They felt likes STARS! Thank you for everything you do. HUGE SHOUT OUT TO BOTH OF YOU, GOD BLESS YOU! My kids came home so happy, wow. “WOW! Words cannot express how incredibly happy and honored we are to know such great and fantastic people You made my all my kids feel VERY SPECIAL. I’ve seen first hand the positive impact aerial arts can have on youth, it’s truly amazing! We are looking forward to being part of your positivity.” “As a mom, I’m pumped to see an organization like yours reaching out and serving more students. “My girls just love you, they talked about you all the way home…You have really been an inspiration to my girl, she was really struggling with being insecure until silks. It is an honor to have her as a guide and mentor.” Karynn teaches with patience, encouragement and creativity and is attentive to each students’ unique journey. “Aerial Equanimity helps build meaningful friendships, self affirmation, and is a safe place for my daughter and her fellow aerialists. Aerials gives them the strength and the courage to open up and be themselves.” They seem happier and they are more interactive and social with the other kids-they have become more comfortable opening up about school, about their emotions and personal lives. They feel special being a part of Aerial Equanimity. I have seen a change in my kids in the time they have been at Aerial Equanimity. “Parker and Karynn make us feel safe, comfortable, welcomed and appreciated-like a part of the family. If you’re an adrenaline junkie who likes their pony tail to brush the floor at the end of a drop, or if I’m constantly wondering how you function with that level of spaciness, I’ll be doubling down on your prerecs.“The culture of Aerial Equanimity is beautiful, inclusive, and inviting a very comfortable space to express and share!” I’m not going to lie – if I see ZERO apprehension, nervousness, questioning, etc when someone is up for their first drop, I do a quick check-in. Is this student likely to panic when a drop gets a little pinchy? How’s their fear level? Are they capable of making good decisions on the fly (example: my grip is super fatigued – should I let go to pass the rope behind my back, or straddle and come down)? A certain level of non-flakiness, and a common-sense aversion to risk is preferred. Listening skillsĬan this student accurately interpret verbal cues in the air? Emotional readiness Understanding of the theoryĭo they know how/why the drop works? Recreational students often loooooove to gloss over this part in their haste to do ALL the fancy things for Instagram. Is the student strong enough to fully execute the wrap, drop, and proper dismount? And by proper dismount, I do not mean puddling to the floor, quivering and moaning, “whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy”. Some drops require nothing less than perfection in the invert category, some you can fudge a bit. Is this student going to flop like a gummy worm on the way down? Different drops have different prerequisites, but I’m most often looking at: But (BUTT), you’ve gotta be ready for the drop you’re attempting. People – MY HEART CANNOT TAKE THIS! The Smart and Sassy Student’s Guide to Approaching Dropsĭrops come in all sorts of shapes, sizes, and levels of wedgie from high-tumbling quads to teensy slack drops, they’re a fun and important part of silks, rope, etc. Facebook videos with people flailing like angry badgers on drops which could easily end with dislocations. Students online with legs and spines whipping like noodles on advanced roll drops. I saw one young hopeful on Instagram attempting open drops, but he couldn’t yet invert cleanly. From the moment my darlings start classes, I see them eyeing the rolls, the slides, the flips, the wedgies – they WANT it (especially the wedgies)! But ya’ll…. Laura Witwer, aerial coaching and performing QUEEN, is the owner and operator of SassyPants Aerial Arts in Brooklyn, NY and has a great post about learning drops on her blog, Read on for an abridged version! PARDON ME, SIR OR MADAM, BUT YOU ARE NOT READY FOR THAT DROP!ĭrops – the Holy Grail of aerial work (they’re not, but that’s another post). A note from Jen, “Head Monkey Wrangler” of Akrosphere Aerial & Circus Arts:
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