On this Wednesday, we went a little video happy b/c it was a very productive evening...!
Spritely dancer Rachael F. honed her Pull Over Shoot & learned her F/E Gazelle (much like the Stag but more feminine sounding) before catching BOTH of them in one class!
Charles P. wasn't the token male flyer this night as he was joined by other men confident enough w/their manliness to take direction from the women instructors, Whit "Don't-Call-Me-Whitney" C. & our rock-solid Cody-licious! Charles has come a long way in the past few wks as evidenced in his increased ability to stay tighter in catches as w/his newly learned Hox Off!
The 6'4" fireman/stuntman/flyer Scott (last name?) came armed w/his experiences from CM Turks to learn his Swing (w/very promising results) for his 1st time before being a little grabby while trying to catch his F/E Planche w/our Cody.
Agile newcomer Shane (last name?) pummeled his hip bones w/his Pull Over Shoot before taking a break from that to learn & catch his Stag (much like the Gazelle but more manly sounding) for his 1st times!
This shows how bad a pimp I am: I forgot to asked these gentlemen if they're single & available for one of the wonderful, intelligent, athletic, beautiful women I know! (Bad pimp! Bad!)
Amy "Oreo America" G. warmed up w/some Uprise Forward Overs OOM before throwing some Doubles for attempted catches. Not bad for not throwing Doubles for a few months!
Here's one of Amy's latest Fwd Overs:
Here's Amy's Double:
In her 2nd class ever, the demure Monica W. learned & caught her F/E Split for her 1st time! Our indomitable Matt T. learned & caught the very useful skill/position of the Half Turn all in one session! It's been way too long since we've flown together, my friend.
And, for the big news of the night: Alex "Split Rock" K. warmed up w/her Shooting Star & then made some nice B/E Splits catches w/Angel returns, THEN made her 1st Round Trip ever!! Awesome flying, Split Rock!
So close...!
Alex's 1st Round Trip!
As my aerial awareness has grown, I've come to understand my flying (as well as that of my students) much better & more easily. So, hot on the tails of taking my Uprise Forward Over OOM, I honed & took my Drive Layout OOM for the 1st times this great evening!
To complement the plethora of videos we have today, I've included a number of quotes. "Like a good wine or time w/friends, some things are not meant to be put on hold, but savored now." (Dino Ramos-Stephens) In light of recent events which reminded me that nothing lasts forever & at any moment things can change, I share these w/you now. Hopefully, may at least one of these quotes make you smile as much as each of you have made me smile.
"There is an art, or rather a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground & miss." - Douglas Adams, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
"More than anything else the sensation is one of perfect peace mingled with an excitement that strains every nerve to the utmost, if you can conceive of such a combination." - Wilbur Wright
"Lovers of [flying] find it exhilarating to hang poised between the illusion of immortality and the fact of death." - Alexander Chase, "Perspectives," 1966
"He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand & walk & run & climb & dance; one cannot fly into flying." - Friedrich Nietzsche
"Given angel's wings, where might you fly?
In what sweet heaven might you find your love?
Unwilling to be bound, where might you move,
Lost between the wonder and the why...?" - Nicholas Gordon
"When you think about flying, it's nuts really. Here you are at about 40,000 feet, screaming along at 700 miles an hour and you're sitting there drinking Diet Pepsi and eating peanuts. It just doesn't make any sense." - David Letterman
"If black boxes survive air crashes, why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff?" - George Carlin
"Those who gave away their wings are sad not to see them fly." - Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin
"The reason angels can fly is because they take themselves lightly." - G.K. Chesterton
"Now I know why they tell you to put your head between your knees on crash landings. You think you're going to kiss your ass good-bye." - Terry Hanson
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