Our Youth Development Programme is designed for those who are potentially interested in pursuing a career in performance, aerial teaching or looking to push themselves further. The programme moves the students through 3 levels, challenging their skills and conditioning over two hours each lesson. The YDP students take part in competitions, performances, design their own showcase pieces and, for those who are interested, begin their teacher training.
Students are assessed three times a year against the entry requirements and must meet the criteria before being invited to move up. Coaches work towards the entry requirements in the rec sessions, alongside YDP to ensure there is continual progression. New students who have previous experience in aerial, gymnastics or trampolining, can book a private assessment with a coach if they believe they already meet the requirements.
The CIC heavily subsides YDP memberships to ensure it is accessible to all.
Please see below for the requirements for each level;
| Lvl1 | Lvl2 | Lvl3 | |
| Silks | 3 smooth climbs and decents 3 aerial catcher sequences 1 Rebecca wrap 2 smooth knots drops | 5 continuous catcher’s sequences 1 double star variant1 stacked drop 1 safe entry and exit from belay in the air10 sec handstand hold (bar) 1 single ankles hang 1 marchenko | 3 hip key rollup3 staddle turn beat 4m arm climb 2 open drops 1 big drop (cork, tombstone, shoulder 2 groin) 1 handstand 2 front balance and roll out 2 hang 1 smooth, continuous windmill from the top |
| Mixed | 5 hip circusl up (bar head higher it higher)5 hocks beats 5 tricks while spinning 5 sec shoulder back staddle | 3 meathooks (both sides) Penny drop Swan up (b or f) 3 flairs 10 sec support hold Tombay | – |
| Hoop | – | – | Tombay 1 strop drop Barrel rollAngle dive |
| Trapeze | – | – | Toe or heel hang 4 sec Tuck lever front and backBack balance (in ropes) Angle dive 1 roll to drop in the ropes. |
| Straps | – | – | MeathookPike-staddle-attatude Half back flag Other Lift into butterfly 6 1 arm hip turn beats Smooth split leg flairs 4 sec hold stag lever (front or back) 4 Full rom skin the cats |
| Doubles | – | – | Base or fly Swan up and water fall down in under 10 sec. Tombay Reverse waterfall Ankle hang drop 6 linked symmetrical doubles tricks (while spinning, and smoothly done) |
| Tumbling/parkour | 5 tuck jumps 10 sec bridge Dive roll over 3 yoga blocks 10 sec nose 2 wall handstand Cartwheels Gymnastics Parkour | Round off back tuck Front or back handspring And any 5 of the following on floor or air track. BkickRaiz Side flip Cork Front tuck Back tuck Aerial Layout Barani Arabian | Any 3 from tramp 2 pit. Front full Back full Double front Double back All on air track Round off flick back tuck. Front handspring step out to round off. Round off Arabian. Round of whip whip Round off loso Any 6 on floor Side aerial Cheat gainer Btwists Touch down raiz Side flip Standing back tuck Standing front tuck Webster |
| Handstands/acro | Wall5 walk downs 5 kick overs 30 sec nose 2 wall handstand Base or fly Standing on shoulders Front balance Back balance | Handstand 5 elephant lifts 15 sec free balance Both sides Shoulder stand 2 croc Base or fly Any 2 Dancers lifts5 sec hand 2 hand | |
| Tramp wall | Wall3 drop in and returns 2 half turn drop in Tramp3 pullover 3 ¾ front 3 chest bounce3 seat twits 10 back bounces (continuous) | ||
| Flying trapeze | Work board 1-2Hocks to catch Half turn – return Bat hang or splits to catch Backflip Dismount | Flyer Solo jumps Ool backflip Dismount Half turn, any 2 tricks, return Kill in 3 build in pike force out. 2 catch Pike whipStraight catchPullover shoot3 any over different tricks Catcher Build up a flyer of similar mass without assistance. Control a pike in and out. Catch 10 tricks in 10 minutes | Flyer Solo jumpsIl Double back Dismount Ool trick turn around, return kill 5 backend straddles builds in sequence 2 catch2 ool tricks4 different backend tricks 1 rotational trick to catch 1 clean trick, catch, return On Catcher Pike out Swan up and down Catcher 1 bar catch 1 ankle catch 1 return a flyer to bar1 ool catch1 catch a rotational trick from static hang 5 other catches in 10 minutes. Swan up and down 1 person of close weight (with swing) |
| Juggling and flow | Prop workEither Basic cascade (juggling) Or Speed pulls (diabolo) Or Tictok(flower sticks) 3 beat weave with any flow kit Smooth multi rotational throw and catch with any kit Fire work Wands Palm extinguishJelly fish (3 trys) Pinch ignition | ||
| Swinging Trapeze | FlyKill and buildBackflip Dismount Back end straddle Static Sit to anklesPenny drop Or Swinging trapeze Sit 2 hock and back Ankle and up with proper timing Hocks around Standing build without lines man assist. |