Our Members
Aerial Ryn
Aerial Silks | Sling | Hoop | Trapeze
Lollipop Hoop
She/Her
Taryn Scott is a dancer, gymnast, and aerialist from Winnipeg, Manitoba, whose circus journey began in 2014. Since 2018, she has been sharing her passion as an instructor, teaching a wide range of disciplines including aerial silks, hoop, sling, trapeze, and acro.
Her performances have taken her to stages across the globe, including two World Gymnaestradas in Finland and Austria, as well as countless local corporate events and galas.
When she’s not on a stage, Taryn continues to train and teach at Prairie Circus Arts, where she’s dedicated to inspiring and growing a vibrant community of new circus artists in Winnipeg.
Hillary Flesher
Aerial Silks | Rope
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Hillary comes from a background in competitive dance and has always had a creative flair. She walked into her first aerial class in 2016 in Edmonton and has been hooked ever since. Hillary loves trying out different apparatuses and has trained in corde lisse, silks, straps, hoop, unicycle and pole.
Her main discipline is corde lisse and she actively searches out opportunities to train with experts from around the world. Hillary moved to Winnipeg from Regina where she was teaching aerial silks and corde lisse.
Hillary is really looking forward to teaching at PCA and joining this amazing community. She hopes that she can inspire other aspiring artists to try out silks or corde lisse and incorporate circus into their regular schedule.
Carla Cerceau
Aerial Hoop | Silks | Trapeze
She/Her
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Carla Cerceau is a breathtaking aerialist and performer from Winnipeg, Manitoba who has been training aerial arts for 10 years. Carla's love and mastery of aerial hoop is shown through her strength, flexibility and grace as an aerial acrobat. Her wide-ranging circus expertise extends into aerial silks, handbalancing, partner balance/acro, fire manipulation, pole dancing, and juggling.
​Carla has performed on several stages and events in Winnipeg including the Centennial Concert Hall, The Gas Station and Park Theatres as well as the St. Boniface Cathedral, and the Club Regent Event Centre. She was recently featured at the Assiniboine Park Zoo as part of Boo at the Zoo.​
Carla won first place and People's Choice at the 2017 North American Pole Dance Championships: Lyra Division.
Jamie Normand
Aerial Hoop
She/Her
Jamie Normand is an artist of many unique skills, born and raised in Winnipeg Manitoba. She has added different forms of movement to her fitness journeys, beginning with kickboxing, running and fencing, and then more recently, adding aerial arts after she fell in love from her first hoop class. Since then, she has expanded her hobbies to include silks, and pole, and has started her journey in handstands.
Having apprenticed as an instructor under Carla Cerceau, Jamie is very excited to start new aerialists off on their hoop journey with a fun, dynamic and challenging class that is great for anyone who is new aerial or specifically the hoop.
Charla Ramsey
Aerial Silks
She/Her
Sarah Teakle
Hula Hoop | Juggling
She/Her
Sarah Teakle is a high energy circus performer from Winnipeg, Manitoba who has been training her main discipline, circus style hula hooping, for over 9 years. Sarah fell in love with hula hooping after watching a youtube video when she was 12. She has been working towards mastering the skill ever since.
Sarah has been performing as a circus artist for more than 6 years. Known for her role in the Teakle Family Circus, Sarah is now focused on a solo performing career. She has performed at many events, including Winnipeg Fringe, Edmonton Fringe, St. John’s Busking Festival, and Boo at the Zoo Winnipeg.
Sarah is a Certified Hoop Love Coach
Liz Cooper
Aerial Silks | Hoop | Trapeze | Sling | Net
Lollipop Hoop
She/Her
Liz has been teaching and performing aerial circus arts in 2001. Coming from a background in modern dance and Pilates, she incorporates her knowledge of anatomy into her teaching with a wide range of aerial apparatus. She adores exploring new ideas to share with students in class and in choreography.
Liz has performed locally and internationally, including six World Gynaestradas and aerial arts festivals in Houston and Toronto, with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, and as a guest performer with Winnipeg’s NAfro Dance and Manohar Performing Arts of Canada. She continues to study aerial performer rigging as well as anatomy for injury prevention. Liz is excited to join PCA’s welcoming environment and hopes to continue to share her experience with the aerial community.
Venus Von Tramp
Aerial Hoop | Burlesque
She/Her
Becca Dower
Aerial Silks | Hoop
She/Her
Tiauni Starr
Aerial Silks | Hoop | Trapeze
Fire | LED | Stilt Walking | Dance
She/Her
Tiauni Starr is a Winnipeg based performer specializing in a variety of dance and circus art forms. She has been dancing for most of her life and has a strong passion for the art. During her younger years she studied ballet, jazz, and lyrical and after high school was introduced to the flow arts, which propelled her into her circus journey.
She currently performs on a regular basis at weddings, corporate events, fundraisers, and clubs, for a number of
different audiences. Catering each performance to the clients request; which can include fire, LED, stilt walking, aerial, pole, GoGo dancing, or shuffling.
Michèle Bernardin
Dance | Hula Hoop | LED | Fire
She/Her
With over 20 years of dance experience, Michele is an elegant, seasoned professional who has performed and taught across the globe. Trained in a variety of circus and fire dance props, Michele strives to create performances that fuse the circus and fire dance worlds with unique technical dance elements.
Brittany Donalyn
Aerial Hoop | Pole | Hula Hoop | Fire
She/Her
Annika Gzebowski
Dance | Hula Hoop | LED
She/Her
Annika Gzebowski is a dancer and circus artist based in Winnipeg, MB, with over 10 years of performing experience, and a background in competitive dance. She built a strong foundation in ballet, modern, jazz, and contemporary. Later on, as an adult she began her circus training independently, where she found her love of hula hoops and poi, among many other props.
Annika’s main focus is now on her hula hoop and dance fusion, along with her aerial arts and other circus passions. Annika has presented on an array of stages in Winnipeg, including The Metropolitan Entertainment Centre, The Park Theatre, The Fort Garry Hotel, and The RBC Convention Centre to name a few.
Liz Cooper
Aerial Silks | Hoop | Trapeze | Sling | Net
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A graduate of the Senior Professional Program of Contemporary Dancers in Winnipeg, Liz fell in love with being in the air at a low flying trapeze workshop and later trained in Aerial Fabric, Hoop and Static Trapeze. Liz began her aerial journey in 2001 and has since developed her own circus program in silks, hoop, and static trapeze. She has performed nationally and internationally at prestigious events including multiple World Gymnaestradas since 2003, and has trained with top instructors in Toronto, Boulder, and Minneapolis.
Until Liz figures out how to grow her own pair of wings, aerial dance will do quite nicely.
Jayme Nickle
Aerial Silks | Hoop | Trapeze
She/Her
Membership
Independent Training
$55/month + annual membership fee ($50)
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Access to the space 24/7 with your own key (training slot registered based on availability)
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Access to any equipment (permission needed for pole and aerial equipment)
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Access to your own storage/locker if needed (subject to availability)​
Teaching
$120/month + annual membership fee ($50)​​
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2h/week of group classes + unlimited privates
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Access to the space 24/7 with your own key (training slot registered based on availability)
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Access to your own storage/locker if needed (subject to availability)​
*Additional class hours available subject to space availability and balancing the needs of trainers and teachers
If you are a professional or semi-professional looking for a place to practice, rehearse or teach you would need to get approved by our board. Please send us an email with the following:
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Training/teaching discipline of interest
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CV/resume
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Video of you practicing or performing
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Your CV/resume should detail your training history - what you trained, for how long and where (under what coach/at what circus school/facility.) As well as your performance history (if any).
*Disclaimer
Membership and monthly rent are assumed to continue for the membership year. If you plan not to continue with your monthly training/ teaching you are required to notify us one month in advance. Exceptions can be made in emergencies. The Board of Prairie Circus Arts may make exceptions if they are deemed to be in the best interest of the organization.