CirquesExperience

Specialties

Wheel Jam offers recreational, fitness and competitive Cirques style Gym Wheel and Mono Wheel classes for kids, teens and adults in 6 different venues in Chicago, IL

What is Wheel Gymnastics?

Wheel Gymnastics is a competitive gymnastic discipline, invented in Germany in 1925.

The sport is organized in about 30 countries with an estimated 50,000 participants worldwide. The sport engages the whole body but is low impact at the same time. At the highest level, gymnasts usually compete until their mid-​thirties, with their prime time in the early twenties. At a recreational level, wheel gymnastics can be done at all ages, the oldest competitive gymnast is currently 86 years old.

TheCirquesExperience WHEEL JAM is the first organized competitive and recreational program in the USA. Classes are offered for age groups 5 – 18 and 18+. The oldest student in Chicago is 70.

The disciplines:

Straight line:

The wheel rolls on both rims in a straight line. This is the 1^st discipline you learn.

Spiral:

The wheel rolls on 1 rim, the motion of the wheel is comparable to a spinning coin. Don’t worry, it won’t make you dizzy.

Vault:

The gymnast performs a dismount from the top of the rolling wheel onto a mat.

Shows:

All 3 disciplines are combined. In a group, with a partner, in 1 wheel or alone, gymnasts use music and costumes to create spectacular show performances.

Cyr Wheel/​Mono Wheel:

In this very fast and elegant discipline, the gymnast spins quickly in a steel hoop.

History

Established in 2011.

WHEELJAM a Sport for everyone on different levels. Recreational, artistic, competitive. We support the wheel sport and give back to the community.

Wheel Jam supports the Not-​for-​Profit sport organizations USA Wheel Gymnastic Federation and American Sokol to provide high-​quality Wheel Gymnastics instruction for children and adults of all ages and backgrounds in a safe and fun environment that promotes a healthy lifestyle.

Meet the Business Owner

Wolfgang B.

Business Owner

Wolfgang started wheel at the age of 6 in Taunusstein /​Germany. He became the most successful competitor and wheel performer. 8 World Champion Titles, 11 European, over 60 German National Titles, performing for Cirque du Soleil, Disney, NBA, NFL, NHL, Holiday on ice, more than 70 TV shows world wide. Besides his accomplishments as performer and competitor he has a Master degree of Sport Science of the Johannes Gutenberg University (Mainz/​Germany), worked as director, producer and choreographer for the Gymnastic Federation, Cirque du Soleil and other companies.

Under his lead the Gymnastic Wheel club TSV Taunusstein — became the most successful club worldwide with numerous titles at World, European and German Championship as well as

leading an international wheel show troupe who travelled the world to introduce Wheel Gymnastics.

Wolfgang lives now in Chicago and has created Chicago as the center of the North American Wheel Gymnastics.