Trapeze & Lyra
Bar in Hand. Hoop in Sight.
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Static trapeze: a single bar on two ropes. Lyra: a steel hoop on a swivel. Two of the prettiest apparatuses in the studio, and our favourite class for people who like a little glamour with their grit.
Lyra hangs you in a perfect circle and asks you to make it look easy. Trapeze hands you a bar and dares you to make it sing. Both apparatuses reward a particular flavour of strength — not raw pulling power but the precise placement of every limb. Photos of bad silks look fine; photos of bad lyra look like a bag of laundry. By the end of term you'll be pointing your toes in your sleep.
What you'll learn
- Trapeze: knee hangs, bird's nest, gazelle, planches, beats
- Lyra: side splits, mermaid, single-knee hangs, gazelle, dynamic spins
- Mounts and dismounts — getting on and off without thudding
- Beats and momentum — driving the apparatus into and out of swing
- Performance line — the difference between a trick and a moment
What it builds
- Shoulder stability that improves every other lift in your life
- Active flexibility — hips and shoulders, mostly
- That toes-pointed reflex you've always envied in dancers
- Stamina — these classes string sequences like nobody else
Good fit if…
You like grace as much as grit. Bonus if you've done dance or gymnastics, but it's not a prerequisite.
FYI: The leotard is named after Jules Léotard, the trapeze artist who invented modern trapeze in his dad's swimming pool in 1859.
By Age Group
Trapeze & Lyra runs for the following age groups: