So here's the thing: I'm afraid of heights. I'm not talking regular afraid of heights- I'm talking my knees give out while I'm in line for roller coasters and I occasionally I may go blind if my heart begins to race too quickly. That being said, it was a hell of a Saturday fun-tivity for me to attend my friend's flying trapeze class birthday party (it's good to challenge yourself, no?).
First of all, the space is really interesting; appended to a large gospel church, the hall offers a large trapeze area and ample space for all other circus practices, as well as a large bleacher/seating area. Throughout our visit they had chill beats going with a giant projector screening old Cirque du Soleil videos. Imma just say it- I felt really cool being there.
Speaking to the price, you really get what you pay for here. For two hours it's $300 which isn't half bad because you can really bring a sizeable group, making it quite affordable. The one suggestion I would have however is perhaps if they had a staff member who took photos during the party- it's pretty impressive stuff for the average person so I feel like they would up their marketing game with more in-house done photos.
The first hour of the class was main-à-main activities (basic circus mounts) which I LOVED. Everything was explained well and the instructors assisted us all individually in getting the mounts right. In this spirit, I have to say the staff is fantastic. If I counted correctly we had at least five different staff members who were available for us during the two-hour period, all to ourselves. All of them were bilingual and incredibly talented, friendly and helpful. With this, after I finally got the gumption to climb the tall tall ladder up to the trapeze platform I had two very sweet circus performers to talk me down from a doozie of a panic attack. As luck would have it, I did manage to jump off the platform and successfully trapezed (high up in the air, I am proud to say!).
I didn't muster the courage to go up again, but there's always next time! read more