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• Teacher @circusdiedom 🎪
• Also on YouTube: CircusbySilk ▶️
• Aerialist
• & fascinated by the art of body balance ✨ #circus #teacher

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Classes starting soon again at Circus Diedom 🎪🎪🎪 (NL below)

Children learn aerial silks, trapeze, ball walking, rola rola, unicycling, juggling and more!
Sign up your child through our website: www.diedom.nl
Do we see you around?! 😁

Note: classes will be in dutch. This video is in English for inclusivity since we've international parents regularly.

Photo credits: @da.mir.b
Video made by: @circusbysilk
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Lessen starten binnenkort weer bij Circus Diedom! 🎪 🎪 🎪
Kinderen leren doeken trucjes, trapeze, ballopen, rola rola, unicycling, jongleren en meer!
Geef je kind op via onze website: www.diedom.nl
Zien we je snel?! 😁

Opmerking: lessen zijn in het Nederlands. De video is in het Engels voor inclusiviteit, omdat we regelmatig niet Nederlands sprekende ouders hebben.

#ontdekcircus #jeugdcircus #circusdiedom #circus #circuspunt by @circusbysilk

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2 months ago

Circus voor volwassenen @circusdiedom
🤹‍♀️🤸‍♀️.

Wist je dat je helemaal niet jong en atletisch hoeft te zijn om circus te beoefenen? Lees snel verder. 😁

Het is interessant hoe mensen bij 'circus' puur aan een kinderactiviteit denken waar je lenig voor moet zijn. Terwijl het juist ook superleuk en leerzaam kan zijn voor volwassenen, van IEDER niveau. Dit heb ik zelf als student door de jaren heen ook ervaren. Daarnaast hoef je er dus ook écht niet super sportief voor te zijn. Veel circus docenten tegenwoordig passen veel #socialcircus principes toe, waar het JUIST om inclusie draait!
Als ik vanuit mezelf mag spreken, wil je juist iedere participant erbij betrekken, ongeacht het niveau.

Zelf heb ik als circusdocent in 2024 via @sedna.herstelacademie een project mogen opzetten wat een waarbij ik werkte met volwassenen; toen heb ik hen de kracht van circus laten ervaren. ✨
Ik heb daar veel mooie ontwikkelingen gezien. En dan bedoel ik niet zozeer fysieke ontwikkelingen; ik heb het over mentaal-emotionele en sociale ontwikkelingen.

Dus, ben jij toevallig nog op zoek naar een teamuitje?
Wellicht vindt jouw volgende teamuitje dan wel plaats bij dé Utrechtse circusschool Diedom.🎪

Bij interesse stuur vooral een mailtje naar: events@diedom.nl

#sociaalcircus #circus #inclusiviteit #inclusie #volwassenen taken in Utrecht, Netherlands by @circusbysilk

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8 months ago

𝕋𝕣𝕒𝕡𝕖𝕫𝕖 𝕔𝕝𝕒𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕤 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕒𝕟𝕪𝕓𝕠𝕕𝕪! - no matter what your current 'level' is -

As you might have noticed, I do 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘇𝗲 for quite a while now. And I love it, I love the community feeling even more! 🫂

You got so bored with regular fitness...?(I would be too😅). So, searching for a 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 ?
Then I've good news for you!

Cause we still have space in our trapeze classes! Trapeze is a 𝗳𝘂𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 way of moving. At least it boosts my serotonin 🌞. The teacher is the best, so compassionated and talented!

𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 for you:
Location:
Circus Diedom Utrecht @circusdiedom
Time & day:
Wednesday 19:00: - 20:30:
Level: for ALL levels! 🩷 (See also my trapeze act video)
Age: 16+
Language: Dutch/English
Teacher: @marleenvanderpost

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀?
Send a message or leave a comment 🤗. by @circusbysilk

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a month ago

One arm cartwheel tutorial is on my YouTube channel! 🤸‍♀️
Yt: CircusbySilk

Just type in YouTube/Google/Ecosia:
' One arm cartwheel CircusbySilk tutorial'
And you'll find it.
(I'm unable to put YouTube links here, so you have to go there yourself 😉)
And you won't regret it, one arm cartwheels are super fun to do!🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️

Pre-aquisition is a normal cartwheel, but when you can do that. One arm cartwheels are a lot easier then they look!!

So you might be closer to your first one arm cartwheel then you think 🩷

Enjoy the process & let me know if you've any questions. 🤗

Xxx CircusbySilk 💜

Follow for more circus enthusiasm:
@circusbysilk
Don't follow if you're afraid of the circus virus 🦠 😜

#circuslife
#ontdekcircus
#circuseverydamnday #cartwheeling #cartwheel by @circusbysilk

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8 hours ago

I used to stop when I had a bad handstand day... But.. That's was actually holding me back in my progress.

Aside from that I'm still very much a beginner with handstands. I learned one thing already in this handstand journey.

I used to feel really bad about myself when my handstands were not as I expected them to be.
I thought: 'training today doesn't make sense when I can't hold my balance, let's quitte.

But what appereantly seems to work is ALSO practicing if you feel like it's a 'bad handstand day'.

You probably knew already that the more regular you practice HS, the better your handstands go.
But also keep practicing and don't quit training on 'bad' days, helps me even more.

Happy that nowadays I can speak to myself kindly and compassionately when my handstands don't go as planned. I'm happy to be on my hands anyway, sometimes that's enough.

Wish you a happy handstand practice!! 🤸‍♀️😁😁👏

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What do you do when you feel like you're having a 'bad handstand day' ?

#calisthenics #sport #beginner #handstands #handstanding by @circusbysilk

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11 days ago

Your reminder to take it slow with working out if you're bleeding 🩸🩸🩸

Or maybe skip working out altogether if that feels better?

Cause we (or I do) tend to forget that menstruating people have way energy when in their period compared to other phases of the cycle.
When I'm ovulating my body has so much energy I can crush hard workouts, sometimes even two times a day and I LOVE that feeling 😍.
But during your period your body wants to go in rest and digest mode, it wants to heal, your mind wants to reflect on life and the last thing you can use is an intense workout. Right?
Does this resonate with you or not?

Do you workout during your period or prefer to skip? Both are choices valid 💜🙏🩸🩸
Let's talk further in the comments 👇

For more circus stuff 🎪, follow @circusbysilk

#period #menstruating #circus #sport #calisthenics taken in Utrecht, Netherlands by @circusbysilk

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a month ago

WAAAAAHHH IM SO HAPPY WITH THIS PROGRESS! (read further why)

Okay, nice.👍 But let's also reflect on it.
Sooooo, today's handstand reflection: I felt that I was forcing my legs in the half split position (that's how I call it), the upside down split with bend knees. I wanted to have my legs like that so badly to get a pretty handstand that I rushed myself into it which made me lose balance.
Especially since I didn't train handstands in a while I'm super happy with this progress. Wasn't really training because I mostly get injured really fast with handstanding. So I'm so surprised it went well today. 🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️ Let's keep practicing handstands!

Thanks Gretchen / @technique_artist for your super helpful workshop in July and also for the coaching here and there 🩷. I took only one handstand workshop from them, and got a lot out of it. What I learned is how to lock your shoulders in a efficiënt way. You kinda isolate them in a way. They gave really effective pre-exercises for HS and tips on your breathing during a handstand, wrists exercises for handstands, injury prevention with this discipline and more!

This handstand progression truly motivates me to do handstands more often. Eventually I will find a way without getting injured. 🙏🙏

#circus #motivation #calisthenics #handstands #handstanding
Do you practice handstands? 😁 taken in Utrecht, Netherlands by @circusbysilk

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a month ago

Leer trapeze bij Circus Diedom! 🤸‍♀️

Of je nu voor het eerst aan de trapeze hangt of al de nodige trucjes kent: tijdens deze laagdrempelige cursus ga je op je eigen niveau aan de slag. Leer nieuwe trucs, perfectioneer wat je al kunt en ontdek wat er allemaal mogelijk is aan de trapeze.

📅 Iedere woensdagavond (vanaf 16 september)
🎪 Circus Diedom
✨ Alle niveaus welkom!

Meld je aan via diedom.nl en kom meedoen!

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🇬🇧 Learn trapeze at Circus Diedom! 🤸‍♀️

Whether you’re hanging from a trapeze for the first time or already know a few tricks, this accessible course lets you work at your own level. Learn new tricks, perfect the ones you already know, and discover all the possibilities of the trapeze.

📅 Every Wednesday evening (starting September 16th)
🎪 Circus Diedom
✨ All levels welcome!

Sign up at diedom.nl and come join us!

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#circusdiedom #trapeze #trapezecursus #luchtacrobatiek #circus circuslife acrobatiek by @circusbysilk

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a month ago

Ignore my red face okay 🥵😂. Thanks.

But here are a few accessible tricks for beginners*.
Most people will get these trapeze tricks in their first class. ✅
And there are more beginner tricks!

That's the fun thing about trapeze that you already can do stuff without strength, experience or flexibility! Because circus, and in this case trapeze MAKES you flexible and strong instead of needing to be like that from the start.

And the good news is: we still have space in our trapeze classes. 😍

Information for this trapeze class:
Location:
Circus Diedom Utrecht @circusdiedom
Time & day:
Wednesday 19:00: - 20:30:
Level: for all levels. 🩷
Age: 16+
Language: Dutch/English
Teacher: Marleen van der Post @marleenvanderpost

Sign up through the link in the bio, or send Circus Diedom email through: info@diedom.nl

* If you're progress is slower, it's all okay🥰. At Diedom everyone works at their own pace and own level.

#sport #Utrecht #circus #trapeze #beginner taken in Circus Diedom by @circusbysilk

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a month ago

Sometimes it takes a little longer before you learn a trick, that's okay too 🤗💜

Very happy that I finally have it haha 😆.

Always nice that if I'm able to do a new trick, I can teach it more properly to my circus kids as well!
The children I teach are too little for this trick (arms not long enough), but for most tricks this definitely goes.
Nice bonus!

HAve A nice CIrcUs dAy! 🎪

Location: @circusdiedom

#circus #circuseverydamnday #circusteacher #trapeze #circusbysilk by @circusbysilk

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5 months ago

𝕋𝕣𝕒𝕡𝕖𝕫𝕖 𝕔𝕝𝕒𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕤 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕒𝕟𝕪𝕓𝕠𝕕𝕪! - no matter what your current 'level' is -

As you might have noticed, I do 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘇𝗲 for quite a while now. And I love it, I love the community feeling even more! 🫂

Still searching for a 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 ?
And you got so bored with regular fitness...?(I would be too😅).
Then I've good news for you!

Cause we still have space in our trapeze classes! Trapeze is a 𝗳𝘂𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 way of moving. At least it boosts my serotonin 🌞. The teacher is the best, so compassionated and talented!

𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 to know:
Location:
Circus Diedom Utrecht
Time & day:
Wednesday 19:00: - 20:30:
Level: for ALL levels! 🩷
Age: 16+
Language: Dutch/English
Teacher: @marleenvanderpost

Questions?
Shoot me or Marleen a message,
or leave a comment 🤗. by @circusbysilk

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a month ago

Part of last week's aerial practice - a trapeze trick in the silks.

This is truly a pain tolerance training 😅.
Still fun 😁💪.
It's also technique and a tiny bit of abs and glute training.

Thanks to @nicirco2.0 for introducing me into this trick on the Cologne Aerial convention @latibulkoeln last weekend! 👏🙏

As always, feedback is welcome 😁.

#training #circus #circuseverydamnday #circusbysilk #paintolerance by @circusbysilk

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