I like a double tab lyra. I feel uncomfortable on a single tab. But I'm trying. Each time I learn a move, I think about how scary it might be on single tab. If not too scary, I try it. So that move I posted a video of before, from man in the moon, I tried the other day on single tab. And I heard my teacher say, I see you using the single tab, and I'm so proud of you.
Wow. Yea, it doesn't take much. I appreciated that so much.
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Thursday, February 13, 2020
Unit 4
Lyra Intermediate 1 has a new unit, full of dynamic movement and momentum and a little bit of spinning. Never enough spinning. Not a lot of poses to take pictures of, more video of transitions and motion. But flag is always fun. And this little transition from man in the moon was super fun. I'm bruised on the backs of my arms somehow from this same move on Sunday, so I brought a shirt last night for protection. The fabric got a little in the way when I tried to drop, so it's not as quick as I was hoping. But still fun!
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Monday, January 6, 2020
Post Holiday Blues
Yea, I know, I haven't been posting. I'm still frustrated with my lack of progress. I'm still sad during class when I see students thinner than me, stronger than me, less sweatier than me.
And my studio was closed for 9 days over the holidays. 9 days! Their first day back (it was a Thursday), I did double classes, then another class on Friday. That...might not have been the wisest choice. Sunday was one of the worst aerial days I've ever had, and it could be somewhat related to being hella sore.
But before the holidays, I was feeling good. I did double classes on Sunday and Monday. Despite being so bruised and unable to do certain moves, I was pleased with my stamina for that many classes.
And my studio was closed for 9 days over the holidays. 9 days! Their first day back (it was a Thursday), I did double classes, then another class on Friday. That...might not have been the wisest choice. Sunday was one of the worst aerial days I've ever had, and it could be somewhat related to being hella sore.
But before the holidays, I was feeling good. I did double classes on Sunday and Monday. Despite being so bruised and unable to do certain moves, I was pleased with my stamina for that many classes.
Friday, November 22, 2019
Sideways Sads
Silks was rough again. But it shouldn't be. Let me explain.
I was kicking ass. It was my third day in a row of an aerial class, so I should have been a bit on the tired side. I didn't feel that; I felt great.
I did the best straddle of my life. I'm still catching my foot but not as heavily. And I am finally getting that stack. My problem in the past has been my legs don't get parallel to the floor, which makes my bottom heavy, and I fall back down out of the straddle. I've been working on this without much success. I'll straddle so I can see myself in the mirror, and I'll see that my legs are sort of angled up toward to ceiling but getting them parallel is hard. I'm slowly getting them down. But I know I'm also hunched over. When I try to stack, somehow my body sends a signal to my legs to straighten out, thus sending them back toward the ceiling again. And I fall out of the straddle. So I've been trying to stack with just my upper back. I think to myself, tits out. And it worked last night. My thighs weren't squeezed together. My legs were parallel. And my back was mostly stacked straight. It felt awesome.
I wish I'd gotten a picture.
Then ball flows. I recently graduated to a single wrist wrap and felt very comfortable with that. Yay, no more double wrist wraps. But then last night, I tried no wrist wrap, and it was awesome. All three rounds of ball flows, no wrist wraps, super solid in my grip. The teacher saw one of them and exclaimed how great I looked.
But then...sideways middle. My teacher thought that perhaps, since I was able to get it on lyra, it would finally start clicking on silks. Not.even.close. I don't know how people do it. I won't say I'll never get it. But I don't think I'll get it until I have a flawless from-the-air straddle inversion. And that's not happening anytime soon. Maybe a year? Who fucking knows.
So that got me down, and I was trying not to cry. The teacher came over for one last move and asked whether I wanted single footlock series or leg wrap. Definitely leg wrap. Then she had us go to man in the moon. I remember early on really hating this move because the wraps hurt my ankle. Not last night. It was pretty perfect. Of course, I got no video.
Yes, overall, I should be looking at last night as a success. But I can't seem to shake the sads from damned sideways middle.
I was kicking ass. It was my third day in a row of an aerial class, so I should have been a bit on the tired side. I didn't feel that; I felt great.
I did the best straddle of my life. I'm still catching my foot but not as heavily. And I am finally getting that stack. My problem in the past has been my legs don't get parallel to the floor, which makes my bottom heavy, and I fall back down out of the straddle. I've been working on this without much success. I'll straddle so I can see myself in the mirror, and I'll see that my legs are sort of angled up toward to ceiling but getting them parallel is hard. I'm slowly getting them down. But I know I'm also hunched over. When I try to stack, somehow my body sends a signal to my legs to straighten out, thus sending them back toward the ceiling again. And I fall out of the straddle. So I've been trying to stack with just my upper back. I think to myself, tits out. And it worked last night. My thighs weren't squeezed together. My legs were parallel. And my back was mostly stacked straight. It felt awesome.
I wish I'd gotten a picture.
Then ball flows. I recently graduated to a single wrist wrap and felt very comfortable with that. Yay, no more double wrist wraps. But then last night, I tried no wrist wrap, and it was awesome. All three rounds of ball flows, no wrist wraps, super solid in my grip. The teacher saw one of them and exclaimed how great I looked.
But then...sideways middle. My teacher thought that perhaps, since I was able to get it on lyra, it would finally start clicking on silks. Not.even.close. I don't know how people do it. I won't say I'll never get it. But I don't think I'll get it until I have a flawless from-the-air straddle inversion. And that's not happening anytime soon. Maybe a year? Who fucking knows.
So that got me down, and I was trying not to cry. The teacher came over for one last move and asked whether I wanted single footlock series or leg wrap. Definitely leg wrap. Then she had us go to man in the moon. I remember early on really hating this move because the wraps hurt my ankle. Not last night. It was pretty perfect. Of course, I got no video.
Yes, overall, I should be looking at last night as a success. But I can't seem to shake the sads from damned sideways middle.
Saturday, November 16, 2019
Emma Sits
I had a rough silks class the other night. Well, let me rephrase: I had a move go very, very wrong, which almost ended up ruining my night, but then the teacher helped me end on a positive note.
The dreaded move was half scorpion. I got very stuck and very panicky, and the teacher basically had to extract me from the silks of death.
I wanted to be done for the night when the teacher suggested emma sits. I quite like emma sits. I got it on video. My double footlocks are looking rather smooth. And exiting has gotten a lot better, too.
The dreaded move was half scorpion. I got very stuck and very panicky, and the teacher basically had to extract me from the silks of death.
I wanted to be done for the night when the teacher suggested emma sits. I quite like emma sits. I got it on video. My double footlocks are looking rather smooth. And exiting has gotten a lot better, too.