Thoughtful Thursday - Aerial Circus Arts and the Flying Trapeze

On my way to class 

I've been taking trapeze classes these past few months and absolutely love it. The series just ended and I'm considering enrolling again. It's a bit brutal at times (bruising) but I'm hooked. It's very similar to ballet in a lot of ways except I get to wear these nifty tights. 

We have high-ceilings in our living room and have installed an aerial hoop and silks for my daughter. She rarely uses the silks anymore, so I was considering replacing them with my own trapeze so I could practice. The carabiners and rigging are both there--all I need is the cotton ropes and trapeze bar. Easy enough.

Barry.com

Dance Trap​eze Bar, 3m Rope​s and Padd​ed Leather Prot​ector​s  

$600 CAD

TrapezeRigging.com 

Single Trapeze with 8 foot ropes 

$305

Bobby's Big Top Circus Equipment

Single trapeze with cotton rope
$595 plus $45 shipping

Nimble Arts

Single Trapeze, no ends

$350

 Photo courtesy of Barry.com 

Yes, I was rather floored myself. I use a three-point dance trapeze which looks like this. Seems simple enough. Cotton ropes reinforced with steel cable, padded leather protectors, steel bar. 

That will be $350-$640 please.

Did I mention we have the carabiners and rigging installed already? 

The search continues...

Flying Trapeze

I've been keeping a list of Things I Want to Try on a piece of notebook paper since I was 21-years-old. It sits in a shoe box, tucked away with some old photographs of my father in Vietnam, a couple of cats-eye marbles, and a fossil I found when I was ten. When the opportunity presents itself, I cross the things I've tried off one-by-one, with the intention of doing them all. I'm happy to say I've recently crossed another off--trapeze lessons.
I've always been about experiencing what life has to offer. Sometimes, it gets me into trouble. Other times, I'm made fun of and told to act my age. But I never want to look back on my life and think, "Gee, I wish I would have tried that!"
So, here goes. My bucket list, in no particular order.

1. Trapeze lessons
2. Firewalking 
3. Great White shark cage photography
4. Sky diving
5. Hang gliding
6. Wine grape stomping in Italy
7. See the pyramids of Giza, Egypt
8. Visit Stonehenge
9. Visit the Amazon rainforest
10.Volunteer at the Tiger Temple in Thailand
11.Swim with dolphins
12. Survive on a tropical island for a week
13. Shower in a waterfall
14. Meet an alien
15. Scuba dive in Hawaii
16. Visit the Statue of Liberty
17. Visit Salem, Mass
18. Bungee jump
19. Travel to Africa and stay with the Masaai
20.Surf
21.Water ski
22. Watch a volcano erupt
23. Build an igloo
24. Go up in a hot air balloon

and last, but not least...

25. Become famous doing something artistic...like REALLY famous.

Yep. That's been a lifelong dream.

Check back from time to time to see what gets crossed off and what gets added!
What's on your list?