Actor's Gym Day 7

Hey everyone.

Today at the actors gym was a tough one. After coming back from a nice little break, by that meaning spending the weekend in Ames, it was good to come back and get back into the swing of things. The break was much needed though. I was getting tired. Coming back though this class was a hard one.

Today we started on Lyra, or Aerial Hoop as it is sometimes called. Right off the bat our instructor told us how this one was going to be hard. It wasn't as difficult strength wise as it was more uncomfortable. There isn't a very comfortable way to do any of the moves. It is essentially a big metal hoop hanging from the ceiling. Surprisingly uncomfortable. Even though trapeze is the same material it is a lot easier.

The tricks on Lyra look very beautiful though. They are just very hard. One thing that we got to do though was a double routine. That being 2 people on a Lyra at the same time. I went with Elizabeth. It was a lot of fun. It is strange having to maneuver around the hoop and another person. This would be something I would want to work on again. Maybe at open gym if Elizabeth is up for it. The tricks in the double routine look so cool. Especially when the hoop starts inadvertently spinning.

I am assuming we will have more of this tomorrow. We usually do, but I am looking forward to the other things we will learn in circus like the acrobatic stuff tomorrow and other circus things. Until then I am going to be sweating my butt off here because there is no AC in this apartment.

Salutations,

-Chris