Anyone have any experience with circus/acrobatic arts?

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I just found a local school that teaches thing like trapeze, cyr wheel, German wheel and tight roping!

I really want to take classes as a super fun way to improve my level of physical activity.

I was wondering if anyone else has tried anything like this and if they'd know what to expect?

No, but sounds interesting.

It's apparently down in Georgetown, south of Seattle.

I'd expect a broken neck if I tried anything like that. I can't walk down the hall without bumping into something.

I have! German wheel is awesome, tight roping is hard, and a little boring (our tightrope was only about 2 feet tall though). cyr wheel is hard to learn, but a lot of fun, and we only did static trapeze, but it was pretty cool.

keep in mind a lot of these things are easier if you have better balance than i do. I am in competitive trampoline and tumbling but always manage to trip over my feet walking, so tightrope was a little frustrating (and cyr, which requires just the right balance to work).

I sometimes do a bit of juggling when I'm bored or for exercise. Plastic shopping bags are good for learning to juggle with.

My balance isn't the greatest, lol. So, this'll be interesting!

Glad to know I'm not the only one though

Well..I never had any experience with learning from professional/trained instructors, but I used to be quite enthusiastic about hula hooping (via my love for Cirque du Soleil). One of the shows had a hula hoop act so I spent almost every night and several months trying attempt some of the tricks myself. At some point, I figured out how to spin a hoop around a raised foot.

My only input is to try something that sounds the most interesting. (Personally I think all of them are interesting and I'm envious that you're able to find a school that is close enough to commute to.)

Learning the German wheel might be fun. I once played with one and it a lot of fun to just roll around in. Tight roping can be very hard although using the balancing pole does make it a lot easier but I don't think they use a pole in the circus.