Handstands | Acrobatics | Movement
Meet the team of like minded coaches and creators here to help your movement journey! We share the goal of always supporting students, peers, and up and coming artists
Megan Meier-Giesbrecht
Megan is has a background in elite acrobatic gymnastics, but transitioned to circus after finishing her Bachelors in Exercise Biologly from the University of California, Davis. While at Davis, she worked as a sports acrobatic coach, interned as an Athletic Trainer, and aided in injury prevention research. Coaching and performing always complemented one another, and she continued to coach handstands and acrobatics while touring with the contemporary circus company, Gravity and Other Myths.
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Now retired from performing (or at least full-time), Megan lives in Berlin with her husband and daughter while working as an Exercise Scientist and pursuing her Masters and PhD in Clinical Exercise Science.
Craig Gadd
Craig is an internationally renowned hand balancer, acrobat, and coach who has been teaching handstands alongside performing for over 10 years. He has performed with Circa and Cirque le Roux while also maintaining his love of teaching. His background is in sports acrobatics as a youth, after which he attended the National Centre for Circus Arts (NCCA), focusing on hand balancing.
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After deciding to stop touring, he is enjoying being able to focus more time and energy on coaching. Curiosity, both as a coach and in his own training has meant that the learning and growing never stop. As a coach, he always tries to share this mindset with his students.
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