It was a rather relaxed & pleasant night of flying...
We wish our Lizzy a happy birthday! Since it was her b-day, Hal A. (w/his much shorter hairdo!) subbed in for her as the 2nd instructor on the flying trapeze. Alex K. is learning to have patience w/her "hollow" in the B/E of her swing, and she "attacked" a few good Planches! Nice flying, Alex! Christine C. got her bearings w/her Cut Away 540's before throwing her Cut Away Half to our Hal for an attempted 1st time catch. No cigar, but very close! Christine even got a chance to throw her Forward Under for her 1st time. (She got eye-daggers from your's truly b/c she threw it virtually perfectly while I still have a bruised knee from my last go at that trick.) She has what I refer to as "photographic reflexes"; she can see a physical act & recreate it almost perfectly w/o practice. Yes, I know: she's sickeningly good...
Tanya E. once again took up her fight to complete her half turn to the net/mat off her B/E Splits, and she laid back & made some progress! Keith has progressed onto his Full Swing (w/o force out for now) quickly & is showing great promise! And, our Susie W. took up her Turn Around w/growing success!
We were joined by a lovely lady from Chinese TV, Chin (I believe her name is), & her camera crew. She tried out her Knee Hang a few times as well as the trampoline & even a little silks.
Thursday, June 7, 2007
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Tuesday, June 5th, 2007, Brooklyn, NY
Tuesnight was fun & the Skills Program is already starting to bear some nice fruit!
Along w/holding onto her F/E Uprise in the middle of class, Galit E. managed to snag her Straddle Cut/Catch towards the end of her session. Marisa B. decided she's no longer going to concentrate on the F/E Uprise, and she toyed around w/her Straddle Cut/Catch as well. Elena G. also debated the finer points of the Straddle Cut/Catch, taking a break from her bruise-inducing F/E Uprise. Allegra G. was the winner of our most improved in one night! She not only cleaned up her F/E Uprise but also learned her Back Hip Circle & the deceivingly simple 2-handed release/re-grab ("Clap"). She performed the wonderfully combination: F/E Uprise, Back Hip Circle, Shoot! Nice flying, Allegra!
Julien B. came a little late (by a wk & an hr!) & dusted off his flying after his return from working in CA. Janelle H. (almost too easily!) re-mounted the board for her 1st times! Remember, Janelle: patience right after you turn around... Renee F. was very helpful in working the board (learning a little but very useful trick w/the board hook!) as she worked on her Straddle Cut/Catch. Maryam W. easily learned her 1-handed release ("Salute") before getting ever-closer to completing her B/E Uprise! Emma S. also practiced her "Salute" & started work on her Suicide dismount. Thais dropped into class to dust off her Cut Away before cleaning up her B/E Uprise & starting on her Back Hip Circle.
Everyone dabbled w/their Back Flip & Reverse Back Flip dismounts. Slowly but surely, we're making omelets...!
Along w/holding onto her F/E Uprise in the middle of class, Galit E. managed to snag her Straddle Cut/Catch towards the end of her session. Marisa B. decided she's no longer going to concentrate on the F/E Uprise, and she toyed around w/her Straddle Cut/Catch as well. Elena G. also debated the finer points of the Straddle Cut/Catch, taking a break from her bruise-inducing F/E Uprise. Allegra G. was the winner of our most improved in one night! She not only cleaned up her F/E Uprise but also learned her Back Hip Circle & the deceivingly simple 2-handed release/re-grab ("Clap"). She performed the wonderfully combination: F/E Uprise, Back Hip Circle, Shoot! Nice flying, Allegra!
Julien B. came a little late (by a wk & an hr!) & dusted off his flying after his return from working in CA. Janelle H. (almost too easily!) re-mounted the board for her 1st times! Remember, Janelle: patience right after you turn around... Renee F. was very helpful in working the board (learning a little but very useful trick w/the board hook!) as she worked on her Straddle Cut/Catch. Maryam W. easily learned her 1-handed release ("Salute") before getting ever-closer to completing her B/E Uprise! Emma S. also practiced her "Salute" & started work on her Suicide dismount. Thais dropped into class to dust off her Cut Away before cleaning up her B/E Uprise & starting on her Back Hip Circle.
Everyone dabbled w/their Back Flip & Reverse Back Flip dismounts. Slowly but surely, we're making omelets...!
Monday, June 4, 2007
More looking back...
This year so far, we've seen new flyers grow & even some old friends go.
Doug & Emmanuelle joined us w/only distant memories of knee hangs, but both now not only have full (sometimes powerful) swings but also a back end position or two as well as feeling the return bar! I can hardly wait to see what they're capable of in the next few months...
Our old friend, Michelle W., has looked to the shores of Italy for more adventure & life. She left her corporate job & Manhattanite lifestyle for more exotic pursuits. I have memories of flying w/Michelle, catching her Cut Away for her 1st time in Central Park, her detailed dinner parties, her gorgeous sister (Renee) & having really nice (albeit intense) conversations of life, love & adventure.
And, our dear Leslie F. (no relation to Jason F.) also left her high-powered, corporate digs & NYC apartment to travel Europe & see far away friends. I fondly recall our taxi cab conversations, her famous (almost infamous) birthday party last year(!), her cute swing w/legs bending at the most peculiar times, her lovable, down-to-earth attitude, "heading west" in FL & hanging out w/her on her very last night in NYC.
With friendly flyers both here & there, I wish each Full round trips & safe returns...
Doug & Emmanuelle joined us w/only distant memories of knee hangs, but both now not only have full (sometimes powerful) swings but also a back end position or two as well as feeling the return bar! I can hardly wait to see what they're capable of in the next few months...
Our old friend, Michelle W., has looked to the shores of Italy for more adventure & life. She left her corporate job & Manhattanite lifestyle for more exotic pursuits. I have memories of flying w/Michelle, catching her Cut Away for her 1st time in Central Park, her detailed dinner parties, her gorgeous sister (Renee) & having really nice (albeit intense) conversations of life, love & adventure.
And, our dear Leslie F. (no relation to Jason F.) also left her high-powered, corporate digs & NYC apartment to travel Europe & see far away friends. I fondly recall our taxi cab conversations, her famous (almost infamous) birthday party last year(!), her cute swing w/legs bending at the most peculiar times, her lovable, down-to-earth attitude, "heading west" in FL & hanging out w/her on her very last night in NYC.
With friendly flyers both here & there, I wish each Full round trips & safe returns...
Sunday, June 3, 2007, Brooklyn, NY
I had the pleasure of teaching w/our Manny M. & Susie W. Manny's flying has gotten so much cleaner & stronger since the last I've seen him really fly! He showed us what a real upwards force out looks like! It's time to take things to his next level by taking up his uprises, shoots & maybe even his forward over again...! Our Susie worked her return off the catcher out of lines! Also, she practiced being a catcher w/a few, new "timers" (b/e Planche & Full Twisting Straight Jump) w/me!
Alex K. was back for her weekly "semi-private" flying lesson. Her swing tempo & b/e Whip are looking better each wk! She practiced her b/e Planche before making her 1st b/e Whip catches ever! Elena G. honed her swing timing, turn around & board mounts out of lines for most of her class before taking a few b/e Splits catches for near-full round trips! Maria & son, Daniel, from Israel won a raffle for a flying trapeze lesson. Maria made her 1st Knee Hang catches ever! Little Daniel managed to get over his fears & wrap his knees around that bar!
We got to see the Streb performers stretch out before their show. I'm holding Christine C. to her words that she'll get much more flying time w/us after this show's run.
Nice flying everyone! Let's keep the energy up & the flying high!
Alex K. was back for her weekly "semi-private" flying lesson. Her swing tempo & b/e Whip are looking better each wk! She practiced her b/e Planche before making her 1st b/e Whip catches ever! Elena G. honed her swing timing, turn around & board mounts out of lines for most of her class before taking a few b/e Splits catches for near-full round trips! Maria & son, Daniel, from Israel won a raffle for a flying trapeze lesson. Maria made her 1st Knee Hang catches ever! Little Daniel managed to get over his fears & wrap his knees around that bar!
We got to see the Streb performers stretch out before their show. I'm holding Christine C. to her words that she'll get much more flying time w/us after this show's run.
Nice flying everyone! Let's keep the energy up & the flying high!
Sunday, June 3, 2007
Looking back...
This is a "section" that I'm gonna be adding to from time to time with our flying since year...
Maya F. came with mom, Nina, to get back into the swing of things. She's been making returns rather easily. Alex K. has been learning at a good pace with her swing as her conditioning gets better.
Christine C. has been amazing all around. Not only is she a dancer in the Streb troupe, but she is an outstanding flyer & one of the two women catchers in the NYC area! It must be her diver/gymnast/dancer background. Or, maybe it's just her smile. I've seen her swing grow better quickly, and I've witnessed her cool "rudy" (1 & 1/2 twisting cut away) or, as like to call it, "the blender"! Can hardly wait to catch it...!
Some of us flew in a show in the Streb spring charity benefit. Jeff L. threw his B/E Flexus/Flexus & Layout w/his Over-the-Bar Half Turn dismount; Hal A. threw his B/E Planche w/his Reverse Back Flip dismount; Lizzy H. threw her B/E Splits w/her 540 Pirouette dismount; and, Ruben A. threw his Uprise Shoot!
Here's Jeff's Layout:
The Espana benefit took place on May 17th, 2007. The Espana bros warmed up w/some swings & a neat little F/E Uprise Back Mount. They threw a clean show w/a Planche & Shoot.
Here's some video of their flying act:
Maya F. came with mom, Nina, to get back into the swing of things. She's been making returns rather easily. Alex K. has been learning at a good pace with her swing as her conditioning gets better.
Christine C. has been amazing all around. Not only is she a dancer in the Streb troupe, but she is an outstanding flyer & one of the two women catchers in the NYC area! It must be her diver/gymnast/dancer background. Or, maybe it's just her smile. I've seen her swing grow better quickly, and I've witnessed her cool "rudy" (1 & 1/2 twisting cut away) or, as like to call it, "the blender"! Can hardly wait to catch it...!
Some of us flew in a show in the Streb spring charity benefit. Jeff L. threw his B/E Flexus/Flexus & Layout w/his Over-the-Bar Half Turn dismount; Hal A. threw his B/E Planche w/his Reverse Back Flip dismount; Lizzy H. threw her B/E Splits w/her 540 Pirouette dismount; and, Ruben A. threw his Uprise Shoot!
Here's Jeff's Layout:
The Espana benefit took place on May 17th, 2007. The Espana bros warmed up w/some swings & a neat little F/E Uprise Back Mount. They threw a clean show w/a Planche & Shoot.
Here's some video of their flying act:
Saturday, June 2, 2007
Thursday, May 31, 2007, Brooklyn, NY
We had a lot of first times this night! It was a really strong finish to our latest Catch & Return Program! Maryam W. made it back to that elusive return bar for her 1st time! Allegra G. managed to get her feet under her to snag her 1st Front End Uprise! (I actually saw her smile...!) Suzanne M. took what may be her last class for a while as she let's her body rest. Nicole A. got her B/E Uprise Shoot back AND she managed to return it! And, Renee F. made her 1st round trip ever!! It was off her B/E Splits.
Doug F. has only been flying for a few months & already has a strong swing! And, for his 1st time ever, he grabbed that return bar! That was off his B/E Planche. Leslie W. rejoined our little fold; feeling out her swing once again & even catching her F/E Splits. The wonderful Marisa B. looked almost too cute as she glowed right after making her round trip off her B/E Splits! And, the diverse Galit E. made a full round trip off her Flexus/Flexus!!
Yes, it was a very good night. If I miss mentioning your flying in any of these postings, please be kind & mention it to me. I don't have the luxury of, say, a massive database, but I do now have the ability to edit my postings (ah, the wonders of blogs...). Feel free to send me pics & I'll do my best to include them on our updates.
We're starting up another Catch & Return Program next Thursday. It's been a very powerful program. In the 1st of these series this year, we saw 60% of our students make full round trips, many for their 1st times! That's something we never hoped for before. Hope to see you with us on our little rig in a space we call "Streb"...!
Doug F. has only been flying for a few months & already has a strong swing! And, for his 1st time ever, he grabbed that return bar! That was off his B/E Planche. Leslie W. rejoined our little fold; feeling out her swing once again & even catching her F/E Splits. The wonderful Marisa B. looked almost too cute as she glowed right after making her round trip off her B/E Splits! And, the diverse Galit E. made a full round trip off her Flexus/Flexus!!
Yes, it was a very good night. If I miss mentioning your flying in any of these postings, please be kind & mention it to me. I don't have the luxury of, say, a massive database, but I do now have the ability to edit my postings (ah, the wonders of blogs...). Feel free to send me pics & I'll do my best to include them on our updates.
We're starting up another Catch & Return Program next Thursday. It's been a very powerful program. In the 1st of these series this year, we saw 60% of our students make full round trips, many for their 1st times! That's something we never hoped for before. Hope to see you with us on our little rig in a space we call "Streb"...!
Saturday, June 2, 2007, Brooklyn, NY
Today, I instructed with Manny M., Denise M. (no relation) & Luciano (Denise's puppy). The 1st of our classes was small but heartwarming. I saw the return of Alyssa G. & Alison M. after they each took a hiatus from flying! Alyssa was getting the feel for the air once again. Alison hasn't lost her tempo of her swing!
The 2nd class of the day brought Ann W., Emma S., young Bailey, our Suzie W. as well as newcomers Tom, John & young James into our heated space (though, too bad it's summer). Ann fought her battles in her mind to get her B/E Uprise back before catching her Full Twisting Layout w/our Manny! Emma S. dabbled w/a "Salute" (one handed release in the "7") before making some Hox Off catches! Young Bailey worked on taking the travel out of his Full Twisting Straight Jump before making some B/E Straddle Whip catches. Our Suzie warmed up very quickly (for Suzie) & made some nice B/E Splits catches with Manny out of lines (since she's on staff, too). And, John made his 1st Knee Hang catch ever in front of his Tom & James!
The 2nd class of the day brought Ann W., Emma S., young Bailey, our Suzie W. as well as newcomers Tom, John & young James into our heated space (though, too bad it's summer). Ann fought her battles in her mind to get her B/E Uprise back before catching her Full Twisting Layout w/our Manny! Emma S. dabbled w/a "Salute" (one handed release in the "7") before making some Hox Off catches! Young Bailey worked on taking the travel out of his Full Twisting Straight Jump before making some B/E Straddle Whip catches. Our Suzie warmed up very quickly (for Suzie) & made some nice B/E Splits catches with Manny out of lines (since she's on staff, too). And, John made his 1st Knee Hang catch ever in front of his Tom & James!
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