Handstand Workshop Lisbon
with Nicolas Montes de Oca
September 5 & 6, 2026
Two groups available: Beginner and Intermediate.
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, Sept 05 | Beginner: 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
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| Intermediate: 4:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. |
| Sun, Sept 06 | Beginner: 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
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| Intermediate: 4:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. |
BEGINNER
I want to learn how to kick up to handstand and balance.
5 HOURS OF TRAINING ACROSS BOTH DAYS
€199.00 EUR
INTERMEDIATE
I can hold a handstand for more than 5 seconds.
5 HOURS · BOTH DAYS · CERTIFICATE INCLUDED
€199.00 EUR
FULL PACKAGE
All 4 sessions. Includes Beginner + Intermediate.
10 HOURS · BOTH DAYS · CERTIFICATE INCLUDED
€389.00 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 UDANCE?
UDANCE is a spacious dance and movement venue in Lisbon, offering an open, energetic, and welcoming environment for training, learning, and artistic development.
With a large open floor and professional facilities, the studio provides an inspiring setting for dancers, teachers, and movement practitioners to train, explore, and connect.
How do you get there?
UDANCE
Rua da Cintura do Porto de Lisboa, Edifício 78, Armazém I, Tv. Nova de Santos 3 4/5, 1200-109
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