Gymnastics fun!
Apr. 13th, 2004 02:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jainaThe good news is that I was not nearly so sore when I woke up this morning as I was last Tuesday morning. Even my hip, which got really aggravated by all the round-offs we did last night, was feeling much better. Probably soaking in the hot tub helped a lot, but I prefer to believe I'm actually getting back into shape. ;)
Of course then I went to ballet this morning, and five hours later my back is a big mass of knots. Oh well, skating tonight should fix that, right?
I did get pretty grumpy during class last night, because we spent so long on round-offs and it seemed like everyone could do them but me. Cartwheels are okay because they're continuous, but I can't seem to get the hang of bringing both legs together and then down. But then the girl instructor asked if anyone wanted to go to the beam. And beam is seriously my favorite thing ever. We did a bit of gymnastics in elementary school, and the basics of beam (how to mount, how to walk, how to turn) have stuck with me ever since. So yeah, I was a bit of a showoff last night, since the other four girls were wobbling all over the place and I was serenely walking forwards and backwards. I did a couple of nice little jumps, too. I hope we get to do it again next week so I can practice turns some more!
Of course then I went to ballet this morning, and five hours later my back is a big mass of knots. Oh well, skating tonight should fix that, right?
I did get pretty grumpy during class last night, because we spent so long on round-offs and it seemed like everyone could do them but me. Cartwheels are okay because they're continuous, but I can't seem to get the hang of bringing both legs together and then down. But then the girl instructor asked if anyone wanted to go to the beam. And beam is seriously my favorite thing ever. We did a bit of gymnastics in elementary school, and the basics of beam (how to mount, how to walk, how to turn) have stuck with me ever since. So yeah, I was a bit of a showoff last night, since the other four girls were wobbling all over the place and I was serenely walking forwards and backwards. I did a couple of nice little jumps, too. I hope we get to do it again next week so I can practice turns some more!
