I know I may say this a little frequently, but this Fri night was a very productive one...!
During our staff training, Yoni G. & Matt T. learned the nuances the timing of half time catches. Yoni got to practice legs catches (and, how to "pants" a flyer!). Matt was calling his timing on more & more catches before pulling lines for our Lizzy H.'s Matt, a relative newby to trapeze. Lizzy worked on her Full Over. Cody S. pulled for more, diverse catches. Jason F. got to throw his Hox Off w/us. Amy G. kept her OOM Uprise Fwd Over current. Kitao S. worked on his catching. For the benefit of all you students, I got to teach all of us Angel & Double Angel returns both as flyers & catchers.
And, for poops & giggles, I went up & attempted a Triple. I learned that, alas, I cannot do a triple on our little rig in Brooklyn. When as much height & power as possible is needed, I toned down my swing for fear of hitting the ceiling on both the F/E & B/E. Plus, there is not nearly enough clearance above the mat/net to get in those rotations. But, I'm glad I went for it & learned in the process. We have hopes for me developing my Triple on a regular rig this summer...!
As for the student's class right after our training: Billy caught a nice B/E Planche & worked the return. Lauren S. cleaned up her form w/her Full Twisting Straight Jump. We had a great deal of confidence w/Patti D.'s Layout, so I hung for it in the catch trap! No cigar just yet, but we'll be catching that in the near future! From last wk's awesome group of ladies, Kara & Vanessa came to class again to learn their Splits. In her last turn of the night, Vanessa managed to catch that Splits! And, true to their words, they brought some new friends, Jenny & Hyra, along to learn the highs & lows of the Knee Hang. And, almost on a whim, Tanya E. tried out a 1 & 1/2 to legs. Her 1st attempt was really quite good, too!
"Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. And today? Today is a gift. That's why we call it the present." - Babatunde Olatunji
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