The Professional Preparatory Program at Esh Circus Arts is designed to help dedicated circus students develop their technical, choreographic, and performance skills in their chosen discipline. Participants must choose a primary discipline to focus on while in PPP. This should be a discipline in which they already have significant training. Available focus disciplines include aerial fabric; aerial sling/hammock; static trapeze; single point/dance trapeze; aerial rope; aerial hoop/lyra; aerial straps; aerial partnering; partner acrobatics/hand-to-hand; hand balancing; contortion; tight wire; and juggling. Those interested in partner disciplines must apply as a duo. PPP is broken into three trimesters, each with a specific focus: * **Fall: Fundamentals** – Class material will include goal setting; building a personal training plan; injury prevention; mobility; dance technique; tumbling; foundations of theater. * **Winter: Act Building** – Class material will include act building techniques, skill selection, and musicality; connecting with your audience; phyiscal theater and story arcs; costuming and stage makeup. * **Spring: Ensemble Work & Business Skills** – Class material will include divising techniques; partnering; ensemble movement improvisation; juggling; contracts, careers, and the business of circus.