Me flying through the air
A little distraction for us all as I get ready for my big trip to Germany–
As many people know I do/did aerial silks; I trained for a couple years, stopped because I needed shoulder surgery (partially related to silks, partially to other extreme sports), started again, stopped because I was plum broke and couldn’t afford classes, and then started again, this time just training with a friend. I’m trying to re-learn everything I had learned over the last several years, and eventually get back into a class I can afford without having fallen too far behind.
Anyways my training partner Sonja has been bringing a few photographer friends by, and one of them put the pics up on his website. There are only a few of me, but they are really fabulous! I thought I’d share them with you so you can see what I do for fun.
Here’s me setting up for a drop! ^^^
Here’s me flying through the air! ^^^
FWOOM! This is all the same drop ^^^
It’s not technically supposed to go like this ^^^ I realized my fabric was getting in my face so I caught it mid-drop and threw it. 
Landing ^^^ That was about 2 seconds worth of movement- fast camera, huh?
A few more pics of me and many of my training buddy are here on Igor’s website. Check out his other work- you won’t be disappointed!!
Hope you like!
shopusagirl said,
May 31, 2010 at 7:35 pm
WOW! This is beautiful! I’ve always wanted to try this.
Amanda White said,
June 2, 2010 at 10:45 am
Do it! There are places to learn all over the country- search for circus training or aerial acrobatics. Or trapeze schools, as many also teach silks and other skills.
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