Friday • June 5, 2026
Lasso Rope
With Valentina Zackrone
Would you like to spice up your rope act with a lasso trick? Despite their growing popularity, lasso tricks are rarely taught in circus schools. Valentina spent the past 10 years collecting and meticulously curating lasso tricks from around the world, as well as creating several original tricks of her own.
She’ll break it down for you: how to figure out the grip for your top and bottom hands, calibrate the size of the loop, and calculate trajectory of bail out to determine what kind of mat is appropriate for your practice.
With over 20 lasso tricks in her repertoire as well as a Master’s degree in teaching, several coaching certificates, and more than 20 years of coaching experience, Valentina can help you safely develop your own lasso tricks and stand out from other performers.
Details
When:
Friday | 2:30 – 4:00 pm
Where:
The Trapezium
10 Town Crier Drive
Brattleboro, Vermont
Cost:
$100 ($75 if enrolled in Rope Meeting!)
Prerequisites:
Students should have familiarity with beats and beat variations, as well as strong back and forward beats. Some understanding and experience with dislocates and inlocates is beneficial but not required.
Ages:
12 & up or by permission of instructor
About the Coach
Valentina Zachkrone is an award-winning aerialist and coach. She holds a Master’s degree in teaching and several coaching certifications, including interpersonal neurobiology for coaches (a neuroscience based approach to adult learning).
Her coaching and wellness programs received national recognition from Rutger’s University and the American Heart Association. Her innovative acts earned her international recognition including a gold medal from Крылья /Wings International Aerial Festival for her tension chains act. She’s known for her fierce, adrenaline-infused dynamic style, with a touch of ballroom flare.
She’s performed on stages big and small all over the world, from London to Tahiti, and at sea aboard Windstar Cruises. She is the Mis(Chief) Executive and Artistic Director of Quatrefoil Cirque, a small circus company in Central Washington, where she spends her summers and serves as a fairy Godmother to Wenatchee Youth Circus
Follow her online @selfrescuingprincess.
