Trapeze

i met many bar aerialists at necca and felt inspired at how passionate everyone was about aerial, and felt quite validated at being able to showcase my strengths (though obviously i learned a lot from this very talented group of aerialists). i was not very well-conditioned when i arrived so i held back a bunch, but was able to perform a small improv on day 3. i also tried swinging trapeze for the first time. definitely had a bit of fear here but it was potentially the most fun i’ve had with momentum outside of spinning (by contrast, i’ve never really been into tumbling, beats on static, or drops). ...

this took a lot longer to get than a split 1-arm handstand in the ropes. eventually i found that the weight is quite asymmetrical in terms of centering of the legs; most of my weight in the top arm is resting on one leg.

was feeling wistful for dad rock when i did this flow after training. very happy with having found this single-arm handstand split with sable’s help: it is one of the few things i’ve discovered myself on the apparatus rather than seen someone else do and so feels very much “me”.