Flying Trapeze in North Austin

Yay! Trapeze Austin has opened a North Austin location. The rig will be located outdoors near the 35 freeway. Here's a link to their website with the map. The class schedule is also on the website. I'm so happy to see circus arts starting to show up in North Austin!

Speaking of the Circus, don't forget that Dralion will be at the Cedar Park Event Center March 10-20th.

***Update as of June 23, 2011. I never heard any more details about this outdoor rig in North Austin and I notice it's not listed on their website anymore. I assume this means it doesn't exist anymore? If so, that's too bad because I never got a chance to check it out.

Trapeze Classes in South Austin

Since September 1st Trapeze Experience has been running trapeze classes at the Soccer Zone in South Austin. It's a nice facility for trapeze because it's indoors, although I do wish it was closer for us North Austin folks. For people who are interested in trying circus arts, flying trapeze is a fun and safe way to start. Beginners always wear a safety line and start with a very basic position called "knee hang". Once the "knee hang" is mastered, the individual has a chance to be caught by the catcher from the knee hang position.

It appears that the company is changing ownership after January 1st. Before January 1st, the website for information is http://www.trapeze-experience.com/. After January 1st, the website will be http://www.trapezeaustin.com/

I definitely want to stop by and try trapeze again. I had a blast doing flying trapeze in Jamaica many years ago. Here are a couple of photos. Sorry about the poor quality but these were taken quite a few years ago with a film point and shoot and then scanned (before digital was very available). If I remember correctly, I was doing a split catch in both photos.