Past Events
Jan 24-Feb 4, 2024 - Costa Rica
May 8-15, 2023 - Bali
Jan 7-14, 2023 - Costa Rica
April 2-9, 2022 - Costa Rica
Jan 23-30, 2021 - Costa Rica
What is CirqueTrainCation
Join us for the ultimate circus retreat, an immersive experience designed for passionate circus artists looking to elevate their skills across multiple disciplines. At CirqueTrainCation, we train intensely for hours each day while still making time to explore the breathtaking landscapes of Costa Rica and Bali. This is more than just training, it’s a dream vacation where you’ll connect with a global community, enjoy nourishing organic meals, and learn from world-class instructors through a variety of Cirque workshops.
Feeling uninspired or simply need a change of scenery while continuing to train and grow? CirqueTrainCation is the perfect place to reignite your passion, expand your skills, and surround yourself with like-minded artists in a supportive and high-quality environment. Say YES to adventure, transformation, and the joy of circus life, come experience the magic with us!
Workshops offered during the week
- AM Movement Practice
- Act Creation & Choreography
- Aerial Silks, Straps & Hoop
- Business Development & Marketing for Performers
- Casting & Creating a Performer Profile
- Dance, Character & Quality of Movement
- Functional Flexibility for Full Range of Motion
- Fire Dance Workshops and Jams
- Hand Balancing
- Skill Shares & Open Jams
- Strength Training
- More TBA
Sample Schedule
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Our Locations
CirqueTrainCation is a global experience! With our headquarters in Las Vegas, we host training immersions in Costa Rica & Bali, with more locations on the way. Join us for world-class circus training in breathtaking destinations!
Anamaya Resort
Anamaya Resort rests on a hill top of MonteZuma, each room is uniquely decorated with either an exquisite ocean or jungle view, open outdoor showers, jungle living and plenty of wildlife to swing with the monkeys or crawl with the iguanas.
The front of the resort opens to an exquisite ocean view and the backyard is on top of the famous MonteZuma waterfall with our own private access gate and a 15min jungle hike to the falls and swimming holes.
There is an infinity pool overlooking the ocean next to the upper yoga/training deck and a second shala cradled in the jungle with an incredible ocean view with all our aerial rigging points.
The food is AMAZING at Anamaya, most of it is farm to table, grown at the sister property Rancho Delicioso (where are also host our TrainCations.
Rancho Delicioso
Rancho Delicioso rests on an 100acre permaculture farm, 10 minutes down the road from its sister property Anamaya. Most of the food that is provided at the Resort is grown at the Farm. Rancho also has its own farm to table restaurant called Wonderland, where we will have our meals, during our TrainCation when located here.
The Farm consists of a community area where we have the permaculture farm, aerial shala, tree house, bamboo house, river palace (where we stay) farm to table restaurant, 3 full veggie gardens, chicken coupe, and so much more.
Rancho also has a community where lots are sold within the farm and people live year round and are a part of the Rancho Delicioso family. Including myself where the homebase headquarters of CirqueTrainCation will eventually develop.
Upcoming TrainCation's
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Future Dates & Locations Opening soon
Bali, Indonesia _ Coming soon
Previous CirqueTrainCation Facilitators
Your host and Guide through all Workshops!
Tammy FireFly
BIO
Your CirqueTrainCation host and facilitator!
Tammy is an International Fire and Aerial Artist.
What makes her work so unique is combining the two elements of aerial & fire in a dynamic, unique, technically & tastefully way.
She spent years training under world renowned Cirque Du Soleil Coaches and present her acts for multiple TV episodes as well as Cirque Du Soleil’s One Night for One Drop
Now currently based in Las Vegas, she’s touring the world teaching and performing & hosting CirqueTrainCation Immersions.
Artistic and Creative Choreographer
Sandi Croft
BIO
Creative director, artistic director, collaborator and educator specializing in dance, circus, physical acting and character work for live theater, film and T.V. Some of Sandi’s credits as a director include: Cirque du Soleil as Artistic Director for Mystere, ‘O’ and Zumanity and Director of Creation for Cirque du Soleil’s foundation One Drop. Sandi’s highlights as a dancer include: working as an artist with Franco Dragon creating the show “A New Day” with Celine Dion, working with Kenny Ortega creating Gloria Estefan show “Unwrapped” and sharing the stage with Shania Twain in “A Touch of Broadway”. Sandi currently enjoys traveling across North America sharing her experience on how the creative process works when putting a show together or when creating a character or an act for a show. Most recently, Sandi created a live show from concept to premier with over 40 of the top artists from the Las Vegas Strip
for an outdoor festival called Ignite.
Casting, Auditions and Business for performers
Stacy Clark
BIO
A former gymnast and professional circus performer, Stacy worked in marketing and communications before leaving it all behind to perform and teach circus around the world on stage, at festivals and on screen. Today Stacy is CEO of CircusTalk.com, the international career marketplace for circus and performing arts. She is also a freelance consultant specializing in casting, coaching and creation. Until 2020, Stacy was the Director of Casting at Cirque du Soleil, leading a team of international talent scouts and advisors. Stacy teaches career and act development to the next generation of circus artists, and is a yoga instructor and career coach.
Brazilian circus artist
Gustavo Ollitta
BIO
Gustavo Ollitta is a Brazilian circus artist specialized on Buugeng, Poi, Slack Rope, Flow Dragon and Balance techniques since 2007. On 2010 he released his first research of Buugeng with Malabarize-se on YouTube video “Flow”. Since then, he became a world reference on Buugeng, with more than 2.5million views, bringing Buugeng to the world! On 2011, Gustavo has participated at the Contemporary Circus course of Scuola di Cirko Vertigo-Italy (2011-2013) to Combine his experience of more than 10 years of Flowarts to the world of Circus! Since then, Gustavo has been Teaching and Performing Flow/Circus Arts in more than 30 countries in South/Central/North America, Europe, Asia & Africa around Tv Show as Italias got Talent, Conferences as Ted Talks and Music/Circus Festivals and Retreats.
Dance, show & Act
Development
Alexis Ochin & Arnaud Boursain
BIO
Alexis Ochin and Arnaud Boursain are polymorphe performers who draw their inspiration from nature and constantly strive to create avenues where expression is boundless through physical theater, dance and poetry. These two remarkable artistic directors and choreographers have come together to form the A&A creative duet known for its ability to work with different types of bodies and performers, from contemporary dancers to more ballet-trained dancers, to acrobats and aerialists.
Their amazing approach has earned them top positions in different projects and causes. Some of the companies they have been featured in include Cirque du Soleil (Zumanity, One Night for One Drop, ACS,..), Nevada Ballet Theatre, Louis Vuitton, Mugler, H&M, Britain’s Got Talent, Rupaul’s Drag Race USA, Samsung, Lido of Paris, Luc Petit Creation, Feu! Chatterton...
Their amazing approach has earned them top positions in different projects and causes. Some of the companies they have been featured in include Cirque du Soleil (Zumanity, One Night for One Drop, ACS,..), Nevada Ballet Theatre, Louis Vuitton, Mugler, H&M, Britain’s Got Talent, Rupaul’s Drag Race USA, Samsung, Lido of Paris, Luc Petit Creation, Feu! Chatterton...
Rope Dart, Fire, Social Media for performers
-Sam Tobey-
Flow Mayhem
Flow Mayhem
BIO
Sam Tobey (Flow Mayhem) has been addicted to fire dance for over six years. The Los Angeles-based performer specializes in an ancient Kung Fu weapon called a rope dart. Sam began training in 2015 and has since performed and taught at a wide variety of festivals and events, both nationally and globally. She has worked with prestigious entertainment companies such as Quixotic and Zen Arts, and has blown away her audiences at events like Lightning in a Bottle, Envision, and Burning Man. Sam's style incorporates ballet pirouettes with martial-arts stances, and her priority is to showcase the rope dart as a dance tool as well as a weapon. Check out her YouTube channel and online courses to learn more about rope dart as well as digital marketing strategies for performers!
Fire & Costume Queen
Phoenix
BIO
Phoenix is a California based fire performer, burlesque and belly dancer. Devoted to living an adventurous life dedicated to self expression, art, creativity, community and sustainable living; she is a devoted multi-prop fire dancer of 11 years, not only wielding over 13 types of tools but is also a professional fire eater, breather and most recently renowned for her unique Fire Bubbles Burlesque. She creates her dazzling costumes by hand and tailors each piece to different event themes.
Phoenix has worked both independently and collaboratively all over the world at many world renowned events and music festivals such as Coachella, Envision Festival Costa Rica, Lightning in a Bottle, Electric Daisy Carnival, Exit Festival in Serbia, Fit for Service’s w/ @aubreymarcus, Edinburgh Fringe in Scotland, & Sonic Bloom Festival, just to name a few.
How to be a bad ass on stage, Flexibility, hula hoops, bendy and handstand things!
Kevin DeMaro
BIO
Kevin DeMaro grew up in the state of Connecticut, and was a competitive gymnast since the age of 7. After discovering aerial, and circus arts Kevin decided to leave the competitive world in pursuit of a career as a professional acrobat. Since then Kevin has performed in over 45 countries, for companies such as Royal Caribbean, Disney, and more! Kevin has trained in aerial under Luba Kazantseva, and Hula Hoop under Elena Lev. He has fused the two together to develop a unique style of straps hula hoop combination. Kevin strives to constantly develop his skillset, style, and he hopes to do the same for you!
Dancer Babe of all things spicy with flow props and on the pole
Taylor Jayne
BIO
Taylor Jayne is a professional dancer and specialty artist in Las Vegas and LA. With a full ride scholarship BFA in Dance and many years of ballet and modern under her belt she was thrilled when she booked her first big job as a Detroit Pistons NBA dancer. Now at age 32 she is a certified fire performer/eater, sway pole aerialist, pole dance baddie and rollerskater with the LA Rollergirls.
Ballet and Movement Coach
Stephy Rose
BIO
Stephy Rose has been dancing through life since she was only 3, studying classical ballet, modern, jazz, tap & aerial arts. She has incorporated her passion for creative movement into every aspect of life as a Dance & Mental Health Specialist, Yoga & Pilates Instructor, Personal Fitness Trainer, and Special Education Public School Educator for over 15 years. She’s had the honor of performing with The Royal Ballet of London with her former dance company SA Metropolitan Ballet, the privilege of studying under renowned teachers through Regional Dance America, & the joy of working alongside Tammy Firefly worldwide on her epic circus adventures. Spreading her love of dance therapy & choreography across different movement genres such as acro, aerial & flow arts from Costa Rica to Bali is a burning passion she’s ecstatic to bring for the 4th time with Cirquetraincation!
Your host and Guide through all Workshops!
Tammy FireFly
BIO
Your CirqueTrainCation host and facilitator!
Tammy is an International Fire and Aerial Artist.
What makes her work so unique is combining the two elements of aerial & fire in a dynamic, unique, technically & tastefully way.
She spent years training under world renowned Cirque Du Soleil Coaches and present her acts for multiple TV episodes as well as Cirque Du Soleil’s One Night for One Drop
Now currently based in Las Vegas, she’s touring the world teaching and performing & hosting CirqueTrainCation Immersions.
Brazilian circus artist
Gustavo Ollitta
BIO
Gustavo Ollitta is a Brazilian circus artist specialized on Buugeng, Poi, Slack Rope, Flow Dragon and Balance techniques since 2007. On 2010 he released his first research of Buugeng with Malabarize-se on YouTube video “Flow”. Since then, he became a world reference on Buugeng, with more than 2.5million views, bringing Buugeng to the world! On 2011, Gustavo has participated at the Contemporary Circus course of Scuola di Cirko Vertigo-Italy (2011-2013) to Combine his experience of more than 10 years of Flowarts to the world of Circus! Since then, Gustavo has been Teaching and Performing Flow/Circus Arts in more than 30 countries in South/Central/North America, Europe, Asia & Africa around Tv Show as Italias got Talent, Conferences as Ted Talks and Music/Circus Festivals and Retreats.
Dancer Babe of all things spicy with flow props and on the pole
Taylor Jayne
BIO
Taylor Jayne is a professional dancer and specialty artist in Las Vegas and LA. With a full ride scholarship BFA in Dance and many years of ballet and modern under her belt she was thrilled when she booked her first big job as a Detroit Pistons NBA dancer. Now at age 32 she is a certified fire performer/eater, sway pole aerialist, pole dance baddie and rollerskater with the LA Rollergirls.
How to be a bad ass on stage, Flexibility, hula hoops, bendy and handstand things!
Kevin DeMaro
BIO
Kevin DeMaro grew up in the state of Connecticut, and was a competitive gymnast since the age of 7. After discovering aerial, and circus arts Kevin decided to leave the competitive world in pursuit of a career as a professional acrobat. Since then Kevin has performed in over 45 countries, for companies such as Royal Caribbean, Disney, and more! Kevin has trained in aerial under Luba Kazantseva, and Hula Hoop under Elena Lev. He has fused the two together to develop a unique style of straps hula hoop combination. Kevin strives to constantly develop his skillset, style, and he hopes to do the same for you!
Fire & Costume Queen
Phoenix
BIO
Phoenix is a California based fire performer, burlesque and belly dancer. Devoted to living an adventurous life dedicated to self expression, art, creativity, community and sustainable living; she is a devoted multi-prop fire dancer of 11 years, not only wielding over 13 types of tools but is also a professional fire eater, breather and most recently renowned for her unique Fire Bubbles Burlesque. She creates her dazzling costumes by hand and tailors each piece to different event themes.
Phoenix has worked both independently and collaboratively all over the world at many world renowned events and music festivals such as Coachella, Envision Festival Costa Rica, Lightning in a Bottle, Electric Daisy Carnival, Exit Festival in Serbia, Fit for Service’s w/ @aubreymarcus, Edinburgh Fringe in Scotland, & Sonic Bloom Festival, just to name a few.
Ballet and Movement Coach
Stephy Rose
BIO
Stephy Rose has been dancing through life since she was only 3, studying classical ballet, modern, jazz, tap & aerial arts. She has incorporated her passion for creative movement into every aspect of life as a Dance & Mental Health Specialist, Yoga & Pilates Instructor, Personal Fitness Trainer, and Special Education Public School Educator for over 15 years. She’s had the honor of performing with The Royal Ballet of London with her former dance company SA Metropolitan Ballet, the privilege of studying under renowned teachers through Regional Dance America, & the joy of working alongside Tammy Firefly worldwide on her epic circus adventures. Spreading her love of dance therapy & choreography across different movement genres such as acro, aerial & flow arts from Costa Rica to Bali is a burning passion she’s ecstatic to bring for the 4th time with Cirquetraincation!
Artistic and Creative Choreographer
Sandi Croft
BIO
Creative director, artistic director, collaborator and educator specializing in dance, circus, physical acting and character work for live theater, film and T.V. Some of Sandi’s credits as a director include: Cirque du Soleil as Artistic Director for Mystere, ‘O’ and Zumanity and Director of Creation for Cirque du Soleil’s foundation One Drop. Sandi’s highlights as a dancer include: working as an artist with Franco Dragon creating the show “A New Day” with Celine Dion, working with Kenny Ortega creating Gloria Estefan show “Unwrapped” and sharing the stage with Shania Twain in “A Touch of Broadway”. Sandi currently enjoys traveling across North America sharing her experience on how the creative process works when putting a show together or when creating a character or an act for a show. Most recently, Sandi created a live show from concept to premier with over 40 of the top artists from the Las Vegas Strip
for an outdoor festival called Ignite.
Dance, show & Act
Development
Alexis Ochin & Arnaud Boursain
BIO
Alexis Ochin and Arnaud Boursain are polymorphe performers who draw their inspiration from nature and constantly strive to create avenues where expression is boundless through physical theater, dance and poetry. These two remarkable artistic directors and choreographers have come together to form the A&A creative duet known for its ability to work with different types of bodies and performers, from contemporary dancers to more ballet-trained dancers, to acrobats and aerialists.
Their amazing approach has earned them top positions in different projects and causes. Some of the companies they have been featured in include Cirque du Soleil (Zumanity, One Night for One Drop, ACS,..), Nevada Ballet Theatre, Louis Vuitton, Mugler, H&M, Britain’s Got Talent, Rupaul’s Drag Race USA, Samsung, Lido of Paris, Luc Petit Creation, Feu! Chatterton...
Their amazing approach has earned them top positions in different projects and causes. Some of the companies they have been featured in include Cirque du Soleil (Zumanity, One Night for One Drop, ACS,..), Nevada Ballet Theatre, Louis Vuitton, Mugler, H&M, Britain’s Got Talent, Rupaul’s Drag Race USA, Samsung, Lido of Paris, Luc Petit Creation, Feu! Chatterton...
Casting, Auditions and Business for performers
Stacy Clark
BIO
A former gymnast and professional circus performer, Stacy worked in marketing and communications before leaving it all behind to perform and teach circus around the world on stage, at festivals and on screen. Today Stacy is CEO of CircusTalk.com, the international career marketplace for circus and performing arts. She is also a freelance consultant specializing in casting, coaching and creation. Until 2020, Stacy was the Director of Casting at Cirque du Soleil, leading a team of international talent scouts and advisors. Stacy teaches career and act development to the next generation of circus artists, and is a yoga instructor and career coach.
Rope Dart, Fire, Social Media for performers
-Sam Tobey-
Flow Mayhem
Flow Mayhem
BIO
Sam Tobey (Flow Mayhem) has been addicted to fire dance for over six years. The Los Angeles-based performer specializes in an ancient Kung Fu weapon called a rope dart. Sam began training in 2015 and has since performed and taught at a wide variety of festivals and events, both nationally and globally. She has worked with prestigious entertainment companies such as Quixotic and Zen Arts, and has blown away her audiences at events like Lightning in a Bottle, Envision, and Burning Man. Sam's style incorporates ballet pirouettes with martial-arts stances, and her priority is to showcase the rope dart as a dance tool as well as a weapon. Check out her YouTube channel and online courses to learn more about rope dart as well as digital marketing strategies for performers!
Your TrainCation Host
Tammy Firefly is an internationally acclaimed performing artist, known for her work with Cirque Du Soleil, America’s Got Talent, and Telemundo TV. She has performed at events for Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and worked with brands like Heineken and Cass for commercials filmed at Seoul’s Olympic Stadium. With over 10 years of experience, Tammy has transitioned from solo performer to successful event producer and now creates educational programs to inspire and mentor aspiring artists.
Tammy shares her expertise through engaging training programs, including retreats, online courses, residency programs, and intensive workshops, both in-person and online. Her all-inclusive, week-long CirqueTrainCation is currently based in Costa Rica, with plans for global expansion.
Her teaching style is rooted in her advanced education and 10 years of experience in the performance world. Her passion is to empower the global circus community, offering transformative experiences in stunning natural environments to enhance mind, body, and spirit.
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