Ballet, Meet Cirque
Acro-Balancing tonight. It was fun, although quite challenging at times.
I discovered that being all legs makes mounting more challenging, but balancing easier when you’re the flyer. It makes being the base kinda weird sometimes — thigh stands are okay, but short arms and long legs makes a steep mount in foot bird or candlestick.
Ballet also makes a lot of it easier — if you have a good arabesque, you know how to use the muscles in your back for the foot bird.

This was just before Denis got wobbly on me. He thinks it's gorgeous; I, of course, notice that my feet could be more pointed, my legs aren't even, my neck is tense, my...
I also discovered that I can still do a tripod headstand forever and ever and do cool stuff with my legs during. I’ll have to see if I can get my handstands back. They are awesome for for stability and balance, and I think that would be handy (no pun intended, I swear) for partnering.
Posted on 2016/01/07, in aerials, balllet, fitness and tagged acro-balancing, body proportions, cirque, foot bird. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments.
Hey, Denis is right – this is gorgeous!
And I wouldn’t dare to wear these great peacock tights, either than making the flyer (with more than 80 Kg…).
Thanks! I love those tights — and they were only line $8 on eBay 😀