Student of the Month

My mom signed me up for a class because I was too nervous.

It changes often! I started with silks and then I fell in love with hoop. Currently my favorite is slings but I'm starting rope soon so who knows.

The support I feel from fellow students and coaches. No matter what level I was at I always felt inspired and encouraged by the positive energy at Bumbershoot.

I have a degree in dance and am a professional dancer with Leverage Dance Theatre. We do a lot of site specific dance so I'm often still climbing and hanging off of things. I'm a burlesque performer and amateur costume maker. I also work at a child care center holding beautiful angel babies.

Chocolate chip cookies and a cold glass of milk.

That it's okay for me to not be perfect. I think about what isn't working and how I can try differently next time. There's some days I just give myself credit for getting to class.

I don't have a least favorite trick. Truly, I love it all. For awhile my favorite trick was this fancy thing in Silks 3 to get to cross back straddle that I struggled with so much that I renamed it The Devil. I've now heard a few students and teachers also call this trick The Devil so I'm glad that's spread.
I love drops on Slings and spinning in Hoop.

My aerial girlfriend, Christine. We are a packaged deal at this point.

I'm hoping that when I perform aerial for the first time this Friday that it will be my new favorite memory.