The School of Dance and Circus is a Swedish institution offering higher education in the fields of dance education, folk dance, dance, dance therapy, historical dance, choreography and contemporary circus. 

Circus programme

Attendance at the circus school is awarded on the basis of live auditions held in Stockholm, with tests of physical strength, flexibility, endurance, and theatrical skill. In addition, each applicant is required to give a demonstration of their own performance specialty.

The program, headed by Ivar Heckscher, trains students in acrobatics, equilibristics, aerial technique, and juggling. In addition, each student receives advanced training in at least one discipline. The neocircus program includes theoretical studies to complement each student’s personal artistic development.

Until 2007, no Americans had ever been accepted into the neocircus program. In June 2007, American juggler Wes Peden became one of 16 students chosen from 68 candidates, who were culled from 200 applicants.