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REMINDER: We will be close on Thursday & Friday, Nov. 23 & 24 for Thanksgiving! We will also be close from Dec. 19 - Jan. 9 for the Holidays. Please plan ahead and reserve your spots before or after. Note that we DO NOT extend packages. We disabled the multi-class pak to refrain from mistaken purchases. Class packages will be be available for purchase on January 2, 2024.

Click Here to Schedule and Reserve Your Spot We offer a 10% Discount for Single Classes.

Use Discount Code: Winter24-Single

WHAT'S NEW:

  1. School Closure: Thanksgiving, Nov. 23 & 24 and Winter Break Dec. 19, 2023 - Jan. 9, 2024.
  2. Single Classes at 10% Discount
  3. Congratulations to our RKP Team: 16 Trophies, Medals and Awards at the 11th West Coast Aerial Arts Festival
  4. Holiday Showcase on Sunday December 3 @ 3pm.
  5. Mark your Calendar: Placement Examination: Jan. 13, 20 and 27, 2024

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!


Thank you for embarking on this journey with us over the years, filled with hope, anticipation, and success. We appreciate your partnership in education, entrusting us with your confidence in our services. Your care and support have not gone unnoticed, and we are grateful for the opportunity to inspire dreams, aspirations, and ambition together.


As we approach our winter holidays and winter break, we have disabled the packages until New Year 2024. However, you can still purchase single classes with a 10% discount.

Use Discount Code: Winter24-Single This code is valid until Jan. 1, 2024. Limit 4.

CONGRATULATIONS!

A total of 16 trophies, medals & awards altogether

Orange County Aerial Arts /

Ruby Karen Project

@ the 11th West Coast Aerial Arts Festival


Congratulations to all our students who participated last week at this prestigious, one-of-a-kind aerial competition, to name: Callie Georgantes, Ivy Macdonald, Lola Espinosa, Evyn Gorbein, Raegan Moren, Evelyn Silberstein, Aubrey Huecker, Kiara Widjaja, Maeve MacDonald, Charlotte Law, Elizabeth Evans Sobeck, Saanvi Gupta, Freya Li, Taylor Bartels, Zoey Egan, Skylar Nguyen, Daisy-Faye Derifield, Camille Waldron and Esenia Maginnis.


Congratulations also to your alumni who garnered first in their category:

Brande Lee Morrow and Laurel Castenholtz


See the WCAAF Competition Results

HOLIDAY SHOWCASE

Sunday, December 3 @3:30pm

Aerial Dance Theater, 3001 Red Hill #107, Costa Mesa


It's Party Time!!! Come and enjoy awesome entertainment by our wonderful circus performers. We shall also have games and will be presenting special awards. It's potluck... so bring your favorite food and drinks.


This is a very informal showcase starring our very own students demonstrating exhilarating routines. There will be limited seating but we will have mats for kids and others to sit on. We anticipate our audience to be moving in and out as the program progresses, having food and beverage accessible during the entire event.

Placement Examination 2023

Saturday, Jan. 13 & Jan. 20 (FREE)

Jan. 27 (Exam Fee $15.00)


The Placement Examination is available to active students with at least six consecutive months of training. This assessment evaluates how well students follow our instruction, ensuring they have a solid foundation and can safely progress to higher levels. While mandatory for academic students (those enrolled in the apprentice program), it is also open to recreational students who want to determine their level (Levels 1 - 7).  

Click Here to learn more about the Placement Examination


Reserve your Spot 

***LIMITED ATTENDANCE Maximum: 8 (per session)

 

Saturday Jan. 13, 2024: 1:30pm & 4:30pm sessions (FREE) Priority is given to apprentice/ academic students

Saturday Jan. 20, 2024: 1:30pm & 4:30pm sessions (FREE) Priority is given to apprentices/ academic students

Saturday Jan. 27, 2024: 1:30pm & 4:30pm sessions ($15.)* For regular students and apprentices

CHECK OUT OUR UNIQUE CLASSES:


CONTORTION BASED FLEXIBILITY

Mon 6pm & Thurs 3pm

by Ruby Karen


A GREAT STRETCHING REGIMEN based on contortion exercises including barre coupled with expert coaching sums up for an effective work-out. The session will extensively cover exercises that focuses on shoulders, back, joint flexors, muscle extensions, ligaments and body alignment.

You will feel free and loose by the end of the class. The instructor will adjust the exercises based on your range of movement, physical condition, limitations, and your goals.


Google Review about Contortion Class: "I love coming to Ruby’s contortion class !!!! She’s a very knowledgeable and empathetic to her individual students , offering variations on the multiple poses throughout the class . She targets the whole body in the hour and I feel so energized after! Also working through contortion has developed a layer of new found strength in my aerial work. I love Monday for contortion class !!! - by Audrey H - "


CONTEMPORARY AERIALS Every Friday @ 6pm

See Highlights of this class on our Instagram Post


This class focuses on applying aerial techniques using unique and specialized equipment. We gathered that upon the completion of this beta program, we shall continue this class using the most sought out apparatus: Static Cloud, Double Sling and Mini Hoop. Reserve Now

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MOVEMENT AND DANCE for Aerialists Every Wednesday 3pm

Conducted by Instructor: Ava D’Alessandro


This class will help you work on the most basic technique for movement that will follow you through in any pathway you choose, whether performing aerials, acting, theater arts, modelling, pageantry and even your day to day encounters.  

The class starts at the barre to work on balance, form and endurance; on the ground to work on core strength and center space to work on combination series and movement. 

Instructor: Ava D’Alessandro


Sign-Up Now to get started with a new approach in aerial training.

PRIVATE SESSIONS: ACCEPTING APPOINTMENTS


Schedule your private session to prepare for the Holiday Showcase. Check available days and times, but please also check with us directly via text or email.


At Ruby Karen Project, we highly recommend specialized sessions for students who have been training for over a year. These sessions serve as invaluable tools for students to focus on specific skills, tailor their routines to align with their personality, character, and skillset, and explore other areas of the performing arts. Not only do these sessions contribute to enhancing their confidence, but they also provide a unique opportunity for self-discovery. Particularly, these sessions are most popular among students preparing for performances in community and professional settings, as they play a significant role in their artistic and technical development.

Be sure to stay tuned to our YouTube Channel for these breathtaking displays, featuring awe-inspiring acts on Silks, Sling, and Trapeze. This is a testament to our unwavering dedication to pushing the boundaries of circus arts.

OUR REGULAR CLASS SCHEDLE STARTS SEPT. 6

ALL TIME FAVORITES

Aerial Classes: Kids - Teens - Adults

Open Gym for Advance / Professionals

Circus - Contortion - Dance

Private Sessions

Recital and Showcase Performances

Teacher Certification Training Course

See Our Schedule and More

Photo courtesy of Anne-Lisse Roussel

WHAT IS THE APPRENTICE PROGRAM

The Apprentice program is geared towards recreational and pre-professional training in performing arts, both from a production’s front and backend. It is a contract that consist of technique classes in aerials and acrobatics combined with practice sessions. Supplemental benefits and opportunities include membership in RKP's performing team, the Orange County Aerial Arts (OCAA), demonstrations at several popular venues and community events including the OC Fair, Festival of the Arts - Laguna Beach, Newport Beach Film Festival, South Coast Plaza's Festival of Children, Thousand Lights @ Sherman Gardens, OC Fairground's Winterfest and more. The program also prepares the apprentice for a single competition event at the West Coast Aerial Arts Festival.


Additionally, the apprentice learns added skills not offered to regular students, including ground acrobatics, circus arts, contortion, hand manipulation skills, acro-adagio/ acro-gymnastic partnering, and dance movement in many forms.


Lastly, the apprentice gets to have a one-on-one goal oriented discussion with us and undergoes a yearly placement examination to secure academic growth and maturity in the specific discipline/s they have chosen. It is also in this program where the student is prepped for higher education or professional undertakings.


If you are interested, email us so we can discuss the process more in detail. Click here for more information

BLACKOUT SCHEDULE

Please Plan Ahead. We DO NOT extend packages

Nov. 23 – 24 Thanksgiving

Dec. 20 – Jan. 9 Winter Break

Year 2023: Performance Opportunities

Apprentice and Regular Students

*Asterisk means Regular Students can Participate 


*Spring Recital and Showcase April 2

Imaginology @ OC Fairgrounds April 15 & 16

Arts and Science Family Festival @ the Segerstrom May 6

Fieldtrip Workshop Education and Demonstrations June 4

Summer Camp Demonstrations @ ADT June - August

Festival of the Arts. Laguna Beach July 16

AYCO in Seattle WA Aug. 24 - 27

Festival of Children @ South Coast Plaza Sept. 17

Newport Beach Film Festival Oct. 12 - 19

West Coast Aerial Arts Festival Nov. 9 -12 

*Holiday Showcase @ ADT Dec. 3

Other Demonstrations and Showcases


If you are interested in participating in any of our performance activities, please contact us. Shortly after, we will ask you to fill out the Casting Form and purchase the Rehearsal Package as early as possible so we can start choreographing your personalized recital piece. Feel free to reach out to us for questions.

Mindbody Reservation and Cancellation Policies

We know that the Mindbody system can be a bit challenging at the beginning however here are a few tricks to ensure you can reserve your spot and cancel on time.

  1. Always sign-in under your name if you are the student or sign-in under your child's name. Contact us if you are having trouble setting-up your child's account.
  2. Most of our 4-class packages expire in 30 days of the 1st scheduled session (with exceptions).
  3. When purchasing a package, be mindful when selecting the 1st class of that package. You will not be able to reserve a date before that initial date you selected.
  4. Reserve 5-7 days in advance for a session, and if you know your schedule well enough, reserve for the remaining sessions of the package.
  5. Our cancellation policy is strictly observed. You will need to cancel 12 hours in advance of the session you are reserved in, otherwise your session will be considered redeemed.
  6. When getting on the waitlist, make sure that you had opt-in to received text messages and email notification so you will know when you have been admitted to the class. Once admitted, the session will be deducted from your package.
  7. Do not sign-into waitlist if you do not have a session to apply the class, otherwise we will charge you with a single drop-in rate.

If you practice these parameters, you will see how flexible and advantageous the system can be for you. We have opted to give you as much options so you can plan your training and be as efficient with your time.

Waitlist and Notification of Class Admission:

Please update your MB account to receive notification via email and text of admittance from your waitlist reservation. Here's how:

  1. When you log in, go the PROFILE and go to the PERSONAL column.
  2. There is an "Edit" button and it will allow you to add your Phone provider and make sure to enter your mobile phone to get text messages when added from the waitlist.
  3. Also make sure to update your email address and OPT-IN for our newsletter. This way you are up to date on all announcements and have an added source when figuring school activities, news, important announcements.
  4. Please add info@rubykaren.com rubykaren@gmail.com and lucachn@gmail.com in your email's safe list. This way, newsletters do not get dumped in your spam or junk folder.
***OUR CLASS SIZE HAS INCREASED***
Sign-up as a waitlist and check its status within 12 hours before the session.
We have a 12 hrs. cancellation policy; Be mindful of our 30 day policy on most packages. We do not extend packages even if there are holidays or closed business days. Make sure to reserve your spot several days to a week before the session to ensure you have a spot.
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MAINTENANCE FEE: Every January, all active students who have been with us for over a year is required to pay a yearly Maintenance Fee of $20.00 to handle minor adjustments in your Mindbody account.
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