social events, private lessons, corporate team-building workshops, guest workshops, and school vacation activities. Coaches The Head coach currently at PSCA is Adam Woolley. He is on the Board of Directors of American Youth Circus Organization and works as Safety Program Manager for the American Circus Educators Association. In addition, he is a sought-after corde and silks instructor. Terry Brennan works as a Parkour instructor and Youth Circus Instructor. He is also head of the PSCA "Youth Troupe". Aerial instructors include: Adam, Rachel Lancaster, Christine Morano, Shannon Sexton, Megan Gendall, Fenix Cobbledick, Karen Ladd, Molly Wright, and Eric Micheals. Many instructors specialize in acrobatics, handstands, or juggling, like Nicole Burgio and Richard Kennisson. All of the coaches have professional education in circus and/or a long history in its practice. Performances PSCA puts on several shows and performances annually, both in and out of the school itself. They have Student showcases twice a year for adult students and once for younger students in a "Youth Soirée". in addition to these, many of the staff member at the school participate in gigs and traveling performances throughout the year. The smaller youth group called PSCA's "Youth Troop" coordinates many shows throughout the greater Philadelphia area. Some students may also coordinate shows with other schools, like the Pennsylvania Academy of Ballet. History PSCA was founded by Shana Kennedy, who is the owner of PSCA along with her husband, Greg Kennedy. Greg is an internationally renowned juggler, who was in Cirque du Soliel's Totem from 2010-2014. Kennedy trained as an aerialist and a juggler at Circomedia, in England. She began teaching aerial skills in her home's backyard in 2001. In 2006, Kennedy formed Air Play, which would become a performance and teaching company. In 2008, Kennedy opened the full-fledged school facility known today as Philadelphia School of Circus Arts. The school's Coordinating Director is Kitsie O'Niel. The school attracts students are all ages and all levels, coming from the local area (Germantown, Mt. Airy, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, South Jersey) all the way to New York City. The studio space is located in a renovated church sanctuary with peak 40-foot ceilings, rigging points for 18 pieces of aerial equipment, and an expanse of wood flooring. Directly below the sanctuary is a gymnasium with 17-foot ceilings. Additionally, there is an attached school building which holds 10 separate classrooms. The entire property has over of useable space. PSCA is