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Spotlight on Rain Anya Founder and co-artistic dir

Spotlight on Rain Anya
Founder and co-artistic director of Paper Doll Militia
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With her 3 decades of experience on stage in theatre, dance, music, and circus, Rain’s life’s work is in the integration of circus arts with other artistic disciplines. She has been creating, performing, and coaching with Paper Doll Militia since its inception in 2006.
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Rain’s devised work often sprouts from the seed of a strong scenographic vision. She brings that vision to life through the integration of movement and circus arts. Rain continues to push the boundaries of aerial arts through her work with invented apparatus and innovative design.
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Rain’s passion for aerial coaching brings her all over the world teaching specialty workshops, teacher trainings, and retreats (Greece, Mexico & Panama). When she’s not on the road, Rain offers private lessons out of her home studio East Los Angeles. She lives there with her husband Paul and two Greek kitties, Tickle and Homer.
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✨Upcoming Teacher Trainings✨
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Level 1 Silks, Rope, Trapeze or Lyra
February 18 - March 18, 2023
Registration is open!
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June 3 - July 1, 2023
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🌺 Retreats 🌺
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🇬🇷 Greece Retreats on the Isle of Crete
Week 1: April 30 – May 7, 2023
Week 2: May 10 – 17, 2023
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💻 E-Courses available 💻
Belay for Days (Silks) & Momentum Essentials (Silks / Rope)
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🦋Links in the bio🦋

Spotlight on Samantha Hancock * Samantha is a coll

Spotlight on Samantha Hancock
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Samantha is a collaborative, multifaceted aerialist who excels in taking big ideas off the paper and bringing them to life. With a unique background spanning across the dance, acro, and aerial realms, Samantha has spent a decade diving deep into the art of teaching to create environments that are safe, supportive, and inspiring for both students and teachers.
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Samantha is based out of Elevated Aerials in Cincinnati, OH. She specializes in lyra, sling, lollipop, pole, and one of a kind aerial creations, with dance experience in modern, contemporary, ballroom, and contact improv.
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She has developed aerial programs, mentorship programs, and communities that focus on inclusiveness and accessibility, while continuously living the life of a student to grow her own movement and teaching practices. Samantha is driven to help students find their own individual, creative style.
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As Paper Doll Militia continues to grow and develop, we are delighted to have the opportunity to work with such talented and heartfelt humans along the way. Join us for our spotlight series, featuring instructors from our Retreat and Teacher Training programs.
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✨Upcoming Teacher Trainings✨
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Level 1 Silks, Rope, Trapeze or Lyra
February 18 - March 18, 2023
Registration is open!
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June 3 - July 1, 2023
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🌺 Retreats 🌺
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🇬🇷 Greece Retreats on the Isle of Crete
Week 1: April 30 – May 7, 2023
Week 2: May 10 – 17, 2023
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💻 E-Courses available 💻
Belay for Days (Silks) & Momentum Essentials (Silks / Rope)
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🦋Links in the bio🦋

Spotlight on Niff Nicholls * Niff (she/her) is an

Spotlight on Niff Nicholls
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Niff (she/her) is an innovative aerialist in Philly, & Founder of Secret Circus. Niff has been coaching aerial for almost two decades. She specializes in anatomy, technique, and innovative aerial choreography and pathways. Niff is known for her “aerial brain” in creating and envisioning unique aerial sequences on many aerial apparatuses.
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Niff has a keen eye for what students need to develop to meet their goals with a vast knowledge from years of study and practice. Niff has a teaching degree from Ecole National de Cirque in Montreal and is a sought-after coach and choreographer.
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As Paper Doll Militia continues to grow and develop, we are delighted to have the opportunity to work with such talented and heartfelt humans along the way. Join us for our spotlight series, featuring instructors from our Retreat and Teacher Training programs.
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✨Upcoming Teacher Trainings✨
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Level 1 Silks, Rope, Trapeze or Lyra
February 18 - March 18, 2023
Registration is open!
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June 3 - July 1, 2023
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🌺 Retreats 🌺
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🇬🇷 Greece Retreats on the Isle of Crete
Week 1: April 30 – May 7, 2023
Week 2: May 10 – 17, 2023
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💻 E-Courses available 💻
Belay for Days (Silks) & Momentum Essentials (Silks / Rope)
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🦋Links in the bio🦋

Spotlight on Jessica Jay * * Jessica has been an i

Spotlight on Jessica Jay
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Jessica has been an instructor on the Paper Doll Militia teaching team since 2017. She specializes in leading our in-person trainings, traveling to studios all over the world in addition to hosting annual trainings at her studio, Sora Aerial Arts. If you’re interested in finding out about our in-person trainings, get yourself on our waitlist (link in bio).
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Jessica is the founder and owner of Sora Aerial Arts in Lexington, KY as well as the artistic director of Sora Contemporary Circus. Aside from running her businesses, Jessica is also a choreographer, an award-winning aerial artist, and produces original aerial theatre productions for both her students and her professional company.
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Jessica holds a Bachelor’s in Special Education: Learning and Behavior Disorders and taught in the public school system for 3 years before pursuing aerial arts as a full time career. Jessica is inspired by expressive art, energized by the process of creation, and is driven by the creativity and enthusiasm of her students.
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As Paper Doll Militia continues to grow and develop, we are delighted to have the opportunity to work with such talented and heartfelt humans along the way. Join us for our spotlight series, featuring instructors from our Retreat and Teacher Training programs.
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✨Upcoming Teacher Trainings✨
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Level 1 Silks, Rope, Trapeze or Lyra
February 18 - March 18, 2023
Registration is open!
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June 3 - July 1, 2023
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🌺 Retreats 🌺
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🇬🇷 Greece Retreats on the Isle of Crete
Week 1: April 30 – May 7, 2023
Week 2: May 10 – 17, 2023
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💻 E-Courses available 💻
Belay for Days (Silks) & Momentum Essentials (Silks / Rope)
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🦋Links in the bio🦋

Spotlight on Elena Brocade * * Elena has been an a

Spotlight on Elena Brocade
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Elena has been an aerial circus performer for 20 years and has been teaching for almost 15. She started on static trapeze but began working on fabric, Spanish web and partner hoop after a couple years. There weren't the abundance of schools that there are now, and she traveled all over in order to take private lessons from various coaches. Elena’s career as a performer has given her all kinds of amazing opportunities... she’s traveled the world, trained in Cossack horse trick riding, apprenticed under a master magician and have taught herself many Variety art forms. She created the first ever aerial quick change on Spanish web and continues to learn illusion magic.*
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"I approach coaching as a way to help others find their own voice, while performing is my own voice. I am not trying to get students to regurgitate my movement quality but rather give them the tools to develop their own. Aerial is a movement language that each aerialist can express differently. But where I do approach teaching and performing the same is to always refine the mastery of the skills.”
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As Paper Doll Militia continues to grow and develop, we are delighted to have the opportunity to work with such talented and heartfelt humans along the way. Join us for our spotlight series, featuring instructors from our Retreat and Teacher Training programs.
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✨Upcoming Teacher Trainings✨
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Level 1 Silks, Rope, Trapeze or Lyra
February 18 - March 18, 2023
Registration is open!
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June 3 - July 1, 2023
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🌺 Retreats 🌺
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🇬🇷 Greece Retreats on the Isle of Crete
Week 1: April 30 – May 7, 2023
Week 2: May 10 – 17, 2023
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💻 E-Courses available 💻
Belay for Days (Silks) & Momentum Essentials (Silks / Rope)
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🦋Links in the bio🦋

Spotlight on Claire Harvey * * Claire has worked w

Spotlight on Claire Harvey
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Claire has worked with PDM in a number of roles; apprentice, assistant teacher and teacher trainer. Claire has been working within the Circus industry for 13 years as an aerialist, fire spinner and stilt-walker with an enthusiasm for hula hooping and standing on her hands!
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A background in dance led Claire to gain QTS in Secondary Education, delivering courses in Dance and Performing Arts within schools. As a school teacher and arts practitioner Claire has a wealth of knowledge in creating, developing and coordinating a variety of education programs.
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Claire uses circus as a vehicle for positive mental health and self care, encouraging people to be their best and explore the world from a new-possibly upside down-perspective!
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Claire trained as a Pilates and Aerial Pilates instructor during lockdown and realised a love for anatomy and how the body functions. She is now studying Physiotherapy at Teesside University and hopes to use this new avenue of training to enhance her circus training and practice.
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As Paper Doll Militia continues to grow and develop, we are delighted to have the opportunity to work with such talented and heartfelt humans along the way. Join us for our spotlight series, featuring instructors from our Retreat and Teacher Training programs.
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Cover photo photography by @sharonmcinerneyphotography
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✨Upcoming Teacher Trainings✨
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Level 1 Silks, Rope, Trapeze or Lyra
February 18 - March 18, 2023
Registration is open!
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June 3 - July 1, 2023
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🌺 Retreats 🌺
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🇬🇷 Greece Retreats on the Isle of Crete
Week 1: April 30 – May 7, 2023
Week 2: May 10 – 17, 2023
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💻 E-Courses available 💻
Belay for Days (Silks) & Momentum Essentials (Silks / Rope)
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🦋Links in the bio🦋

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