Femina Sports of Monaco

Fémina Sports de Monaco is a Monegasque sports association located in the Princess Stéphanie gymnasiums at the Monaco train station complex. Historically specializing in gymnastics, the club also develops a dedicated circus arts program.

The institution has a long history of teaching acrobatic and physical disciplines . Its activities now cover gymnastics, circus arts, fitness and parkour, with recreational activities as well as a significant focus on competitive sports .

Circus arts, a discipline in its own right

Circus arts constitute a fully recognized discipline within the club's offerings. Fémina Sports presents circus as a practice combining technical prowess , creativity, composition and the transmission of emotions to the audience .

Aerial fabric

Aerial silks is one of the main circus disciplines offered. This apparatus allows for progressive work on suspension, ascents, positions, and the various movement possibilities offered by the silks.

Practicing this sport requires significant physical preparation . Strength, flexibility, core stability, coordination, and body control are progressively developed to allow practitioners to move around the apparatus with greater ease.

The aerial hoop

Aerial hoop is the other major circus discipline offered by the club. Students learn to move inside, above and under the apparatus and to progressively link different positions.

Aerial work directly benefits from Fémina Sports' experience in gymnastic disciplines . Practitioners develop in an environment where physical preparation, acrobatics, and movement knowledge play a central role.

Introduction to and learning of the circus

For younger children, the club also offers an introductory program combining circus arts and gymnastics . This approach allows children to gradually discover the world of circus arts while building the physical and motor skills necessary for their progress.

Learning is not solely based on performing moves. The approach developed by Fémina Sports also places importance on composition , choreography , and the ability to present a performance in front of an audience.

This artistic dimension brings the club's aerial activities closer to circus performance . Students gradually learn to link different figures and integrate them into more structured sequences.

Acrobatic gymnastics, the foundation of the club

Acrobatic gymnastics is also an important component of Fémina Sports' identity. This discipline, situated at the crossroads of gymnastics, dance and circus arts, is based on teamwork and acrobatic lifts .

Participants learn the roles of base and flyer , as well as various static and dynamic figures. The work requires confidence, precision, coordination, and cooperation between partners.

Fémina Sports offers acrobatic gymnastics for both recreational and competitive purposes. This acrobatic culture provides a particularly favorable environment for the parallel development of circus arts disciplines.

A strong link with the Monegasque circus

Throughout its history, the club has also developed an important link with the world of the Monegasque circus .

The proximity of the Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival and the New Generation festival has notably allowed the young people of Fémina Sports to develop in an environment particularly sensitive to the circus arts.

Gymnasts and young artists from the club have thus participated in various events and presentations related to the circus in Monaco.

This relationship with the stage allows students to understand the difference between the technical execution of a figure and its transformation into a true artistic performance .

The club also organizes galas and presentations, allowing members to showcase their work to the public. Aerial disciplines naturally find their place in these productions alongside the various gymnastic specialties.

A suitable training environment

The training environment is another strong point of the structure. Activities take place in the Princess Stéphanie gymnasiums , at the Monaco train station complex.

These facilities provide an environment suitable for learning acrobatic and aerial disciplines and for their physical preparation.

The coaching is part of the sporting culture developed over many years by the association. Fémina Sports places particular importance on the technical progress and physical preparation of its participants.

Leisure activities, internships and profiles of participants

The club also offers leisure activities allowing people to discover these disciplines without the goal of competition or a professional career.

Circus arts are therefore accessible through a process of discovery, learning and personal progression.

Training courses are also organized during the Monegasque school holidays. These complement the regular courses offered throughout the year and allow young practitioners to continue or broaden their experience.

Fémina Sports thus welcomes very different profiles, from young children discovering acrobatic activities to experienced practitioners developing much more advanced technical skills.

The simultaneous presence of artistic gymnastics, acrobatic gymnastics, parkour and circus arts creates an environment particularly oriented towards acrobatics and body control .

For a student wishing to practice circus arts, this proximity allows them to develop physical qualities that can then be directly used in aerial disciplines.

A community sports club, not a professional school

Fémina Sports' project remains that of a non-profit sports club , not a professional circus school. Circus activities are offered with a focus on leisure, learning, and skill development.

Fémina Sports de Monaco thus provides an excellent structure for discovering and regularly practicing circus arts in the Principality. Its instruction in aerial silks and hoop, combined with its extensive experience in gymnastics and acrobatics, offers practitioners an environment particularly suited to developing the physical, technical, and artistic qualities necessary for aerial disciplines.