10/12/2026
PURRFECTLY CENTERED
A Lyra Workshop with New York Cat
Spin Technique & Control
In this 90-minute workshop, we’ll explore all things spins! Learn how to spin underneath yourself without a swing or orbit, along with tools and practices for alleviating dizziness, nausea, and other spin-related wonkiness.
We’ll play with span set spins, side mounts, split spins, and more at multiple heights, while exploring different ways of entering the hoop.
This workshop will help you level up your technique and create tighter, more centered spins for a polished, professional look.
The workshop includes a thorough warm-up so you’re ready to spin safely and confidently. Come ready to play, learn, and get purrfectly centered!
LEVEL
Minimum Advanced Beginner-Intermediate in Circus Lyra.
PREREQUISITES
Trapeze mount, pullover mount, double knee hang, and the ability to safely enter the lyra to seated and safely exit. No prior duo experience required.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
New York Cat (they/them) is a multidisciplinary performer who has studied dance since age 5, blending ballet, modern, tap, jazz, contemporary, hip-hop, West African, vogue, and belly dance.
A graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Cat has performed nationally in theater, film, and television, including Broad City, High Maintenance, and Law & Order.
With over 14 years of aerial training, Cat performs on cage, moon, cube, straps, and lyra—their signature apparatus. They have been a resident artist at House of Yes, Henrietta Hudson, and The Newsroom, and performed at festivals including Burning Man, Electric Forest, Envision, and Hulaween.
Cat is also a certified fitness instructor specializing in flexibility, mobility, and injury prevention, and an advocate for LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and environmental justice.
