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2009 Swing-A-Ring Nights!
Seven Swinging Saturdays from 5pm to Dusk
May 30 • Slacklining with Becky Hahn
June 13 • Sand Sculpting with Matt Long
June 27 • Unicycling & Juggling with Kyle Petersen
July 11 • Juggling with Viveca Gardiner
July 25 • Hula Hooping with Miss Saturn
Aug 8 • Juggling with Sean Blue
Aug 22 • Unicycling & Juggling with Kyle Petersen
Riverside Park, New York City
• Free Ring Swinging Instruction
• Free Instruction in Unicycling, Juggling, Hula-Hooping, Slacklining, Acroyoga and Sand Sculpting
• Free SheerBliss Gourmet Ice Cream Bars
Traveling rings are unique outdoor physical fitness equipment that provide enjoyable and challenging exercise for the whole body. The structure consists of support posts and a top beam from which 8-10 rings, spaced 7-8 feet apart, hang on swivel chains 6-7 feet above the ground. Ringers, as users are called, "travel" from one ring to the next by using their arms, legs, and trunk to build momentum. The swivels enable ringers to perform spins, flips, and other creative techniques. The traveling rings were installed in New York City's Riverside Park in 2003 and a set of junior rings was added in 2005. The only other traveling rings in the U.S. are on Santa Monica Beach, where they have been a popular California attraction since the 1930's.
Swing-A-Ring DayThis annual event, held the first Saturday in May, is co-sponsored by the Riverside Park Fund and ShawGuides, Inc., in conjunction with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. More than 1000 people participated in the Sixth Annual Swing-a-Ring Day, May 2, 2009, which featured instruction in ring swinging, juggling, unicycling, sand sculpting, and other circus arts. SheerBliss provided free gourmet ice cream bars. How to Get There
The traveling rings are located in Riverside Park's lower level active recreation area (Hudson Beach) at 105th Street, between the Hudson Beach Café and the Henry Hudson Parkway. Access to the Park is at 103rd Street and Riverside Drive. The closest subway is the #1, which stops two blocks east, at Broadway and 103rd Street.
The Riverside Park rings were donated and this website
is managed by ShawGuides
Box 231295, New York, NY 10023 • Phone 212-799-6464 • Email
info@swingaring.com