"Dino's Daily Update" (Flying Trapeze): Tuesday, April 1, 2008, Brooklyn, NY

This past weekend, I was so psyched to get back onto our little rig in Brooklyn! I was so full of energy & expectation that I was driving my Catherine up the wall. If I still have the keys to Streb, she would've kicked me out to go fly in the middle of the night. So, I walked into our space w/a renewed focus, energy & excitement! And, it's been a strong start to my flying week...!

Before catching her B/E Whip w/me, the adorable Lauri W. is flying much stronger than ever as she's getting closer to nailing that pesky B/E Splits! The powerful & less stoic Allegra G. took her Layout back into lines to hone it further before making some B/E Straddle Whip catches w/me. After showing me that doing pull ups on the low bar is no problem, the secretly super-strong Debbie D. showed us a very impressive pull of the bar. She actually pulled on the front end & held it right through her swing back to the board! Funny thing, though, is that she didn't combine this pull w/her sweep.(!?) Remember, Debbie: knees to elbows.

As she's conquering her Face Off & turn to the mat/net w/more consistency, the comely Kristy M. is adding the Force Out Turn Around to her repertoire. After catching her Layout w/me, she ended off her night w/a strong, smooth Turn Around to "touch brick" for her 1st time! Nice flying, Kristy!
Fresh from her trip to the West coast w/Things 1 & 2, the feisty Galit E. worked on her 540/Pirouette & force out turn around. Then, w/our Matt T. she caught her Flexus as well as her Mod! The 1st time Matt saw these 2 tricks was when he caught them! LOL Tonight's token male student, Lex R., was a little weary from flying last night, but he still managed to catch a few Hox Offs & give his swing the old college try.

For the multiple, big news for this evening: French Emmanuelle C. took her swing OOM for her 1st times! Through the evening, she also caught her Cut Away very well & came close to the return bar (no matter what she says!) using a Straight Jump return. Lauren S. took her 1st position OOM for her 1st time ever! And, it wasn't her KH or a B/E Straddle Whip. It was her Full Twisting Straight Jump! In the fashion of the powerful & cute Molly G.: Go big or go home!

Before catching her B/E Splits w/her Angel return w/me, the shy but focused legal eagle, Sharron C., caught (w/our Matt T.) her Layout for her 1st time ever!

Inspired by our Amy G. & Uys ("Ace"), I took my Uprise Forward Over OOM for my 1st times! What a great feeling!