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Ren Waldman

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⭕️ lyra 🌀cyr wheel 👯 partner acro
🚧 working on straps & hand balancing
🎪 oberlin college ‘23 🤹 @oberlincircus

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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

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your favorite futuristic time-traveling circus artists 🛸
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PFSC Halloween Party - Post 2 Again, awesome time! Thanks to all my helpers! ❤️ If I missed tagging you, lmk. 🎃🧛🏻👻🦹🏻‍♀️

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