Friday Post - Trapeze Class

Friday morning, I actually slept in a bit (in comparison to Wed and Thurs where I did over an hour workout in the morning before work). So, that was pretty nice. All I did in the morning was some easy stretching. Plus, I had my Kashi Lean cereal for breakfast.

At work, after my lunch of leftover pork and veggies, I was still really hungry (which is fairly unusual for me). So, I figured I would listen to my body, and I had an 8oz bowl of black bean soup from the cafeteria at work. It was 150 calories and 8g of protein (they posted the nutrition info online). I figured the extra carbs would be good and would help sustain me for my trapeze class.

My trapeze class was good, but I was disappointed that we only got to run through our routines once. There were only 6 of us, with our routines being 4-5 minutes long. With a 90 minute class, we should have gotten to do it twice. But, that was not to be. I did ok on my run-through. I did the Wrapped Angel straight into the Bird's Nest. But, I had a bit of struggle getting into Amazon, and I had some struggle getting into the Zip Drop. I would not have been satisfied if that had been my performance routine. I had all these mental notes of what to change for the second time. But, that never came. It's a good thing I have the private lesson scheduled for Sunday. It's only 60 minutes, but I should be able to go through my routine 3 times. I did get to practice the zip drop once separately, though, and I got a feel for the correct way to wrap my feet. I just need more repetition with that. Hopefully, Sunday I'll be able to carry over the feel of it and do it right the first time.

We also spent a LOT of time rehearsing the curtain call. During the last session's performance, we did almost the same amount of rehearsal time on it, but most people forgot the hand motions. This curtain call was even more cheoreographed. So, it will be interesting to see if people remember.

We still don't know our performance order. In the last performance, I was first. That was a nice position to be in. This time around, I had assumed that the guy with the blindfolded routine would be last. But, my instructor said that his act wasn't a closing act because they want something to pump up the audience at the end. I don't quite understand how his act isn't a closer, but I'm certainly not an expert at trapeze shows. One guy in our class chimed in that my zip drop was a dramatic finale trick. I thought that was pretty nice of him. So, who knows. Maybe I'll be going last. I suppose it doesn't really matter. I would just prefer to NOT go right after the guy. Any other spot should be fine.