
Christine Moonbeam
is a seasoned acrobatics and handstand coach with a decade of experience. She's the founder of Christine Moonbeam Acrobatics, a co-founder of ATC (Acro Training Camp), Colorado Acro Fest, and coaches at Pitch Catch Circus and LEAP. Christine's passion for circus ignited while working with underserved youth in Washington D.C through a Social Circus Program called Zip Zap Circus. It was here that her love for partner acrobatics took flight. She has since immersed herself in partner acrobatics, hand balancing, and strength training. She's dedicated to sharing her knowledge and community building, both in the US and internationally. Her coaching pedagogy shines through the idea of prioritizing process over achievement when it comes to training and learning skills. Christine believes in the transformative power of acrobatics, seeing it as a tool for personal growth, community connection, and mental well-being. When she’s not upside down she is gardening, hiking, and practicing herbalism.

Micah Ellinger
Micah has been immersed in the world of partner acrobatics since 2008, starting with an intensive circus program for 9 months at New England Center for Circus Arts in Vermont, and in 2016 completed 3 years training hand to hand at École Nationale de Cirque in Montreal. Since then he has performed internationally with several companies, including Cirque du Soleil, Cirque Éloize, and Circus Monti. Starting in 2020, he has shifted focus to coaching full time. Micah is a coach at LEAP, Pitch Catch Circus, co-founder of ATC, and founded his own acro business: Micah Ellinger Acrobatic Coaching. When he’s not tossing someone in the air or teaching someone to do the same, he enjoys group singing and learning how to grow food

Ash Peltz
Ash- one haldf of Acro.Mash, is the dynamic duo from Portland OR, have been teaching together since 2019. Their classes are full of laughs, nerdiness, and an appreciation for the shared joy in our practice. Specializing in Icarian, whip-pops, and creative washing machines, they love to make acro approachable and relatable. They are strong believers in acro being a joyful pursuit. Each summer, they organize Acrolandia in Portland. When not performing, teaching, or training, they can be found cooking big meals or relaxing with a good puzzle.

Matt Radford
Matt- one haldf of Acro.Mash, is the dynamic duo from Portland OR, have been teaching together since 2019. Their classes are full of laughs, nerdiness, and an appreciation for the shared joy in our practice. Specializing in Icarian, whip-pops, and creative washing machines, they love to make acro approachable and relatable. They are strong believers in acro being a joyful pursuit. Each summer, they organize Acrolandia in Portland. When not performing, teaching, or training, they can be found cooking big meals or relaxing with a good puzzle.

Courtney Julia
Courtney is known as the Drifting Maple that has wondered far and wide searching for fun acro times and places to put her handstands. Over the past 8 years she has dedicated countless hours to her practice and has grown into being an epic mid that can base almost everything she can fly - Icarian and Hand to hand! Courtney loves to spend her free time on long hikes near freezing rivers and waterfalls and is often accompanied by her loyal and devoted pup! Courtney is teaching Icarian and Reverse Start Pops with Devin

Devin Deangelis
Devin is an acro addict who spends all his free time thinking about how to break down new icarian skills. With over 7 years of experience teaching acro across the continent, he has developed a teaching style that focuses on foundations and core concepts that can be applied across all levels of skills, ensuring both advanced and intermediate practitioners are able to progress in his classes. Devin is teaching Icarian and Reverse Start Pops with Courtney

Chelsea Feline
Chelsea has been teaching acro for almost 10 years. They combine playfulness, safety, communication skills, and technique to create an open learning environment accessible to everyone. They are part of Trans Acro and other social justice movements within the acro community. Chelsea is also a Pitch Catch Coach. Find them pulling lines, giggling with friends, or basing everyone they can in a h2h!

Kylee Baze
Kylee the Cannonball Whisperer is a dynamic acrobat that has specialized both in Standing and Icarian Acrobatics. With her formative years being spent as a competitive gymnast and the rest of her life in cheer and training partner acrobatics she packs a punch when it comes to training, performing, and teaching her passion. Kylee is also known as "Kylee the Creator" as she also enjoys sewing costumes for performances and baking extravagant desserts for her friends! Kylee is teaching a main festival class

Megan LaFollette
Megan has been teaching people how to move their bodies to achieve dream skills for over 15 years - including 3 years of weekly acro yoga classes. She's a base-leaning mid who loves breaking skills down into their smallest parts with succinct cues so her students achieve success. Megan believes acro yoga is a perfect way for people to spend time in flow state, laughing, being creative, solving problems, moving their bodies, and connecting to others.

Sirus Bouchat
Teaching a main festival class
