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Louis School
St. Louis School of
Circus Arts
“Where
flying is a way of life”
Unfortunately, we will not be offering
camps or classes for 2008
Flying Trapeze
classes at the St. Louis Science Center have been canceled
See the Flying Cortes family in action!
About the St. Louis School of
Circus Arts
The St. Louis
School of Circus Arts was started in the Summer of 2003 by Alexandre Sacha
Pavlata as a place where people of all ages can learn REAL circus skills from
REAL circus professionals. The school
teaches students the joy of living. Both
children and adults can achieve self-esteem, confidence, and optimism through
overcoming fears and mastering new skills.
Circus Skills and Apparatus
Cloud Swing
A rope fastened at
both ends to the ceiling and which hangs in a V-shape. Many exciting movements are performed on the
Cloud Swing
Stationary Trapeze
A trapeze bar on
which aerial dance moves are performed
Flying Trapeze
The real
thing. Need we say any more?
Juggling
What better way to
prepare for life
Euro Bungee
The ultimate
trampoline experience
Spanish Web
A single rope,
suspended from the ceiling, with loops for hands or feet
Unicycle
Think of the heads
that will turn when you learn this one
Rola Bola
A board and
cylinder on which the performer balances
Lyra
A steel hoop for
aerial acrobatics
About the Instructors
The staff of
Sacha’s St. Louis School of Circus Arts are world renowned circus performers.
Alexandre Sacha Pavlata
One of the founders of Circus Flora,
Sacha is a sixth generation circus performer and circus arts teacher who
emigrated from Czechoslovakia in 1965.
He was a Master Teacher, Tentmaster,
and Star Performer with the Big Apple Circus in New York after many years as a
performer in Europe and a teacher with the Conservatoire Nationale du Cirque in
Paris.
Sacha is internationally respected for
his ability as a teacher and trainer of other performers. Continuing his commitment to teach circus
arts to America’s young people, Sacha has conducted circus arts instruction in
inner-city programs in Denver, Los Angeles, and Scottsdale. He has taught summer camps at the Center of
Contemporary Arts in St. Louis for eight years, and is returning this year for
another amazing summer teaching at his own school.
Sacha believes that teaching circus
arts to children and adults also teaches them how to control fear, work
together as a team, and learn trust, self-discipline, and self-confidence.
Brothers Robinson and Alex Cortes
are fourth-generation circus performers from Colombia, South America. Robinson
has been the main flyer of their trapeze act, The Flying Cortes, for 25 years and now replaces their father as
catcher, handing the flying over to his brother Alex. Alex began flying when he
was only five years old; he is renowned for performing the famed triple
somersault. They have performed with
circuses such as Circus Vargas, Bentley Brothers Circus, and Ringling Bros.
Barnum and Bailey. They have been
teaching circus skills for over 8 years.
When Alida
Wallenda and Robinson married, she not only joined the family but also
joined in the act. She is a seventh-generation member of the famous Flying
Wallenda family and has been teaching with Sacha for over 12 years. Alida has performed on Cloudswing, Double
Trapeze, Horseback Riding, Spanish Web, and she recently won a silver trophy
performing the “Wallenda 7 Person Pyramid” along with Sacha, Robinson, and her
family in Monte Carlo.
Contact Information
E-mail address
Web address
St.
Louis School of Circus Arts, Inc.
Last
revised: January 8, 2008
Webmaster:
Julie Waxenberg