Pictured: photo from duo hoop act by Myles and errorbesque to Ghosts IV - 34 (Old Town Road) at Fugazi (perhaps the nicest venue I’ve ever performed in lighting-wise and rigging-wise).
We didn’t have a ton of notice* that we were accepted to do this act, so it was a bit of a challenge to schedule.
We were having trouble getting the act under 5'00" and cut a few moves (single-knee-to-knee for some reason had gotten more difficult despite being strong in the past; ankle-based sleeping beauty we cut since it was just not that impressive and a bit awkward). We conditioned elevators (I also did gym cross-training weighted rows) and the armpit-based front split as a regular part of warmup and these were consistently solid, and that felt very rewarding.
I was actually quite anxious about this performance due to knowing that we were sharing the stage with some pro performers.
Actual execution was very solid. Maybe the last standing acro bit was a bit shaky, but almost every other point was nailed.
*5 weeks isn’t a lot for duo :0