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We Tried It: Aerial Silks and Lyra
February 17, 2017

We Tried It: Aerial Silks and Lyra

It was back in 1994 on a family trip to Disney World when I saw my first Cirque du Soleil show. I was no more than 6 years old, and I was mesmerized by the acrobatic magic before me. With wide eyes, I leaned into my mother and asked, "Who taught them to fly?" At the time, I probably brushed it off as some unexplained Disney mystery, but I never forgot how fascinated I was with their talent. That beautiful art is known as aerial acrobatics, and with aerial silk classes growing in popularity, I decided it was time to try it myself. When I walked into my session at Aerial Arts NYC, my instructor Kristin first told me the basics of aerial silks and lyra. The silks are two pieces of nylon fabric joined at the top, while the lyra (also known as an "aerial hoop") is a steel hula hoop. Both are suspended from the ceiling and used as aerial apparatuses for acrobatics. As I watched my instructors flip and glide around the room, I powdered my hands with rosin, took a deep breath and hit the ropes.