Aerial hoop
The aerial hoop (also known as the lyra, aerial ring or cerceau/cerceaux) is a circular steel apparatus (resembling a hula hoop) suspended from the ceiling, on which circus artists may perform aerial acrobatics. It can be used static, spinning, or swinging.[1]
Tabs are the connection points where the aerial hoop attaches to the rigging. Most aerial hoops connect at either one point (single tab configuration) or two points (double tab configuration). The number of tabs an aerial hoop has will depend on how it will be used, the intended effect, and the performer's comfortability level. Double tabs do not spin and have a trapeze-like swing. Single tabs swing along more than one axis.
Aerial hoops can be hollow or solid. Lighter hoops will spin more easily; once a solid hoop gets momentum, it will stay spinning for much longer. Sometimes aerial hoops have crossbars or hand or foot loops to aid the performer.
Building Aerial Hoops
This article articulates how someone built an aerial hoop-- the key tool is a hydraulic pipe bender.
Footnotes
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References
- Circus By Us Different Lyra Types
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- Simply Circus: Lyra Resource Page
- Simply Circus: Aerial Arts FAQ
- Basic Circus Arts Instruction Manual: Chapter 8 - "Manual for Safety and Rigging." [PDF, 3.3 MB] European Federation of Professional Circus Schools (FEDEC), 2008.
- FM 5-125: Rigging Techniques, Procedures, and Applications. [PDF, 3.6 MB] US Army, 1995.
- Steven Santos. Simply Circus: "Rigging I." [Powerpoint presentation, 572 KB]
- Sharon McCutcheon, Geoff Perrem. Circus in Schools Handbook. Tarook Publishing, 2004. (ISBN 0-9756874-0-9)
- Hovey Burgess, Judy Finelli. Circus Techniques. Brian Dube, 1989. (ISBN 0-917643-00-3)
- Carrie Heller. Aerial Circus Training and Safety Manual. National Writers Press, 2004. (ISBN 0-88100-136-8)
- Shana Kennedy. Aerial Skills Illustrated 2007. Project 630570 at Lulu.com, 2007.
- Jayne C. Bernasconi and Nancy E. Smith. Aerial Dance. United States: Human Kinetics, 2008. (ISBN 0-7360-7396-5) View at Google Books
- Elena Zanzu, M.A. Il Trapezio Oscillante: Storie di Circo nell'Aria. (The Swinging Trapeze: Histories of the Circus in the Air.) Bologna University, Italy, 2004-2005. Language: Italian.
- Rebekah Leach and Julianna Hane. The Aerial Hoop Manual Volume 1. AerialDancing.com
External links
- Aerial Arts FAQ (From Simply Circus)
- Lyra Tutorials Page (From Simply Circus)
- Coggs' Circus Q/A (Lyra): [2]
- U.S. Aerial Lyra Champion 2015 (From Rebekah Burke)
