Student of the Month

After moving to St Louis, I was looking for a new hobby that would be fun and also a workout. I struggled to find anything for awhile since I was focusing on gymnastics,but it was only available for children. I then went to see Cirque du Soleil and thought it was so beautiful, I had to do it! I got home and on my computer, I don't remember what I googled but Bumbershoot came up! I signed up for a silks and trapeze intro workshop and fell in love with it!

Silks

The atmosphere! Everyone is so friendly, helpful, and encouraging, from instructors to students. I love that instructors always say something positive when we train, it really makes me want to improve.

I am a social worker, I work in research. When I am not working or in the air, I enjoy baking and spending time with my husband and cats.

Un truffé au chocolat, a French dessert made mostly of chocolate.

I look back on all the progress I made and remind myself than one bad day doesn't mean I am losing my strength. Having a bad day is part of practice and I will be better next time. I then tend to practice what I struggled with at open aerial.

I love the feeling when doing a superman drop. My least favorite would have to be the ankle hang, I have yet to find the way to make less painful.

I think I would have to take Jerome so I can continue taking silks classes. Plus he is an artist, so if we get bored he could draw a comic book, caricatures, or something.

The first time I did my straddle without using my leg to help me. I was so happy and proud, it was such a great feeling to see my peers and instructors being excited for me and getting high-fives from them!