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Kosta's experience performing with the Cirque du Soleil inspired him to co-found Zacada Circus School with Christine Cadeau, to share their knowledge and love of the circus arts.
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Christine and Kosta founded Zacada Circus School in 2007 in order to realize their vision of combining elements of fitness and artistic impression to teach the circus arts.
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As a Zacada Circus performer and coach, Angela has the advantage of extensive training in a wide variety of dance forms.
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As a Zacada Circus School performer and coach, Kayley Pettit draws from her extensive and varied dance career.
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As an athlete Marat started his training in artistic gymnastics at 6 years of age and transitioned to trampoline later in his career. He was a Ukrainian national team member and a prizewinner of international cups and competitions representing his country on the world stage in trampoline. He has won the title of Ukrainian champion in trampoline multiple times. In 2003 Marat graduated from Kharkiv State Academy of Physical Education majoring i...
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Zach has been training in Ninja Warrior for 4 years. He has qualified for the World Ninja Championships in 2019 and 2020 in the adult
category. Zach has always had a natural curiosity for challenging the body's limits and a drive for conquering obstacles. Students enjoy Zach's "big brother"
personality. His patient and pleasant demeanor also contribute to his teaching. Zach inspires his students by demonstrating skills and completin...
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Vanessa began her circus training 13 years ago when she learned how to fly the trapeze. She first taught and performed across the US with Trapeze Experience for 3 years. Vanessa arrived back to her hometown of Stoney Creek and walked into the doors of Zacada shortly after they opened. Vanessa has been coaching aerial and circus arts since 2007. She has performed the static trapeze, cube and skipping. She is trained to teach many circus appara...
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Selah has been a performer with Zacada Circus School since 2012 and has been coaching since 2015. Before circus, Selah spent 8 years training as a competitive gymnast in Hamilton and competed all across Ontario. Currently at Zacada, Selah specializes in Cyr wheel, which she has been training and performing on for over 3 years, but Selah also has experience performing on and coaching trapeze, cube, hoop, and skipping. Selah is a certified gymn...
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Kaly is currently a coach,and performer with Zacada Circus School. Her 11 years as a gymnast and four years as a performer have given her an extensive repertoire of knowledge in both the technical and artistic parts of circus arts. Learning from the best both here at Zacada and throughout her provincial gymnastics career, Kaly has had a wide variety of opportunities in both the circus and sport worlds. Her experiences include working with ...
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Alexa Compare- is a dance Pageant title holder, has performed on a project with Cirque du Soleil and a technical dancer- began her journey into her arts at the age of 3 years-old. She is a professionally trained dancer in ballet, tap, acro, jazz, and contemporary. She competed internationally for 6 years as a soloist and group performer representing Rhythm Plus Dance Company. In 2011, she placed as the 2nd runner up in Petite Miss CCDMA Pagea...
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Following five years of gymnastics, Mary-Elizabeth trained with Zacada Circus School between 2014 and 2018. She performed on a variety of aerial apparatus and was a member of the Show Team representing the school at circus shows and festivals. She is a certified gymnastics coach who ensures proper safety techniques. She specializes in trapeze and Spanish web. Mary-Elizabeth is committed to helping kids develop new skills and gain confidence i...
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Jessie has had several years of dance and gymnastics experience before finding her passion in circus and trained and performed in the aerial
program at Zacada for 3 years before she was invited to join Zacada's elite performance team. Jessie specializes in trapeze and is constantly researching and bringing in new skills on the trapeze. Jessie's upbeat and lively personality brings a positive energy into the gym. She is a certified NCCP ...
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Victoria was a student with Zacada for 5 years before receiving her NCCP level 1 coaching certification.
Victoria's love of circus was evident from when she first joined the aerial program. Responsible, patient and reliable, Victoria
enjoys working with children and sharing her passion for circus.
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