At the fabulous new National Institute of Circus Arts facility in Melbourne, Australia you can “try before you buy”:
If you are interested in trying out circus before committing to a term of classes then our Come & Try classes are for you. Running on Saturday 19th January our Summer Come & Try classes have something exciting for everyone. Have a go on Aerial Apparatus, Manipulation Equipment or try Tumbling and Acrobatics. Each Come & Try Class runs for 3 hours with participants trying various activities with trainers who teach in our term programs. Come & Try Participants may enrol in a term class after the enrolment deadlines following their class. …
about Short Courses at NICA
NICA offers classes for young and old.
National Institute of Circus Arts – Wikipedia

