Do any of you do silks or Lyra or any other kind of aerial arts similar to pole dancing? What would be the easiest to learn if you are already familiar with doing pole tricks?



Do any of you do silks or Lyra or any other kind of aerial arts similar to pole dancing? What would be the easiest to learn if you are already familiar with doing pole tricks?
Some say Lyra, some say silks. I have never ventured to either territory yet but it seems like pole dancers who to venture into other skills try either or first and whichever one they find first they seem to excel at.
I think for me I'd be stronger at silks - but you should watch some videos on both and decide which interests you the most and find someplace that has rigging and gives lessons.
I'm gonna say spanish web (rope / corde lisse)
silks are very stretchy!
static trapeze is very similar to lyra
I used to perform an aerial silks striptease! Aerial silks involve the same upper body and core strength needed on the pole--flexibility is a major plus as well.
i really want to get into aerial arts, but unfortunately there's nobody around here that can teach me.
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^^ Ruby Ruckus, where in VA are you? If you're anywhere near NOVA/DC, try contacting someone at Arachne (www.arachneair.com); Sara Deull gives lessons on single-point trapeze and hoop, and I'm pretty sure most of the other performers there give private lessons as well.
Also you can try contacting Jayne of Air Dance Bernasconi. (www.airdancebern.com). She teaches at Gerstung in Baltimore which is prob too far of a drive for you, but she knows people all up and down the east coast and might be able to give you some info for a private teacher near your area.
thanks for the info! i'm about a hundred miles south of dc, so to travel with any regularity for lessons would be difficult at this point. if i plan a trip to dc at any point soon though, i'll make sure to get in touch with them.
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I do silks and sometimes I will recommend it for students that don't have a lot of upper body strength to start climbing the pole. There are two main types of silks though, one that is super stretchy and one that is pretty static. The static/non-stretch silk is MUCH easier to learn on, but there's something about the give with the stretchy silk that makes it look much more graceful.
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