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Ren Waldman

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Today is Thanksgiving. It also marks the two year and two months anniversary of me starting (cyr-iously) learning cyr wheel! I have endless gratitude for the role cyr wheel plays in my life and wanted to share my experience today as we give thanks 🫶

Cyr wheel is really, really hard. Like most circus disciplines, it requires balance, coordination, and strength, but its learning curve is freaking BRUTAL and there are no shortcuts. It’s only possible to get better by putting in the time on the wheel and trying and failing over and over again. Even after you acquire a new skill, you still have to repeat the process to become consistent, and that doesn’t even include learning to sequence with other moves! (@scarredmewtwo has a great video about this on his page if you’re curious)

My cyr wheel journey has become the most profound exercise in self love in my entire life. It’s been doing the heavyyyyy lifting in supporting my mental health over the past two years, (and yes, the literal wheel itself is pretty heavy, ~40 to 50 lbs). It’s kind of ironic– I first started grinding cyr wheel out of pure spite to prove my haters wrong, and while spite is one HELL of a drug, I’ve sustained my passion in the long term through the incredible sense of dedication, trust, and accomplishment it gives me. In a ⭕️about way, it’s allowed me to heal many deep wounds regarding my involvement in sports, relationship with my gender and body, and my difficulties with motor delays that make learning physical things much much harder for me. So excited for what the future holds ❤️‍🔥

#circuseverydamnday #cyrwheel #cyrwheelartist #cyrwheeleveryday #rouecyr #circus #circuslife #cyr #circusartist #circusarts #wheelgymnastics #practicepracticepractice #practicemakesprogress by @ren.circus

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My “Standing Next To You” cyr act! The energy of the crowd was incredible and I’m super stoked about my performance. Thanks to @gabi.mirelez and @couturekult for getting my suit tailored and making me look sharp. I’ll be performing this act again in 3 weeks at Student Dance Showcase, so I’ll have even more time to perfect it 🕴🏻

#standingnexttoyou #jungkook #bts #cyrwheel #cyrwheelartist #circusarts #circuseverydamnday #circus #circusaroundtheworld #cyr #rouecyr #cyrwheelartists by @ren.circus

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Feeling very strong and motivated after coming back from 4 months off. Very proud of these straight arm straddle inverts

#circuseverydamnday #cyrwheel #straddleinvert #conditioning #practicemakesprogress taken in Hales Gym by @ren.circus

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8 months ago

🤸 Cartwheels feel like a consistent skill now! I really appreciate all of the feedback from fellow cyr wheel artists throughout my learning process, it was super helpful 🫶

#circuseverydamnday #cyrwheel #cyrwheelartist #cyrwheeleveryday #rouecyr #circus #circuslife #cyr #circusartist #circusarts #wheelgymnastics #practicepracticepractice #practicemakesprogress taken in Hales Gym by @ren.circus

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2 years ago

🗣️ new skill unlock!!! 🔓

something just clicked tonight! thanks coach 🫡

#circusarts #circus #circuseverydamnday #lyra #aerialhoop #lyraspin #lyradrop #aerialist #aerialistofinstagram #aerialistsofig #lyrahoop #lyraflow #circuslife #circusarts #aerialflow #lyraflow #novagym #novagymnastics taken in Nova Gymnastics by @ren.circus

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2 years ago

Handstand work with Evgueni 🇺🇦

#handstand #handstandpractice #handstand365 #handbalance #circus #circuslife #circusartist #circuseverydamnday #circusarts #practicemakesprogress taken in Nova Gymnastics by @ren.circus

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cartwheels are getting more consistent 🤠 I’m able to do 3 or 4 in a row now

#circuseverydamnday #cyrwheel #cyrwheelartist #cyrwheeleveryday #rouecyr #circus #circuslife #cyr #circusartist #circusarts #wheelgymnastics by @ren.circus

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some recent cyr sequencing 🌀

#circuseverydamnday #cyrwheel #cyrwheelartist #cyrwheeleveryday #rouecyr #circus #circuslife #cyr #circusartist #circusarts #wheelgymnastics by @ren.circus

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3 years ago

Most things in circus don’t scare me, but back handsprings and backflips do. I have wanted this skill for a long, long time but was too afraid to just throw it until I had a dream earlier in the week about doing back handsprings over and over and over again so I just used that energy in today’s practice with some music that inspired me to just send it.

I thought this music from Oppenheimer was especially fitting and I’m really glad the film won Best Soundtrack at the Oscars. I saw Oppenheimer for the first time on Sunday and it really made an impression on me– this song in particular is about visualizing a concept and taking that leap of faith so I found it quite inspiring. I just visualized doing the skill over and over again in my mind and then just took that leap of faith– I can do hard things. We can do hard and scary things.

#circus #circusartist #circuseverydamnday #circuslife #circusarts #circuspractice #backhandspring #backhandsprings #tumbling #gymnast #gymnastics #adultgymnastics #tumblingvideos #gymnasts #oppenheimer #ludwiggoransson #bestsoundtrack by @ren.circus

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3 years ago

handstand progress! I need to open my hips more and point my toes but these are steadily getting more consistent :)

#circuseverydamnday #circus #circusartist #handbalance #circuslife #handstand #handstandpractice #balance #practicemakesprogress taken in Hales Gym by @ren.circus

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Today I figured out not one but TWO moves I’ve been working on lately- cartwheels and leading side flags! It feels really good when things click like they did in today’s session 🎉

#circuseverydamnday #cyrwheel #cyrwheelartist #cyrwheeleveryday #rouecyr #circus #circuslife #cyr #circusartist #circusarts #wheelgymnastics by @ren.circus

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Valentine’s Day Lyra at @nova_gymnastics ❤️

#circus #circuseverydamnday #lyra #aerialhoop #lyraspin #lyradrop #aerialist #aerialistofinstagram #aerialistsofig #lyrahoop #lyraflow #circuslife #circusarts #aerialflow #lyraflow #novagym #novagymnastics taken in Nova Gymnastics by @ren.circus

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