Marie Carter in the Brooklyn Rail: "On a Wednesday night at the Lava studio in Prospect Heights (524 Bergen Street, 718-399-3161), three
students work on various techniques, including what’s known in the
trapeze world as the bird’s nest, the plonge, and the gazelle, while
others wait their turn, keeping warm doing handstands against the wall,
crunches, splits, or handwalking on the mat."
"The 1,200-foot studio is
on the ground floor and has a sprung wood floor, rigging pipes for the
trapeze, and 12-foot ceilings. One side of the wall is exposed brick … Johnson has lived in the upstairs apartment of the Prospect Heights
building for twelve years, since it was a raw warehouse space, and had
always envisioned a studio on the first floor … Recently
she had the opportunity to buy and renovate the building."
"Trapeze class is taught by Gagnee and Greiner
… Their acrobatic classes are divided into beginners and advanced … In addition to classes in tumbling and Iyengar yoga, there is a pay-what-you-can open workout for adults, kids, and teens separately and a family class …"