Handstand workshop BARCELONA
with Nicolas Montes de Oca
August 08 & 09, 2026
Two groups available: Beginner and Intermediate.
Taught in English and Spanish
What does it cover?
Beginners:
- Exercises specifically designed to prepare the body for handstands
- Exercises to develop proper alignment
- Drills to help you transition smoothly from your feet to your hands
- Wall exercises to build confidence and familiarity with being upside down
- Confidence-building drills for freestanding handstands
- Various methods for learning how to kick up into a handstand
- Techniques for achieving and maintaining balance in a handstand
- Spotting techniques for safe and effective practice
Intermediate:
- Exercises to optimize alignment
- Exercises specifically designed to prepare the body for handstands
- Exercises to test your two-arm handstands
- Exercises to explore isolation
- Practicing press handstands
- Techniques for building stamina
- Various spotting methods
- Introduction to one-arm handstands
Drill
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Refine
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Master
Schedule
| Sat, August 08 | Beginner: 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
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| Intermediate: 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. |
| Sun, August 09 | Beginner: 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
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| Intermediate: 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. |
BEGINNER
€199
I want to learn how to kick up to handstand and balance.
10 HOUR TRAINING CERTIFICATE INCLUDED
€199.00 EUR
INTERMEDIATE
€199
I can hold a handstand for more than 5 seconds.
10 HOUR TRAINING CERTIFICATE INCLUDED
€199.00 EUR
FULL PACKAGE
€359
All 4 sessions. Includes Beginner + Intermediate.
10 HOUR TRAINING CERTIFICATE INCLUDED
€359.00 EUR
Who is Nicolas Montes de Oca?

Nicolas Montes de Oca is a professional circus performer specialized in hand balancing, known for a refined approach that combines high-level technique with movement and artistic expression. He holds eight Guinness World Records in hand balancing and has worked with Cirque du Soleil in two productions: ALIZÉ in Berlin and Axel on an international world tour. His work has been recognized at prestigious international circus festivals, including the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain, where he received the Jury Prize, and Cirque de Demain, where he was awarded First Prize. He trained at the Shanghai Circus School in China, ESAC (École Supérieure des Arts du Cirque) in Belgium, and the Kiev Circus Academy in Ukraine. Today, he teaches workshops and intensives worldwide, sharing his understanding of hand balancing through a methodology influenced by Chinese and Ukrainian techniques.
What is Primal Moves Barcelona
Primal Moves Barcelona is a movement and training space dedicated to developing strength, mobility, flexibility, coordination, and body awareness. It brings together different movement disciplines in an open and welcoming environment where students, practitioners, and teachers can train, exchange knowledge, and grow together.
The space offers a bright and inspiring atmosphere, ideal for focused practice, learning, creative exploration, and connection within Barcelona’s movement community.

How do you get there?

Primal Moves Barcelona
Carrer de la Marina, 132
Eixample
08013 Barcelona, Spain




















