Agility, Flexibility, Strength and Fitness
Build strength, technique, balance and confidence, develop a love of movement
gain toned, coordinated muscles in a safe, fun & non-competative environment
Learning and training
Tuesday evening Class
Beginners and Intermediate levels welcome
Every Tuesday 7:30 – 9:30pm
Fish Island Circus, 22 Smeed Rd, London E3 2NR
Learn the fundamentals of acrobatics. Handstands, Cartwheels, Backflips and much more. Progress to advanced moves and combinations developing an acrobatic body through functional movement and careful specific conditioning
This class builds strength, technique and flexibility. Starting with a conscientious, scientifically informed warm up designed to prepare the body and minimise injury and finishes off with conditioning and a stretch cool-down
Whether you’re a complete beginner or have some acrobatic experience, this class will challenge you and improve your skills week on week.
1-2-1 & small group classes
Please get in touch to discuss details and prices
All equipment provided
Beginners Welcome
These individually tailored sessions are available in your home, garden or a local park. Specifically designed to help you both achieve and master the inversions, flips, fitness and flexibility you’ve always wanted
Like a personal trainer, but using acrobatic methods and building towards dynamic bodyweight movements
If you’re struggling with headstands or handstands; balances and flexibility and feel that you’d benefit from some focused attention and teaching this could be just the thing
Use circus techniques to Supercharge your yoga
#notyoga
Like a personal trainer, but using acrobatic methods and building towards dynamic bodyweight movements
If you’re struggling with headstands or handstands; balances and flexibility and feel that you’d benefit from some focused attention and teaching this could be just the thing
Use circus techniques to Supercharge your yoga
#notyoga
Workshops, collaborations
and masterclasses
With a career in the circus and other performing arts spanning over twenty years, Tim has done many different collaborations with all sorts of groups, companies and individuals
He loves teaching, directing and choreography, and is interested in sharing his knowledge and experience with others wherever possible
His previous work has included
intensive acrobatics masterclasses, workshops on creativity methods for acrobatic performers, and research collaborations about combining acrobatics with various styles of dance, as well as all sorts of professional engagements as a performer and director
If you have an idea for a
collaboration, masterclass or workshop,
please get in touch to talk about it!
I’d love to hear what you’re thinking!
Tim is an accomplished and experienced teacher and director. For over twenty years, Circus has led him around the world and back again. As well as giving countless performances, he trained at London’s National Centre for Circus Arts, and the Kiev State College for Circus and Variety Arts under the watchful eye of Anatoli Tischler, former head of the Soviet Union Sports Acrobatic Association and Juriy Tischler, five times Sports Acrobatics World Champion gold medallist. He was head of balancing disciplines at Chapitô, the Portuguese professional circus school in Lisbon, and set up the young people’s circus programme at the Roundhouse before founding the Roundhouse Circus Company and the award-winning Square Peg Contemporary Circus. He has a great passion for teaching and loves helping people overcome their barriers to achieve beyond their expectations.
15
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Featured previous workshop
Nine Minutes in Four Days
This was a collaborative workshop with Jorge Crecis looking at different ways of combining our work, and learning about each other’s methodologies. The sixteen participants gained insight into both our approaches to training and creativity, and left with a variety of useful tools they can use to continue their own explorations combining dance, choreography and acrobatics after the end of the workshop.
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Featured previous Project
Square Peg Contemporary Circus
Square Peg grew from a diverse and committed group of Tim’s students in 2009. Under his direction they went on to perform their epic and beautiful shows at theatres and festivals all around the UK for five years. The company combined highly skilled circus with theatre and dance to create beautiful, innovative adaptations of classic stories. This video show some footage from the first week of their rehearsals for Rime an award winning adaptation of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
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Student Testimonials
People's thoughts on training with me
When I first met Tim I could do a forward roll and that was about it. Within a year of working with him twice a week I was walking on my hands, throwing and catching people, becoming a base for acro-balance, and ultimately leading to basing a 3 high human tower. The moment I did my first hand spring, aged 31, is a moment I will remember my whole life.
Tim is a kind, methodical and knowledgable coach. He has experienced so much in his life of circus performing and directing and brings it all to you when you work together.
Tim is a kind, methodical and knowledgable coach. He has experienced so much in his life of circus performing and directing and brings it all to you when you work together.
Tomos James
Actor
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To the BEST teacher I have ever had in anything I’ve ever learnt hands down. Tim Lenkiewicz you have a way of explaining that makes my muscles understand things that my brain tells me i’m not capable of.
I’m honestly so sad I can’t take you with me to Australia because I doubt they have an acro instructor out there that could match your patience, explanatory abilities and your general life wisdom and even if they did, then I HIGHLY doubt they would have the dedication to stand in a park come rain or shine whilst I muddled my way through back flip prep (not that that will be necessary out there hopefully).
The things you’ve taught me have taught me so much about life, myself and my ability to push through fear. I’m privileged to have had you as a teacher and truly you made a period of stagnation so rewarding. I quite simply wouldn’t have gotten in to NICA (National Institute for Circus Arts - Australia) without you and I don’t think my sanity would have gotten through lockdown either.
... So thank you!
I’m honestly so sad I can’t take you with me to Australia because I doubt they have an acro instructor out there that could match your patience, explanatory abilities and your general life wisdom and even if they did, then I HIGHLY doubt they would have the dedication to stand in a park come rain or shine whilst I muddled my way through back flip prep (not that that will be necessary out there hopefully).
The things you’ve taught me have taught me so much about life, myself and my ability to push through fear. I’m privileged to have had you as a teacher and truly you made a period of stagnation so rewarding. I quite simply wouldn’t have gotten in to NICA (National Institute for Circus Arts - Australia) without you and I don’t think my sanity would have gotten through lockdown either.
... So thank you!
Talia Sofizade
1:1 acrobatics student
I reached out to Tim for private lessons at home for my first forays on my handstand canes - I wanted someone big and strong, who I could trust to save me if I were to fall, and Tim fit the bill but he had lots more to offer!
For example, he saw that I was fearful of my canes, so had me practice basic technique on blocks, a good intermediate step between floor and canes. I had a slight niggle on my right wrist, and he taught me how to tilt my handstand blocks so they sloped downwards, lessening the pressure on the wrists! Genius.
He taught me ways to frame my handstand journey to look for small wins so that I’d be less affected by drawbacks and plateaus, lessening my handstand neuroticism. Tim is really patient and encouraging, friendly and fair
For example, he saw that I was fearful of my canes, so had me practice basic technique on blocks, a good intermediate step between floor and canes. I had a slight niggle on my right wrist, and he taught me how to tilt my handstand blocks so they sloped downwards, lessening the pressure on the wrists! Genius.
He taught me ways to frame my handstand journey to look for small wins so that I’d be less affected by drawbacks and plateaus, lessening my handstand neuroticism. Tim is really patient and encouraging, friendly and fair
Jennifer Lee
Private handstand student
This workshop was the opportunity of learning and mixing acrobatic skills with dance in a very personal way through body sensations and the concept of being fully present in the moment. It gave me the chance of working on achieving new goals every day and finding strategies to push myself always beyond my limits recognizing failure as a part of the journey and doing everything with no regrets. Romina Langone
Romina Langone
Participant - Nine Minutes in Four Days
Tim is a wonderful acrobatic coach with a broad experience. He first taught me ten years ago, and he was both my acrobatics coach and my director. His enthusiasm and attention to detail are contagious. He brought a combination of technical, acrobatic and physical knowledge coupled with creative exercises to help me improve, create new material and develop my own practice. He is supportive and encouraging with a genuine care and a desire to see you improve.
Conor Wild
Acrobat
Tim believed in me time and time again when I didn’t believe in myself. He was so stubborn in his belief of me that sometimes I thought he was insisting I do things that were dangerous, and some times I thought he was just naive: in fact, he was always pushing me, but only ever to do things that were in fact possible, and which I would never have even tried, let alone performed on stage, if it wasn’t for his encouragement and support (not to mention a fair bit of spotting).
Rosamond Martin
actor, dancer, circus performer