Mission and Values
Mission
Fort Collins Circus Center strives to create a safe place for people of all ages, ability, demographic, and personal identity to take risks and gain confidence and bravery; to find joy in movement at any level for developing healthy habits for a lifetime; to collaborate, create, express and build positive relationships.
Our company works for the betterment of a fair holistic commerce; pay for employees who put forth great effort the highest wages possible that are equitable; offer scholarships to allow for participation by those we serve who have lesser financial means.
Vision
To build a State-of-the-Art Circus arts training facility and theater in northern Colorado. To connect with our greater Fort Collins community as well as the international circus community to learn and grow together and to provide programming of the highest value and accessible to all community members.
Values
Safety, Respect, Inclusion, Integrity, Collaboration, Fun
SAFETY
We affirm that physical, social-emotional, and psychological safety are rights of everyone in our community.
RESPECT
We honor the inherent dignity of all people within an environment where we are committed to freedom of expression, critical discourse and the advancement of knowledge.
INCLUSION
We create and nurture inclusive environments and welcome, value and affirm all members of our community, including their various identities, skills, ideas, talents and contributions. We pledge to amplify and cultivate diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and identities in pursuit of equity.
INTEGRITY
We are accountable for our actions and will act ethically and honestly in all our interactions. We have the right to be treated and the responsibility to treat others with fairness and equity
COLLABORATION
We foster cooperation through clear communication, and collective action, to strengthen our interconnected community.
FUN
We delight in the joy of play, and in the creation of open minds, expressive bodies, and vibrant souls through circus arts.
American Circus Educators Ally
We are a proud member of the AYCO/ACE community and we hold these values in making circus education a space where all are welcome and safe.
Founder and Owner - Jessica L Schultz
Owner, educational programs director, and primary instructor Jes (AKA Super Jes), began teaching gymnastics in 1999 while earning her BFA in Dance at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Before graduate school Jes spent 9 years as a performer, producer, director, teacher, and choreographer of dance, gymnastics and yoga in Milwaukee, Phoenix, Brooklyn and New York. She was director and manager of programs at Ms J’s Gymnastics and Dance studio in Brooklyn for 3 years. Jes moved to Colorado in 2011 and earned a MS degree in Sport Pedagogy from University of Northern Colorado where she designed dance and yoga curricula for K-12 PE. Now also a licensed k-12 Dance and physical education teacher, Jes provides a variety of circus arts educational programs in and around Fort Collins. Jes is a 2021 graduate from the Ecole National Circus instructor training!
Founder - Lindy Zuroski
Duchess Lindy, business director and flow arts instructor, juggles her time as a wife and mother, hospital clinical pharmacist, flow artist performer/instructor, and now adds business owner to her resume. The joy of hula hooping was re-discovered in 2012 while attending her son’s soccer game. That day her hoop dancing and circus journey began. Lindy connected with Colorado hula hoop and flow art communities becoming active with Fort Collins Hoop Circle and an administrator and ambassador for Colorado World Hoop Day. Lindy started performing in 2016 and added fire dancing to her skills. She continued training with hula hoops, discovered manipulation of other flow props, acro-yoga and aerial arts. Lindy continued training and attending workshops and retreats in Denver, Boulder, and Colorado Springs, Las Vegas and San Diego. In 2017, fire dancing brought her opportunity as a Sentinel in the Great Circle of Burning Man. Today as professional member of American Circus Educators, Lindy works towards bringing the highest quality and safety of circus arts instruction to both young and old in our community.