Thursday, July 5, 2007, Brooklyn, NY

This Thursday's Catch & Return class was fun as we tried upping the ante & saw the return of some other friendly flyers...!

The powerful & highly adept Allegra G. was hitting her Uprise Fwd Over rather well, so we invited her to throw it for catches! She came close a few times & the trick is good to go. We just have to tweak the timing & travel. I'm sure we'll be seeing footage of that soon! The elegant Maryam W. was a little off her game that night, not making her usual plethora of returns off her catches. No worries; in everyone's training, there are always plateaus.

Feisty Galit E. worked on her spinning skills in pursuit of her Whip "w/a twist". Here we see one of her practices at a 360 Pirouette:


And, here's Galit's Half Turn catch w/our Jeff L.:


The tall, determined Renee F. flew out of lines for her 1st time on the Streb rig! She's learning to stay tighter & stay positive. Here's Renee's B/E Splits catch w/our Jeff L.:


The strong, jovial Lex R. worked on making his powerful turn around consistent before getting his head up for some Hox Off catches. For his 1st time ever, Lex got his hand back on the return bar after his catch! Soon enough, Lex, you'll be making full round trips! The extremely cute quick learner, Kristin R., joined us after not flying for a few wks. She was getting her stamina back up & honing her swing. Take a look at Kristin's swing w/our Manny on her lines:


The focused Sharron Esq. was putting the pull into her swing, trying to pop that force out. She ready for some new tricks to broaden her skill set. Here's Sharron's B/E Straddle Whip catch:


And, French Emmanuelle honed her turn around, and she remounted the pedestal (very well, I must add) for her very 1st times! She desired & was ready for a new trick, so our Jeff introduced her to the Hox Off. Emmanuelle did very well w/it on her very 1st try! It'll be very soon, also, when we'll be seeing her catching that w/no problem (& maybe even moving onto a Hox Saulto...!).

There are still a few rare spots left for the 1st Club Getaway wkend (July 20th)! So, sign up if you haven't already & we'll have a few days of flying & fun in the sun! And, on the Streb & ESTA websites, check out the new registration & payment process I developed for their rig! (Links found on the top & bottom of this page.)

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