Intro to Lyra & Trapeze

DESCRIPTION:

This 75-minute beginner class will introduce you to "bar" apparatuses: Lyra and Trapeze - both made from a steel bar suspended in the air. In Lyra, the bar forms a beautiful hoop. In Trapeze, the bar is straight and suspended between 2 ropes. Although Lyra and Trapeze are completely different shapes, at the beginner level, the skills taught on both apparatuses are very similar. And whether you become a Lyra fanatic or a Trapeze addict, both build your strength and flexibility in a way that's so much fun, you won't realize what an incredible workout you are getting! Our intro classes are designed for adults, age 16+. Absolutely NO experience required! Each class beings with a thorough warmup on the ground followed by conditioning drills designed to build body awareness, strength, and flexibility. Then you'll learn various ways to mount the Lyra and Trapeze and your first aerial poses and skills! As you get more familiar with each apparatus, you'll learn to link poses and skills together into a "flow." Once your instructor confirms you've mastered the basics, you'll move up to our Foundations classes on either Lyra or Trapeze, or continue to train both! There is no set timeline for how many intro classes it takes to master the basics because everyone's body and journey are unique. But our instructors will be there to support you every step of the way! NOTE: Flying Trapeze and Dance Trapeze are entirely different disciplines! Flying Trapeze involves jumping from high platforms (often 20 to 40 feet in the air), swinging in huge arcs, and acrobats catching each other in mid-air. In Dance Trapeze, the trapeze is rigged low enough to be reached from the ground. Our trapezes are rigged to a single point with a swivel, allowing spinning, swinging, drops, and flow-like movement. At Upside, we teach Dance Trapeze, not Flying Trapeze.