Adorable Lauri W. found her tempo rather well as she progressed onto her Full Swing! Congratulations, Lauri! I speak for us all when saying, "Welcome to a whole new world of frustration...!" Nurse Leslie W. mentally beat herself up but still made some progress w/her swing before catching a few F/E Splits w/our Manny. Strong Doug F. felt the frustrations of the nuances in catch timing w/his B/E Planche.
The unknowingly-adept Allegra G. powered up her apron work while making a few B/E Splits catches w/our Manny. Elegant Maryam W. took some progressive stabs at her Turn Around, getting all the motions & positions! She's SO close to conquering it once & for all! And, ever-jovial Jen R. (wanting return bars SO badly) made 3 (count 'em!) solid returns off her B/E Splits! Congratulations, Jen! Now, she just needs to conquer that Turn Around to learn how to remount the pedestal for full round trips!
(Jeff L., Dino, Jen R. & Manny)
French Emmanuelle C. honed her Turn Around before making a few B/E Straddle Whip catches & working the apron w/our Jeff L. She's come a long way in less than half a yr! The lithe Emma S. took some shots at her Turn Around as well. She made a few nice B/E Planche catches w/our Jeff L. while perfecting her apron work as well! The sturdy Lex R.'s flying has come a long way as well from his beginnings w/Hox-style Knee Hangs. See Lex's swing here:
The feisty (but NOT at all motherly) Galit E. had a very good night! See Galit here practicing her Turn Around (still a little too piked) & planting her feet to remount the pedestal (which she's already done many times):
And, Galit did something wonderful! She completed a full round trip w/her Mod!!
Afterwards, Emma, Emmanuelle, Lex, Galit & I went for celebratory drinks at Julien B.'s (and now, also his girlfriend's, Kathryn's (sp?)) awesome apartment nearby! They were having a party, and we got to check out the incredible rigging Julien had installed (by Arlie H.) in his living room!
It was a great night overall! There're "drop-in" spots available in both the Tue night Skills Program, Wed night Crunch Bounce Fly & Thu night Catch & Return! Come join in on the fun & flying! And, if you haven't reserved your spot for the upcoming Club Get Away intensive trapeze weekends, there are still a few spots left...!
p.s. - Check out this clip I came across after watching Galit's Mod round trip:
You know what I find most amazing? The stadium is virtually empty. Must've been a practice session!?
6 comments:
i can't believe that you intend to humiliate me with one of my turn arounds. You have a little bit of the devil in you, despite your apparent sweetness ; )
Sorry, Emma. But, no worries, there was a problem w/uploading it onto the Net, so I can't include it on my postings.
Any videos that I upload will be marked "Private" & not "Public" so that only we (and not the whole world) have the option to view them through YouTube. Otherwise, they can only be viewed through my "limited release" updates.
am i eligible for any of those drop in spots (if i can figure out how to get to brooklyn)? i still wouldn't be able to make it for a couple weeks, but i miss flying
Yeah, Sam, you're definitely eligible & welcome to drop-in! We'd love to fly w/you, but I'm just not sure you'd have enough ceiling clearance for your Dbl Fwd Over...!? And, remember, there's only catching on Thu night. Tue focuses on skills (F/E Uprises, Pirouettes, etc.) & Wed is "open" flying.
Yay! Seeing as i haven't flown since august, i'm not too concerned about the double forward over! at this rate i hope i can still get into my b/e split position! i'm going to nationals with the gymnastics team from 6/26-7/2, but after that i'll get myself down there :)
Hey Dino - I'm having a bit of a hard time watching the videos. (It's taking forever to load.) Do you know why? I'm guessing that the resolution on your camera is currently really high...
And Emma, yes, Dino most certainly has a bit of the devil in him :-)
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