i met many bar aerialists at necca and felt inspired at how passionate everyone was about aerial, and felt quite validated at being able to showcase my strengths (though obviously i learned a lot from this very talented group of aerialists).
i was not very well-conditioned when i arrived so i held back a bunch, but was able to perform a small improv on day 3.
i also tried swinging trapeze for the first time. definitely had a bit of fear here but it was potentially the most fun i’ve had with momentum outside of spinning (by contrast, i’ve never really been into tumbling, beats on static, or drops).