Actor's Gym Day 8

Hey y'all,

So today was super exciting. Mainly because I got to cross something off of my bucket list that I have wanted to do for a while. The great thing about the Actor's Gym is that I am doing things that I have always wanted to do, and I am building up the courage to do the things that I may have been afraid of otherwise. I am really happy that I chose to do this.

Today we did our regular warm-up like we always do in the Circus class. These warm-ups seem to be getting easier. I know the difficulty isn't really changing, but maybe I'm just getting in better shape. Who's to say? We did a nice little game of handstand survivor. It is basically who can hold a handstand the longest. I was pretty proud of myself. I won one round. I don't know why, but I was feeling super competitive during this. I was a little disappointed today though. We didn't do any of the acrobatic stuff that we have done before. Mainly just because of time. I'll just have to hope for next week.

We did Lyra again today for our aerial skill. We elaborated on some of the stuff that we learned yesterday, and learned some new stuff as well. We did another double routine. This one wasn't any more difficult than yesterdays. It wasn't easier either. I went with Kathleen for this. It is just awkward trying to maneuver around on the Lyra anyway. Let alone having another person on there. We did learn some pretty scary and also very painful tricks. Some where you are hanging from the very top of the hoop and whatnot.

Anyway. So the thing I crossed off my bucket list that I have always wanted to learn was tightrope, or tightwire as they call it. I don't know why, but I have always wanted to learn this. I wished I was better at it, but just like unicycling it got easier the more we did it. It still needs work, but I am glad I got a start on it. It looks like a pain to set up, so I don't know how easy it would be to set it up for an open gym.

Later,

-Chris