How an aerialist uses trapeze to teach students about consent

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🗓️ 25 March 2023

⏱️ 17 minutes

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How do we learn to trust what our bodies tell us and express it to others? Aerialist Adie Delaney speaks with TED Radio Hour host Manoush Zomorodi about how communication, trust and safety in trapeze can provide valuable lessons on consent.

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0:00.0	Hey there, Mary El Segara here.
0:02.4	Today we have a special episode
0:03.9	from our friends at Ted Radio Hour.
0:06.1	It's an interview with an aerialist,
0:07.9	you know, one of those acrobatic performers
0:10.1	who swings around high above the ground
0:12.7	about listening to your body's signals.
0:15.0	Something that's important,
0:15.9	whether you're flying through the air
0:17.1	during a circus performance
0:18.7	or you've got two feet planted firmly on the earth.
0:22.2	It's part of a series called Mind Body Spirit.
0:25.4	Here's the episode.
0:27.3	On the show today, ideas about the body.
0:31.1	And for Australian trapeze artist,
0:33.5	Eighty Delaney,
0:34.8	her body has always felt best in the air.
0:39.0	Yeah, anything off the ground is where I shine.
0:42.6	I'm one of three siblings
0:44.1	and I was the only one that was kept on a leash as a child.
0:47.4	LAUGHTER
0:49.2	Literally were you, like, one of those kids
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