Tuesday, June 26, 2007, Brooklyn, NY

This Tuesday's Skills Program class was a little tougher than usual. It was hot outside & pretty warm inside, too. But, everyone stuck w/it, warmed up quickly & tried to push their flying a little more...!

The Powerfully Adept Allegra G. threw a couple of F/E Uprises into Back Hip Circles ending w/Shoots before working on her 360 bar-to-bar trick. She's making it all the way around, but she's gonna have to rotate faster to make this happen. Allegra was doing some nice flips on the trampoline, too! And, just before she ended her flying for the night, Allegra did her 1st Reverse Suicide!

Here's Allegra at various stages of the night:






The Feisty Galit E. worked on her Straddle Cut/Catch (hold the Straddle) & her Whip "w/a twist". She's gotten her Reverse Suicide to a comfortable level; if we can just get her to keep her form!

Here's Galit w/her various tricks & on the trampoline:




Type A (yes, type A, Elena!) Elena G. popped out a few Splits out of lines but w/o releases to get the feeling of how high she's gonna be out of lines. She also got a perfect Straddle Cut/Catch w/Reverse Back Flip dismount, but we weren't filming it! Each time we did film, she didn't quite get it the same. Before teaching the trampoline that night, our Christine C. took the opportunity to fly a little, practicing her swing & turn around w/face off dismounts.

Here's Christine on the trampoline:


The elegant & determined Maryam W. is really there w/her Turn Around if she would just believe in her capabilities a little more & commit to the movements! And, I see her B/E Uprise happening soon! The lithe & worldly Emma S.'s swing had a good pop to it at the beginning of the night! She's come a long way towards developing her power & staying tight. Keith (subbing in for Julien B.) worked on his Turn Around & Reverse Back Flip for his very 1st times w/great initial results! He's gonna be one of those strong flyers once he learns & feels the tempo of the swing & doesn't over-think it all.

Here's one of Keith's 1st turns of the night:


And, the focused but nice Janelle H. is another one who's gonna be a powerhouse once her body & mind acclimate to everything she's learning. She tried climbing into her B/E Uprise a few times (a la Denise M.) before we tried getting her to do a Reverse Suicide for her 1st time.

"If riding in an airplane is flying, then riding in a boat is swimming. If you want to experience the element, then get out of the vehicle." — Anonymous

"I now know the color of fear... It's brown." — Anonymous skydiver