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Lilly Johnson Hi again!

Hi again, everyone. So, lots of stuff happened recently that I need to tell you all. So, I finally went to meet with a trainer. After a session, and many tips and pointers, here is what I've found: 1. My back no longer hurts 2. I am now capable of basic oversplits (almost there!!!) 3. My back is way more flexible than before, and I can achieve much more than I previously could 4. I am back in the physical condition I was in before I got "stuck" 5. My regular flow of endorphines has returned and… Continue

Added by Lilly Johnson on November 6, 2009 at 8:30pm — 2 Comments

lora music to practise/perform to

today ive been listening to a few new cds that seem perfect to contort to. so far i like: from chamber de echo by sopor aeturnus and the ensemble of shadows backbone practise beyond the wall of sleep interlude, the quiet earth we have a dog to exersise the skeletal garden consolatrix has left the building from sanitorium altarosa by sopor aeturnus the conquerer worm II (very good dramatic instrumental track) consider this the true meaning of love cirque du soleil's black steel from quida… Continue

Added by lora on November 5, 2009 at 6:39am — 2 Comments

George little trip to paris for halloween.

Hi to all frenchies in the Paris region: I will be in town from 28oct - 1nov If you want to meet for some chat or some stretching lessons, give me a sign. George Continue

Added by George on October 22, 2009 at 6:17pm — No Comments

Roberto alvarez new funny video

hello everyone, my name is roberto a 24 cntortionist from venezuela. I have just uploaded a new video, thats a funny one its a compilation of clips where I appear doing common postures but in bazzarre sitations. I hope you all enjoy it. greetings from spain Continue

Added by Roberto alvarez on October 21, 2009 at 5:50pm — 1 Comment

Stella Sanguina Sickness and Stretching

I recently came down with a pretty terrible cold, and yesterday my friends and family drug me to the hospital (kicking and cussing, I shamefully admit. I'm too stubborn sometimes) where they pumped 2000CCs worth of fluids and antibiotics into me via IV. I haven't done any contortionism in about 5 days, and my back is absolutely killing me. I can neither bend backwards, OR forwards without it being extremely painful. My boyfriend suggested that I do a little bit of stretching to loosen it up and… Continue

Added by Stella Sanguina on October 21, 2009 at 1:46pm — 4 Comments

Alan Right splits

After practicing for ages, I've almost got my right splits completely flat on the floor! :) Will post photos sometime soon. I now need to practice to get my left splits :( Continue

Added by Alan on October 20, 2009 at 6:08pm — No Comments

Ariana Isa Stepanova Center splits

I have got my right and left splits down now. I just having problems with my center splits. Can anyone tell my or show me (video) on stretches for it please? Continue

Added by Ariana Isa Stepanova on October 20, 2009 at 2:05pm — 1 Comment

Stella Sanguina Stall Bars!

So I finally found some plans to make my own Stall Bars. Sorry, I'm a college student working my way through school, I don't have the funds to drop a couple hundred bucks on something like that. I wonder if my roommates will mind if I bolt this thing to the wall in my room? Or maybe I can devise a kind of stand for it. Something that makes it easier to transport or store, and I don't have to go touching up any holes in the walls if I move out. If anyone is interested in the plans, check them o… Continue

Added by Stella Sanguina on October 9, 2009 at 9:25am — 1 Comment

Heather October! Yay!

So long time no post. Sorry about that, but I really haven’t had much new to report, unfortunately. It’s Howl-O-Scream season, so I’ve been very busy with strike, install, and rehearsals and now, of course, we’re into the event. The weird schedule makes it really hard for me to find time to stretch, so I’m having to rework my stretching schedule a bit. I usually stretch at night as I’m watching a movie or some tv with my boyfriend before going to bed, but since the Howl-O-Scream season started,… Continue

Added by Heather on October 6, 2009 at 1:25pm — 1 Comment

Aldis Naughty-Titled Playlist of My Videos

This'll be a short one and is just to vent. I just searched my username(dizbet) on youtube, and along with my videos I found a playlist consisting of all my videos, titled "flexi Dizbet slam her" and this is not by me but by someone under the username "dyebarrel". Maybe it's just me but isn't that, oh I don't know...inappropriate? I mean, shouldn't he have asked for my permission or something? I feel like I just became a part of something I didn't want to be a part of, like the porn industry o… Continue

Added by Aldis on September 26, 2009 at 6:50am — 8 Comments

Aldis Contortion Schdules/Regimes

Now, I'm not sure if I'm just lazy or not fully committed or whatever, but whenever I find a site with stretching advice or suggested practices or whatever, I get completely discouraged and totally intimidated. I have been able to do the 3 hours of practice before, but that was during the summer, now that I'm working its really hard at the end of the day to come home and find the energy to get in that zone and stretch for that amount of time. I've been thinking about morning stretching, but I'm… Continue

Added by Aldis on September 25, 2009 at 8:05pm — 5 Comments

Roy G. Double crossed arms behind the back trick

Can anybody find more pictures or videos of this trick? http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_amtU1POy0iU/R1IV_4b51cI/AAAAAAAABQk/J_rKGEs3EZM/s1600-R/rubberboy.jpg Continue

Added by Roy G. on September 25, 2009 at 6:06pm — 2 Comments

lucia I need help

Can any one help me with split leaps i can do over splits with my right leg but when i do i split leap i never hit the splits and i dont no y ? :( Also how would you learn to do a chest stand on the beam i cant do one on the floor yt but i want to learn !! so i can eventually use it on the bean if any one can help i would really appreciate it Thanx alot from Lu Continue

Added by lucia on September 7, 2009 at 9:47am — 2 Comments

lucia Can any one HELP me with: split leaps and beginer chest stand

can any one help me with split leaps i can do over splits with my right leg but when i do i split leap i never hit the splits and i dont no y ? :( also how would you learn to do a chest stand on the beam i cant do one on the floor yt but i want to learn !! so i can eventually use it on the bean if any one can help i would really appreciate it thanx alot from Lu Continue

Added by lucia on September 7, 2009 at 9:45am — 4 Comments

Lilly Johnson thanks so much!

thanks to everyone who has helped me. i am so excited. The other day i learned something new. I really learned that repetition is the key to success. I did a backfold for the first time since i retrained my back to bend higher. I was so proud that i did it about six more times. then, yesterday, I had aching muscles. However, it was the good, strengthening ache. my back was as flexible as ever, and, it was strong too. I really felt as if my back was bending effortlessly, but it was very easy to… Continue

Added by Lilly Johnson on August 24, 2009 at 9:27pm — 2 Comments

Heather Week 11

Wow, this has been a crazy week. After my car did what it did after class last week, it also died one afternoon when my boyfriend came to pick me up from work and required a jump. So, a family friend who works on our cars took a look at it and put new battery terminals on it. We then drove it to class on Monday night. It started up fine and got us there okay (with the weird exception of my radio turning itself off and then back on once, which worried me), but we decided to test it right after we… Continue

Added by Heather on August 20, 2009 at 10:14am — 2 Comments

Celx Hello again.

Long time no see! How are you guys doing? I'm pretty fine, I just felt like adding another post, just wanted to tell you how I was doing in contortion. Let's start from the most important thing right now. I AM NOT STRETCHING. No, I'm not. I've gave up stretching 9 months after my 15th party. Oh yes, that was the biggest mistake I've ever done. So, I'm slowly trying to start again my daily stretching. I'm just wondering how did I do it everyday without stopping the routine! So, for the ones that… Continue

Added by Celx on August 17, 2009 at 2:52pm — 2 Comments

Heather Week 10

Hmm…as for this week, I don’t have much to say for once. I didn’t go to aerial class on Tuesday because I went to Mayhem Fest. ^^ I had been planning to go before I ever started taking these classes, so I thought that it was an acceptable excuse to miss class. I rather enjoyed myself too although I got a slight sunburn and I got kicked in the face. I also missed contortion on Wednesday because I was still exhausted from Tuesday. And I’ve been a terrible person and haven’t really stretched all we… Continue

Added by Heather on August 13, 2009 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

Heather Week 9

I haven’t been feeling well at all this past week, so other than stretching my knees almost every night, I haven’t stretched at all since last Wednesday. So much for trying out my every-other-day-stretch-my-back experiment; I guess I’ll start that this week. During aerial on Tuesday we worked on the web some, which I was excited about because we haven’t done much web work. We were supposed to climb the web, put our hand through the hand loop, hang and then beat up into a cradle. The first time… Continue

Added by Heather on August 10, 2009 at 2:00pm — 4 Comments

Sophie Beck stretching at night???

well so far, although i've only really just started contortions i feel i im a lot more flexible at night, well evenings really, around 7-9 is this common or do you guys just think this is me being lazy in the morning, i gues i try to stretch in the morning but i always feel so tight? Continue

Added by Sophie Beck on August 10, 2009 at 6:36am — 7 Comments

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Lilly Johnson

Hi again!

Posted by Lilly Johnson on November 6, 2009 at 8:30pm — 2 Comments

lora

music to practise/perform to

Posted by lora on November 5, 2009 at 6:39am — 2 Comments

George

little trip to paris for halloween.

Posted by George on October 22, 2009 at 6:17pm

Roberto alvarez

new funny video

Posted by Roberto alvarez on October 21, 2009 at 5:50pm — 1 Comment

Stella Sanguina

Sickness and Stretching

Posted by Stella Sanguina on October 21, 2009 at 1:46pm — 4 Comments

Alan

Right splits

Posted by Alan on October 20, 2009 at 6:08pm

Ariana Isa Stepanova

Center splits

Posted by Ariana Isa Stepanova on October 20, 2009 at 2:05pm — 1 Comment

Stella Sanguina

Stall Bars!

Posted by Stella Sanguina on October 9, 2009 at 9:25am — 1 Comment

Heather

October! Yay!

Posted by Heather on October 6, 2009 at 1:25pm — 1 Comment

Aldis

Naughty-Titled Playlist of My Videos

Posted by Aldis on September 26, 2009 at 6:50am — 8 Comments

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