Flying mermaid
Sep. 6th, 2014 02:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
missroseroseGrowing up in the Second Golden Era of Disney, I spent most of my elementary school years wishing I were a mermaid. Well, now I have been - albeit briefly, with the help of a trapeze. Sadly, I have no pictures of myself. I sort of wish I did, if only because then I could have some idea how my form looked - the alignment felt all right, but there weren't any mirrors to see.
I'm rather glad I went to Aloft's taster class now, as opposed to when I was first looking into it (holy crap, has it really been almost a year?). Core strength is a big big part of aerials, and if I'd tried it in the shape I was in last winter I probably would've gotten discouraged quickly. As it is, after a couple of months of CorePower, I was able to do the fundaments without any trouble. In fact, it was a fun process of discovery - I can hang from the trapeze and kick my feet all the way up over my head! Who knew? Still, though, I've got a long way to go, in both strength and technique-building. I'd been noticing in the mirror how I've actually got some muscle on my limbs now, and was feeling pretty smug about that, but after seeing the the women who were teaching us, I was feeling distinctly like the "before" drawing in a Charles Atlas ad. Note to self: never get into a wrestling match with an aerialist.
I want very much to go back, and their next round of courses starts on the 8th, but I'm not sure now's the time - we've just had a couple good-sized unexpected expenses. I could try the place that's closer by sometime over the next eight weeks, although their $22 first-time-registration fee plus more-expensive classes is a bit of a turn-off. But it might be worth it not to have to spend an hour on the bus each way, especially if I like the instructors. Hrmm.
I'm rather glad I went to Aloft's taster class now, as opposed to when I was first looking into it (holy crap, has it really been almost a year?). Core strength is a big big part of aerials, and if I'd tried it in the shape I was in last winter I probably would've gotten discouraged quickly. As it is, after a couple of months of CorePower, I was able to do the fundaments without any trouble. In fact, it was a fun process of discovery - I can hang from the trapeze and kick my feet all the way up over my head! Who knew? Still, though, I've got a long way to go, in both strength and technique-building. I'd been noticing in the mirror how I've actually got some muscle on my limbs now, and was feeling pretty smug about that, but after seeing the the women who were teaching us, I was feeling distinctly like the "before" drawing in a Charles Atlas ad. Note to self: never get into a wrestling match with an aerialist.
I want very much to go back, and their next round of courses starts on the 8th, but I'm not sure now's the time - we've just had a couple good-sized unexpected expenses. I could try the place that's closer by sometime over the next eight weeks, although their $22 first-time-registration fee plus more-expensive classes is a bit of a turn-off. But it might be worth it not to have to spend an hour on the bus each way, especially if I like the instructors. Hrmm.
