You don’t have to be a circus performer to learn how to swing through the air on the flying trapeze. Today, there are schools in New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Baltimore and other major cities offering flying trapeze lessons.
Remember That Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze?
That song – The Man on the Flying Trapeze – written by George Leybourne in the 1930s is still popular, especially at circuses. Bet you’ve heard some of the words: "He'd fly through the air with the greatest of ease. That daring young man on the flying trapeze. His movements were graceful, all girls he could please. And my love he purloined away."
If you live in New York, you can see daring men and women (of all ages) learning to swing on the flying trapeze down in Hudson Battery Park, in lower Manhattan. The Trapeze School New York (which also has branches in Baltimore, Boston and Los Angeles) offers classes that usually run from late April through October. The school caters to thrill seekers, circus fans, kids and anyone else who wants to try something daring.
Watch a Video of Flying Trapeze Lessons
About.com has teamed with the New York Trapeze School to create a video showing how easy it is to learn to swing on the flying trapeze. According to Jonathon Conant, president of the Trapeze School New York, learning to swing on the flying trapeze is just one way you can expand your horizons. He says, "You can do anything you put your mind to. And probably more than you can image." Watch the Flying Trapeze video and see.
Find Flying Trapeze Lessons
Here are links to schools that offer trapeze lessons, and websites about flying on a trapeze.
The New York Trapeze School is the gateway to learn more about lessons at the schools in New York, Los Angeles, Boston and Baltimore.
