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ATTENTION: To our regular students, on Friday, May 26, 2023, we shall be moving our classes from afternoon/ evening to morning. Please keep this in mind when reserving your classes.
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What does the summer Circus Camp include? Each camp package consist of five (5) consecutive days from Monday - Friday, 9:15am - 1pm. Students learn circus arts consisting of the selected disciplines from the following:
- Circus Arts (Selected Items): Acrobatics, Hand Balancing Contortion, Stilts, Juggling, Hula Hoop, Tight Rope Plate Spinning, Dragon Flow, Butterfly Wings & Isis and other similar activities
- Aerial & Ground apparatus: Tissu/Silk/Fabric, Hoop/Lyra, Trapeze, Triangle, Hammock, Cube & Birdcage, Walking Ball
Faculty: RKP Instructors and Orange County Aerial Arts junior coaches
The PERFORMANCE SHOWCASE is scheduled on the last day of the camp (Friday) at 1pm. Family and friends are invited to watch. Costumes are required and can be provided for a rental fee, however students can also wear their own costume.
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The Acrobatic Aerial Intensive Workshop is geared towards students who have had some training in aerials or have other form of acrobatic, gymnastic or dance training and would like to enhance their aerial and acro/ contortion skills with additional coaching at a faster pace.
We will be offering aerial technique sessions in: Trapeze, Lyra, Silks, Hammock. We will also be offering Contortion and Hand Balancing sessions.
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Mondays - Fridays 9:15am - 1pm
Show: Friday @1pm
June 19 - 23 ::: July 10 - 14 ::: July 17 - 21 ::: July 31st - Aug 4th M-F ::: Aug 7-11
Tuition: $95 - $420.
A 15% Discount on a full week package until May 31!
Discount Code: SummerCamp2023
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3 days/ week 10am - 2pm
Teen/ Adults (13 & Up)
Kids (8 – 12)
June 26, 28, 30 ::: July 5-7 ::: July 24, 26, 28 ::: Aug 14, 16, 18
Tuition Fee: $300 / week (3 days);
Day Fee: $120.
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Attire: Please wear leggings (no zippers) that cover up the ankles, a tight fitting top or leotards, and bring a small towel and sneakers for stilts. Please take out all jewelries.
Location: RKP Headquarters (Aerial Dance Theater):
3001 Red Hill Ave. Bldg. 1 Ste 107, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
All summer participants need to complete a Waiver and Safety Agreement Form
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Memorial Day Special Offer
Time-Limited Special
SALE ON WORKOUT OUTFITS and CLASSES
Sale Ends June 1: Use Promo Code: RKP-2023
Promotions cannot be combined. Limited to One Sale Class Package needs to be used within 30 days of purchase.
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Memorial Day Special Offer
Be sure to enter code
Purchase By June 1
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LAGUNA BEACH'S
FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
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Experience Orange County Aerial Arts (the performing troupe of the Ruby Karen Project), live at the Festival of the Arts on Sunday, July 16, 2023. Witness two captivating shows featuring distinct line-ups.
Showtimes are scheduled at 12:15pm and 2:15pm.
Pre-Show by Colette Cumulus Cloud Prancing Sky
Take pleasure in the remainder of your day immersing yourself in an array of artworks showcased by talented young individuals and skilled professionals.
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WEST COAST AERIAL ARTS FESTIVAL NOV. 9 - 11 |
AERIAL COMPETITION November 10 & 11, 2023
- Over 21 Categories and Divisions
- Cash Prizes for the Overall Winners
- Novice to Professional Levels
- Age Range from Kids to Seniors
- Trophy and Medals to first three places of each division
- Specialty Awards
- Judges Comments and Scores
- and much much more....
WORKSHOPS: November 9 - 12, 2023
Highly respected and established educators and judges in their respective fields will offer workshops in popular disciplines such as Aerial Silks, Aerial Hoop/Lyra, Trapeze, Rope, other Aerial apparatus, and Circus disciplines. These workshops will be accessible to all participants and will be open to the general public as well.
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PRIVATE SESSIONS: ACCEPTING APPOINTMENTS
At Ruby Karen Project, we highly recommend specialized sessions for students who have been training with us 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.
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Field Trip Workshops & Demonstrations
June 4 @San Marcos, CA
There are still a few spots left! Sign-Up Now.
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Our school promotes camaraderie amongst other aerial arts communities, and this year, we at the Ruby Karen Project together with Pacific Coast Aerial Arts will host workshops with show demonstrations. We highly encourage our students (Kids and Teens) to attend this excursion and invite our apprentices to participate as a role model for inspiration to the younger aerialists. This event is sponsored by Aerial Arts America.
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Introducing a NEW CLASS:
MOVEMENT AND DANCE
FOR AERIALISTS
Every Wednesdays & Fridays @3pm
Starts May 31
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Feeling awkward when up in the air. 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.
Learn proper posture, how to correctly point your feet, extend your extremities, appreciate the execution of an épaulement, which gives you the accent at the end of each skill and greatly contributes to confidence, boldness and conviction.
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.
These exercises are specially applied to help the aerialist attain grace and fluidity through adagio and leg/ arm extensions, ultimately developing balance, core strength, flexibility, agility, coordination and body awareness.
Class Concept and Design by Ruby Karen. To learn more about her, Click HERE
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FORESEEABLE BLACKOUT SCHEDULE
Please Plan Ahead. We DO NOT extend packages
May 27 - 29 Memorial Day Weekend
July 1 – 4 Independence Weekend
Aug. 24 – Sept. 10 Summer Break/ Labor Day
Nov. 9 – 12 WCAAF
Nov. 23 – 24 Thanksgiving
Dec. 20 – Jan. 9 Winter Break
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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
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Are You Interested in Volunteering?
We are looking for volunteers. Tasks vary from production set-up, research, coordination, costume and wardrobe development, organizational, marketing and promotions and other necessary tasks to carry out festival and show events.
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WHAT IS THE APPRENTICE PROGRAM
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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.
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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.
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Mindbody Reservation and Cancellation Policies |
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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.
- 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.
- Most of our 4-class packages expire in 30 days of the 1st scheduled session (with exceptions).
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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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:
- When you log in, go the PROFILE and go to the PERSONAL column.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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***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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