Flying Trapeze

I had a guest request two spots for a flying trapeze class this past week, so I thought it would be a great time to try it out! If you visit the website, it's pretty simple to book the class, they have various types per which level acrobat you are. They have about 10 people per class- and you can see how many spots are left on the schedule. There's a bunch of information to fill out- billing address, email, phone numbers, emergency contact..yadyada.. this also pertains to the "one time registration fee" which is 22$- you only have to fill this info out once, as well as pay that fee once.

They suggest to wear longer pants- more like spandex or yoga pants or my pants? And tight tops- anything loose on your body has the possibility of getting caught-so you have to take off jewelry too. The long pants are for not getting to banged up by the net- which I was bruised by.

The duration of the class is two hours, and you are with three instructors. The class begins with doing a simple swing across, tuck, and land. The whole class takes a turn going- so this takes about a half hour- you watch and cheer and the time passes- it's fun- but also because there is so much downtime, it makes a great date or friendly activity. The second go you get to do (or try) a back flip. This is fun because you get to actually just feel the power of the gravity you're playing with on the trapeze- some of the class wasn't able to do this, but everyone comfortably moved at their own pace. The last "trick" was the catch- they had the more advanced people in the class go first, about three of us were successful out of ten. The catch is when you have an instructor swinging on the next pole synchronized to when you swing, at a point, he grabs your wrists, your grab his, and release from the bar with your legs. It was a blast!

I think this is a great lil activity for a beautiful day- where you can go to their outdoor facility on houston/west st, or a rainy day one on 30th/west st. For a very active couple or an adventurous friendship, for experimental athletes, or has been dancers-I really think it could be a great challenge for any type of body- someone that isn't agym buff could still do very well- I wouldn't want anyone not to try this because they were afraid. There was one student who couldn't go up the ladder- so if you're afraid of heights, it may be a waste of money. Or if you're preggers- I wouldn't do it than either.

Flying Trapeze School
http://newyork.trapezeschool.com/

Courtesy of KH