  • Who it's forPre-professional young aerialists who train regularly and meet the prerequisites
  • Each day9 a.m. to 3 p.m.: conditioning, technique, flexibility, creative work and recovery

Before and after care is available for both camps. Extended care is craft and activity based rather than circus training. Circus Intensive students can also use it as supervised open gym time.

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Who teaches camp

Taught by Denver’s most experienced circus coaches

Campers learn from the same professional coaches who teach our year-round classes: working performers, national champions and career educators with decades of combined experience in aerial, acrobatics, dance and theatre. Every aerial session is coach-spotted.

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  • National championsOur coaches include the 2026 Aerialympics All Star Silks Champion and a Pole Sport Organization National Artistic Pole Champion.
  • Professional performersCruise ship contracts, festival stages and professional dance companies, including Colorado Ballet.
  • Career educatorsCoaches who have been teaching aerial since the mid-2010s, plus a theatre director with a master’s in theatre education.
  • Pro circus trainingCoaches who trained at professional circus programs including NECCA and Actors Gym, and across the US, Canada, Europe and China.

Safety first

A safety-first circus studio

Parents trust us with their kids in the air, and we take that seriously. Safety is built into our space, our equipment and how we coach.

  • Professionally inspected riggingEvery rigging point in our studio is fully inspected by Rocky Mountain Rigging.
  • Layered matting under every pointCrash mats sit on top of cheer mats beneath every aerial point, so no crash mat ever sits directly on concrete.
  • Two coaches, every sessionMany camps only add a second coach once a group gets big. We believe every camper deserves the attention of two coaches, so every Roustabout camp session has two.
  • Coach-spotted trainingEvery aerial session is taught and spotted by our professional coaches.

A week at Kids' Circus Camp

Circus skills, camp fun and a show at the end of the week

Every week of summer camp at Roustabout mixes real circus and performing arts training with hands-on camp activities. Campers build the costumes and sets for their own end-of-week show, then perform it for family and friends.

Please note: the camp program is still being finalized. Activities, schedules and details below may change before registration opens.

  • AerialFirst climbs and shapes on aerial apparatus, always coach-spotted.
  • AcrobaticsTumbling and floor skills on the mats.
  • DanceMovement, rhythm and choreography for the stage.
  • ActingCharacter, storytelling and stage presence.
  • Costume and set makingCampers design and build what they'll wear and perform with.
  • Tie dye and camp craftsClassic summer camp fun between training sessions.
  • The end-of-week showEverything comes together in a performance for family and friends on the last day of camp.

A day in the Circus Intensive

Train like a working performer

The Circus Intensive runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is built like a professional training day: morning conditioning, an afternoon mobility and flexibility block, a technique workshop across circus and performing arts disciplines, a guided creative workshop and time to recover, with lunch included.

Please note: the intensive schedule is still being finalized. The day below shows how we're planning it, and details may change before registration opens.

  1. 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.Morning conditioningStrength, flexibility and injury-prevention work that prepares students for a full day in the air.
  2. 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.Technique workshopFocused technique with our coaches in an aerial discipline, dance, acting or acrobatics, building clean foundations and new skills.
  3. 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.LunchIncluded every day, with time to refuel before the afternoon.
  4. 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.Mobility and flexibilityGuided flexibility and mobility work that builds range safely and gives hands and shoulders a break from the air.
  5. 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.Creative workshopA guided, coach-led workshop in act development, physical storytelling and staging, laying the foundations of an act at each student’s own pace.
  6. 2:30 – 3:00 p.m.RecoveryStretching, cool-down and reflection so students leave ready for tomorrow.

Need a longer day? Before and after care is available, and Circus Intensive students can use it as open gym time to keep training.

The week ends with a showcaseStudents share what they’ve been working on, with no pressure to have a finished act. They leave with stronger skills and solid foundations they can keep building on.

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Summer 2027

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