2026 Teacher line up
We are adding teachers as they confirm- check back for more teachers!
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.
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!
Luka Ruzic
Teaching an intensive on Friday
Sam Courts
Teaching an intensive on Friday
Full Send Circus
Full Send Circus is a performance based group hailing from Colorado Springs. They are teaching a day long intensive.
Laura Lebrón
Laura Lebrón along with Joseph Gray is part of a hand to hand duo based out of Las Vegas. She will be teaching two main festival classes. Look for her up high at the top of a three high!
Joseph Gray
Joseph Gray is the other half of the hand to hand duo with Laura Lebron based out of Las Vegas Nevada. He is a performer and coach.
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.
Cody Tudor
Teaching a main festival class
Hobs Hobotus
Teaching a main festival class
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!
Sara Kat
Teaching with Nate
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Kasey Topp
Kasey is one of the original founders of the Colorado Acro Fest, and along with Darren is in charge of the festival.
Darren Ceckanowicz
Darren is one of the original founders of the Colorado Acro Fest, and along with Kasey is in charge of the festival. Darren organizes and sets up the lines each year.
Andy Constantino
Andy is bringing food to CAF as well as teaching two high with Katie
Megan LaFollette
Megan is teaching Carnival with Tylyn- A fun flow with a little something for everyone and is in charge of registration.
Tylyn Strecker
Tylyn is the head of Volunteers and teaching Carnival with Tylyn- A fun flow with a little something for everyone
Kira Krick
Kira is putting together graphics for our website and is teaching Adagio with Alex
Katie Frayler
Katie has organized our schedule and is teaching two high with Andy
Steve Groendyk
Steve is responsible for the shirt design, other photo editing and medical support for the festival.
Max Wartelle
Max is our catch all and business coordinator.
Rachel Schaefer
Rachel built the website and buys protein for Steve when he is hungry.
