November 8, 2026

Hand Balancing – Getting Off the Wall and Staying There

With Violet Defiant

Now that you can comfortably kick up to handstand at the wall, what’s next? This workshop offers a playful approach to getting off the wall to find the elusive freestanding handstand.

We will use props, partners, and playful exercises to support mental blocks and reduce reliance on the wall.

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More Details

When:
Sunday | 12:30 – 2:30 pm

Where:
The Trapezium
10 Town Crier Dr.
Brattleboro, Vermont

Cost:
$75

Prerequisites:
Students should be comfortable kicking up into a handstand against a wall.

Ages:
12 & up or by permission of instructor

About the Coach

Violet Defiant is a swinging trapeze phenom who moonlights as an innovative and unusual foot juggler, hand balancer, and lyric storyteller. While she spends most of her time flinging herself off the swinging trapeze, hand balancing is her longest practice.

After graduating from NECCA’s ProTrack in 2022, she toured Goodbye Party the Show! with Big Teeth Performance Collective, and has performed for Artpark New York, HUP State Circus Festival, Nimble Arts, Theater Bizarre, the Ann Arbor Summer Festival, and more!

Find out more about Violet on Instagram @violetdefiantcircus.

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