Two Weeks of Classes – April 19, 2009

This class on the fabric, from start to finish was completely a review. And to me, that was a very good thing. After climbing on the corde lisse, we headed over to the silks to review the “double crochet to double crucifix” and the “teddy bear (front balance)” drop. Practice makes perfect, and both moves definitely went much smoother today than they did in the previous session.

On the trapeze, we learned two new tricks, the “coffin” and “tree creature”, and attempted the “eagle”.

This is a picture of me in coffin. I should be straighter, but for a first try, not too bad.

This is a picture of me setting up for “tree creature”. Basically, you scoot your butt all the way to the end, and put your feet up onto the rope and allow your arms to relax as they please.

The eagle is similar to the “½ eagle”, but in the “eagle”, both arms are holding the rope facing down instead of one arm up and one arm down.

The class ended with the same “toughening” and “strengthening” moves that we always do. This class was particularly special, because my grandma came to watch me. Usually my mom only comes for the last few minutes, but since my grandma was with her, she stayed for almost the whole thing. It was nice sharing that experience with her, and showing her what I do.