CircoplexFor adult contemporary dancers, dance students 18+ and teachers
Comfort and control upside down, for your floorwork
Playful entries and a safe way out from a circus hand balancer. Watch first.
One short email a day for a week: a short film, a drill demo and one small thing to try, from Ben Lowrey. Free, for ages 18 and over.
Founding price £47 until 30 November 2026, then £67
Watch free previews
Long lunge, long reach, legs locked
From the full library
Memories
What learning with Ben feels like
Memories from our workshops, retreats and Circoplex Sundays, 2016–2019.
Victorian hall workshop, April 2018 
Circoplex Sunday, November 2018 
Handstand and yoga day, March 2018 
Studio shoot, January 2016 
Handstand workshop, July 2017 
Handstand workshop, July 2017
Upside down, danced
Soft entries
Long lunge, long reach, or a cartwheel.
A way out
Learn to come down before you go up.
Play and experiment
Move the legs around; find the balance.
Sound familiar?
- Going over the top feels like falling
- Wrists sore from floorwork
- Inversions feel rigid, not danced
- Classes rarely teach the handstand itself
In Ben’s words
Ben Lowrey started learning handstands in 2013, came to hand balancing through yoga and began teaching at the end of 2015.
“Think of this as kind of handstand ballet.”
“Be willing to experiment. Move your legs around, shift them in all directions, swap them from one side to the other, rotate the hips around.”
“People with a dance background tend to find this easier because they're used to moving their limbs in elegant ways.”
What you get
- Free 7-Day Starter firstOne short email a day, before you decide anything.
- 4 full coursesAbout an hour each, including two on flexibility.
- 10 tutorialsStep by step, each with a written article.
- 43 daily drillsShort demos to follow at home.
- A 12-week programmeThe order to do it all in.
What contemporary dancers get in the library
- Getting comfortable upside down
- Soft cartwheel and lunge entries
- A safe way out first
- Shoulder strength for flexible dancers
- Wrist warm-ups for floorwork
Before you sign up
- “I'm a dancer, not an acrobat.”
- Ben's cartwheel tutorial calls it handstand ballet.
- “I'm afraid of going over.”
- The way down is taught first.
- “It feels too gymnastic.”
- The entries are playful and soft by design.
Handstand questions from dancers
What happens after 30 November?
The founding price of £47 is for purchases made by the end of 30 November 2026, UK time. From 1 December 2026 the library costs £67. Buying at £47 gets you exactly the same access, and the same 14-day refund, as buying at £67.
Do contemporary dancers need a handstand?
Not for most work. Comfort with weight in the hands and upside down helps floorwork and inversions.
How do I get comfortable going upside down?
Wall first, way down first, and small playful entries. Ben's cue: be willing to experiment.
How do I enter a handstand softly?
With a long lunge and a long reach, or a cartwheel, rather than a kick.
Is this for dance students under 18?
No. The library is for adults 18 and over.
Why pay £47 when there are free videos?
The tutorials and drills are free. The library adds the full courses and a 12-week order.
Free tutorials to start with
The Ultimate Handstand Library
Over 5 hours of teaching across 4 courses, 10 tutorials and 43 drills, sequenced into a 12-week programme.
The tutorials and drills are free; the library adds the full courses and the programme that sequences them.
£47 including VAT, paid once.
Founding price until 30 November 2026, then £67.
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Who it isn’t for
- It is not a quick fix. There are no promised timelines: a handstand takes regular practice over time.
- It is not live coaching. The library is recorded teaching, so nobody watches or corrects your form.
- It is not for anyone a doctor or physiotherapist has told to avoid being upside down.
- Ben says himself that the press to handstand is not right for every body.
The free 7-Day Handstand Starter
One short email a day for a week: a short film, a drill demo and one small thing to try, from Ben Lowrey.