Lora Kapelczak

Lora Kapelczak a professional consultant in aerial and circus arts and a former director at the San Diego Circus Center.  She has been in the field teaching and performing in the aerial arts world for 10+ years. A graduate from École National de Cirque as a trainer in circus arts. Lora is a full-time trainer that specializes in aerial pedagogy that builds on individual strengths and leveling up one’s weaknesses. She has built syllabi for a variety of aerial apparatuses that meet the needs of students that want a pathway to professional performance. Her extensive education in different massage modalities, kinesiology, personal training, and dance gives Lora a clear understanding of how many different bodies move and why challenges may arise including methods of progressions for each individual skill as well as defining the strength, skill, and level of the student. Her love for aerial began while training in spin pole and a guest teacher came to teach aerial silks. Once her feet left the ground with the fabrics in her hand, she was quickly drawn to ALL THINGS AERIAL such as Dance Trapeze, Lyra, Sling, Rope, Straps, Aerial Pole and more. Her love of all things circus has also brought her to specialize in Clown, Cyr Wheel, and Rolling Globe. She is the and has trained numerous artists who have then continued to with Cirque Du Soleil, 7 Fingers, Cirque Dreams, Cirque Mechanics, Cirque Us, Cirus Bella, Virgin Voyages, International Casting Agency, MSC Cruises, AIDA Cruises, and accepted to higher education schools including École National de Cirque, École de Cirque de Québec, École Nationale des Arts du Cirque de Rosny-sous-Bois, Codarts, CNAC etc. She was the Aerial Coach/Aerial Director at the San Diego Circus Center for 7 years, Aerial/Team Coach for De Leon Dynamics for 3 years. Now Lora is focusing on consulting with building programs for aerial studios and taking more of a one-on-one approaching in coaching her students