This was a night starting off & ending strong, filled w/laughs & the warmth of friends...!
Lex R. made 2 returns in a row in 1 night for his 1st time ever! Colleen & Lidia from down unda are returning on a regular basis. Kristin R. could've had 3 returns in a row if she just grabbed the bars! Allegra G. caught her Half Turn OOL for her 1st time ever! Emmanuelle C. is flying tighter & straighter than ever w/her Cut Away & Layout. And, when she's patient, she easily makes her returns. Alex K. is learning how really long it takes to work her returns, but she's getting there! Galit E. is throwing some really good Layouts w/incredibly straight legs! We knew she could do it if she only concentrated. I'm not gonna let you do any less from now on, Galit!
Apparently, it was "cookie night"! We enjoyed cookies from Colleen. Thanks, Colleen!
Maggie F. is getting that tension out of her shoulders on the F/E of her swing w/some great results. Sharron C. is really warming up to the pull in her force out! Maryam W. is gradually figuring out the timing of her swing while incorporating a pull of her own. Kristy M. was throwing her Cut Away nicely before trying to recreate her Cut Away return off her B/E Splits catch. Emily S. is looking pretty regular w/her Cut Away Half & easily making returns. Max R. is turning out to be a prodigy w/flying trapeze as he pulls like the best of flyers & learns like circus sponge! And, our wayward Iris F. stopped by for a little while in hopes of flying into a class. It was great to see her again!
This past Fri, the flyer-formerly-known-as Amy W. & I played around & got a really fun round trip: B/E Splits into a Straddle Cut/Catch then an Angel return!
Over this past Sunday, Evin L. made her complete, triumphant return to flying trapeze by going for & grabbing her 1st return bar (off her B/E Splits) in much too long a wait. Congratulations, Evin! Welcome back...
Here's one of my latest (and, highest) Double Back Tucks:
And, after about 3 years of growing my black mane, I cut off 16" of my hair. I'm donating it to Lock of Love; hopefully, it will go on to make someone happy.
"Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Tuesday, December 4, 2007, Brooklyn, NY
This night's flying showed the promise & energy that reminded me why we fly...!
The powerful Allegra G. was timing her Half Turn catch w/our Manny. It's there if she wants it! Elegant Maryam W. accomplished a nice Split w/half turn to the mat/net to develop that OOL. Bright-eyed Kristin R. learning to open her shoulders more in the F/E of her swing. Tight-bodied Thais K. was looking good w/her B/E Planche OOL as well as w/her Splits.
Emily going for her Cut Away Half catch! And, she easily made a few more Half Turn returns off her B/E Splits catch. It's not a fluke Emily! Feisty Galit E. working her Mod & returning to basics by working her Half Turns. Karen D. is gonna be ready to make some nice returns soon as she practices out of my hands off her Birdie catch. Kristy M. got her Cut Away return again! It's not a fluke, Kristy! Newly minted mommy, Emma G., is back & ready to push her training to new levels & into new areas!
Alex K. had an epiphany w/her turn around on the bar, making it easy for her. Good work, Alex. W/a little boost from our Manny, this night was the 1st time Lex R. got on the return bar all w/his own power & form! Great flying, Lex! Lidia for "down unda" practiced her violent, "full-contact" remount of the pedestal board before making an easy return during catches. Colleen also got the return bar, and, like Lex, she didn't even wait for her swing to fade before being really tough on herself!? Sharron is incorporating a rather nice pull into her swing.
And, the spot light of the night goes on Max R.! After incorporating an impressive pull into his swing, Max remounted the pedestal board for his 1st time tonight!
Max's 1st time ever remounting the pedestal board!
Max's 1st Half Turn position to the net/mat:
"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome." - Anne Bradstreet
The powerful Allegra G. was timing her Half Turn catch w/our Manny. It's there if she wants it! Elegant Maryam W. accomplished a nice Split w/half turn to the mat/net to develop that OOL. Bright-eyed Kristin R. learning to open her shoulders more in the F/E of her swing. Tight-bodied Thais K. was looking good w/her B/E Planche OOL as well as w/her Splits.
Emily going for her Cut Away Half catch! And, she easily made a few more Half Turn returns off her B/E Splits catch. It's not a fluke Emily! Feisty Galit E. working her Mod & returning to basics by working her Half Turns. Karen D. is gonna be ready to make some nice returns soon as she practices out of my hands off her Birdie catch. Kristy M. got her Cut Away return again! It's not a fluke, Kristy! Newly minted mommy, Emma G., is back & ready to push her training to new levels & into new areas!
Alex K. had an epiphany w/her turn around on the bar, making it easy for her. Good work, Alex. W/a little boost from our Manny, this night was the 1st time Lex R. got on the return bar all w/his own power & form! Great flying, Lex! Lidia for "down unda" practiced her violent, "full-contact" remount of the pedestal board before making an easy return during catches. Colleen also got the return bar, and, like Lex, she didn't even wait for her swing to fade before being really tough on herself!? Sharron is incorporating a rather nice pull into her swing.
And, the spot light of the night goes on Max R.! After incorporating an impressive pull into his swing, Max remounted the pedestal board for his 1st time tonight!
Max's 1st time ever remounting the pedestal board!
Max's 1st Half Turn position to the net/mat:
"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome." - Anne Bradstreet
Monday, December 3, 2007
Friday, November 30, 2007, Brooklyn, NY
Friday was a long day...!
At 6am, our Lisa R. & I arrived at a stage in Brooklyn to participate in the shooting of a Wachovia commercial. I helped w/the aerial rigging & Lisa performed on silks as well as hand balancing w/ & w/o the lithe & gracious aerialist, Aiden. Aiden also performed on a makeshift flying trapeze bar I rigged. I only wish I got more pictures (but I was working).
Aiden relaxing in costume between filming:
Lisa looking fabulous in the make-up room!
Lisa getting direction from Lenny the assistant director:
Lisa against the white backdrop:
Everyone on the crew such was very nice & professional. We had a nice time right through the afternoon.
Later that night, I found myself teaching on our little rig for a birthday party til 11pm. Newcomer Nina celebrated her birthday w/her mom & friends Sarah, Ryan, Marc, Becca, Tony & Hillary!
"What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?" - George Eliot
At 6am, our Lisa R. & I arrived at a stage in Brooklyn to participate in the shooting of a Wachovia commercial. I helped w/the aerial rigging & Lisa performed on silks as well as hand balancing w/ & w/o the lithe & gracious aerialist, Aiden. Aiden also performed on a makeshift flying trapeze bar I rigged. I only wish I got more pictures (but I was working).
Aiden relaxing in costume between filming:
Lisa looking fabulous in the make-up room!
Lisa getting direction from Lenny the assistant director:
Lisa against the white backdrop:
Everyone on the crew such was very nice & professional. We had a nice time right through the afternoon.
Later that night, I found myself teaching on our little rig for a birthday party til 11pm. Newcomer Nina celebrated her birthday w/her mom & friends Sarah, Ryan, Marc, Becca, Tony & Hillary!
"What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?" - George Eliot
Thursday, November 29, 2007, Brooklyn, NY
Tonight was a time where time brought some friends back, caused some to revisit tricks & others to realize new accomplishments...!
The feisty Galit E. is commanding her Mod very well. Worldly & lithe Emma S. stopped in for a short while to take a few swings. The determined Emily S. made 3 returns in a row! The uber-capable Emma G. returned to our little circle to dust off her Layout, Fwd Over, Shoot & Split. The powerful & incredibly adept Molly G. is in pursuit of her Full Twisting Layout again. The sometimes frantic-flying Fran S. is learning to smoothly remount the pedestal board.
W/her bionic shoulder, Denise M. caught her B/E Planche for her 1st time! And, for some really big news: Tanya E. made her 1st OOL catches! After working so hard & diligently on taking her B/E Splits OOL for months, her efforts paid off & she made her catches very safely & w/o question! Thank you, Tanya, for your hard work & faith in our instruction & guidance.
Tanya E.'s B/E Splits catch OOL!
"I know the price of success: dedication, hard work, and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen." - Frank Lloyd Wright
The feisty Galit E. is commanding her Mod very well. Worldly & lithe Emma S. stopped in for a short while to take a few swings. The determined Emily S. made 3 returns in a row! The uber-capable Emma G. returned to our little circle to dust off her Layout, Fwd Over, Shoot & Split. The powerful & incredibly adept Molly G. is in pursuit of her Full Twisting Layout again. The sometimes frantic-flying Fran S. is learning to smoothly remount the pedestal board.
W/her bionic shoulder, Denise M. caught her B/E Planche for her 1st time! And, for some really big news: Tanya E. made her 1st OOL catches! After working so hard & diligently on taking her B/E Splits OOL for months, her efforts paid off & she made her catches very safely & w/o question! Thank you, Tanya, for your hard work & faith in our instruction & guidance.
Tanya E.'s B/E Splits catch OOL!
"I know the price of success: dedication, hard work, and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen." - Frank Lloyd Wright
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