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Gina DeFrietas: Instructor & Performer
Gina DeFreitas has been a life long performer an teacher of many physical arts. From all styles of dance to martial arts, fitness, sports and circus arts.
Her aerial an circus training comes from being in the circus but also New England Center for Circus Arts, New York Circus Arts and San Francisco Circus Center.
She currently performs an owns Aerialicious Entertainment a Boston based entertainment company specializing in circus arts and much more. Previous performances include working for Big Apple Circus, The Boston Ballet, Cirque du Soleil, Cirque Le Masque, Cirque USA, Loomis Brothers Circus, Nimble Arts, The Royal Hannaford Circus and Circus Gatti on tour in US an international. More locally she has performed on Broadway of Boston at The Opera House, The Boch Center, The Paramount Theater, House of Blues, The Shubert Theater, The Liberty Hotel an many more!
For private inquires: Gina88879@gmail.com
Pronouns: she/her
Charlotte: Instructor & Performer
Charlotte specializes in aerial silks and rope, also teaches lyra and trapeze.
Finance consultant during the day and runs away to the circus at night and in the weekends. Trained by Daniel and Martine Vatan, in Pogny (France) at "Aux Agrees du vent" from a young age in aerial arts, she moved to the US and has been teaching, training and performing in the Boston and NYC area since then.
For private inquiries: cha.rigault@gmail.com
Pronouns: she/her
Erik Bang: Instructor
Erik started his aerial journey 10+ years ago with a aerial yoga class. He quickly afterwards moved on to much greater heights by joining the world of circus arts. Throughout the years of training and teaching he has continued to develop and expand his skillset with various aerial apparatuses, but is currently specializing in Lyra and Sling.
For private inquires: eriksbang@gmail.com
Pronouns: He/Him
Sarah Rose
Sarah has been training in circus for over 8 years at Circus Complex, and French Woods Festival. Her favorite apparatus is lyra, which she has taught for one year at Circus Complex. She can’t wait to work with you and help you with your choreography and performance skills! :)
For private inquiries: therose101@icloud.com
Pronouns: She/her
Mary Langlois
Mary Langlois has been dancing since before she could walk. All throughout high school Mary studied ballet at Festival Ballet of Providence in Rhode Island where she performed in the annual Nutcracker. She also studied traditional Irish step dance, modern, and jazz. Mary received her bachelor's degree in dance from Rhode Island College where she studied with Dante Del Guidice, Melody Ruffin Ward, Alexandra Beller, Sean Curran and many others. After college Mary traveled to Ireland where she got her first taste of aerial dance from Chantal McCormick. Mary's dancing really took flight when she studied aerial dance with Frequent Flyers Productions in Colorado. Mary continues to dance and fly whenever she can!
For private inquiries: mlangloisdance13@gmail.com
Pronouns: she/her
Alissa White
Alissa has been doing circus for most of her life and specializes in not specializing. She knows a bit of everything and can teach the basics for most of it. She has previously worked with Circus of the Kids, which is where she learned many of her diverse skills. She is also a certified rigger. Her favorite apparatus is tied between Spanish web and lyra. Her newest is silks.
Alissa has worked full time in the fitness world for the last 14+ years. Her focus has been on aquatics, kids programs, and exercise programs as an ACE certified personal trainer. At Circus Complex she handles all the computer related, administrative needs, and anything else needed to keep things running smoothly.
Alissa is not currently available for private classes, but feel free to email her at alissa@circuscomplex.com with what you would like to see added to the group class schedule!
Pronouns: she/they