Wednesday, July 18, 2007, Brooklyn, NY

This Wednesday's Staff Training was packed, filled w/friends, flying, learning & fun...!

We wish our Randy K. the happiest of birthdays!

We say a warm "Farewell" to our amazing Christine C. as she leaves for Paris before leaving the Streb company. On this last night, she got to catch that "Louganis" (piked Uprise Fwd Over) w/our Manny in addition to her Cut Away Half! We wish her not only to be well but also only the very best in her experiences & adventures ahead...

Relative newcomer, Eli, practiced some positions on the low bar & in the air while giving his swing a go. Another relative newcomer to staff, Kitao S., threw some Layouts, a peculiar Shooting Star, and helped out on the board. Web-mistress YK H. worked a little on her swing & threw some positions while taking it easy on her tender shoulder. Back from Australia, Alyssa M. flew a little, helped out on the pedestal & dusted off her lines pulling. Tanya E. also got in some swing & tried honing that pesky, elusive half turn to the net/mat. Dap stretched out his back & tried his hand at a F/E Planche catch!

Chem is getting the tempo of his swing rather quickly, but he's still reconciling the dynamics of the gymnastics high bar & the power of the flying trapeze. True to her form & almost too easily, Cassie J. got into her 1st B/E position ever (Splits) w/o a problem or hesitation! Our Manny M. was nice enough to herald the lines before going up for some nice catching! The earnest & experienced Yoni was put through the ringer as he worked the board & got a decent number of catches thrown at him! The highly experienced Lisa warmed up her swing & Layout out of lines before getting some Layout catches to our Manny.

Our Bobby H. got a few catcher's locks in between organizing out space. Denise M., w/the growing Luciano in tow, threw her "go to" B/E Straddle Whip to Manny cold yet safe & good! The "source-of-all-balls", Randy K., stopped by to swing high & practice his Double Fwd Under! The fiery-locked, cool Susie W. caught her 1st flyer (me!) ever! Congratulations, Susie! Welcome to the club! To end off the night, I flew a little & even snagged another 360/Pirouette...!

"He who has a strong enough why can bear almost any how." - Friedrich Nietzsche