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| - Quite possibly the coolest thing I've ever done!! I went with two of my girlfriends, one a professional dancer and one a complete klutz like myself, and we all had a blast. And we all managed a mid-air catch! Even if you're scared of heights, clumsy, flabby, uncoordinated, skeptical.... Do it anyway!!! They can handle you and you'll have a blast!
The staff is SO helpful and patient. They've managed to idiot proof the flying trapeze, which I would have guessed was impossible. The catcher, an awesome wiry muscular guy in psychedelic tights, started us out on a practice bar and gave us one rule: just follow his instructions. We looked at each other in terror... One of us is hearing impaired and the other two have legit ADHD. We were sure we were gonna die. He assured us NOT listening to directions is perfectly normal when swinging through the air, and promised we would be okay.
I DO work out, I lift light weights a couple times a week, but at first I was sure I wouldn't be able to do this. The catcher assured me gravity or momentum or whatever would kick in and everything would be easier in the air. He again was totally right. While I was far from graceful up there, I was able to follow the instructions shouted out. Every other concern I had (and oh I had plenty) was calmly addressed. They've already tested the safety harness so the worst thing that will happen is you will bang against the ladder if you let go climbing up. The woman hanging on to you on the platform (Tonya?) can hold people thrice my size. The net is really only a few feet drop once you're up there, so you're not going to die. Trust me, I asked all these questions.
Bottom line... It was freaking awesome!! We're all exceptionally sore 3 days later in muscles we didn't realize we had, but it's totally cool because we were FLYYYYING!! We had a blast and we can't wait to go back again for more lessons.
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