Thursday, July 8, 2010

Trapeze !

So I was hoping that these videos would showcase my incredible trapeze talent and amaze you all. Instead they will be a comedy of errors and a "What not to do" should you ever feel compelled to try this yourself.

I'm currently working on a trick called a "Cut-Away"

So in the first video, after receiving some last-minute instructions on the board -my turn-around needs to be tighter (you can see my legs come apart and I don't finish in quite the correct position) -the main problem with this trick is that I release the bar too early and flip out of control. -I've got the rug burn from the net to prove it.

This was my best cut-away of the night. So a little compare and contrast -it's cleaner, I release at the right time, and the flip is much more controlled.

And in this video I am trying to learn how to catch to a "catch-bar" instead of the catcher's hands. (The catcher and I are facing the same direction so we can't catch hands-to-hands). It needs more work.

Overall it's frustrating but progressive.

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