This page is about How To... learn to juggle, plate spin, etc. It provides web links in order to help you remember what you learned at a circus workshop and also how to find further information about Circus Skills and Circus Arts.
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Warning!
Before you visit any web site please, please always ask your parents or guardians if you can use the internet.
Although the internet is full of information it is not always a safe place!
It’s cool to be safe on the ‘net: So Be Safe, Be Cool and Ask before you Surf!
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Swamp Circus Trust has it's own youtube channel showing some 'how to..' videos and some great acts http://www.youtube.com/user/swampvideos
The internet home of juggling is the juggling data base - http://www.jugglingdb.com/
jugglingdb links all all parts of the known juggling universe.
This section is useful for a beginner - http://www.jugglingdb.com/compendium/skills/and this to learn basic three ball juggling -
The best internet site for top contemporary acts and artists, as well as for history is juggling tv http://www.juggling.tv
Devil or Flower Stick
http://www.devilstick.org/
Diabolo
http://www.diabolotricks.com/
Staff or Stick Spinning
http://mcp.tepookatoys.com/
Hats
http://www.trickswithhats.org/
Hula Hoops
http://www.hooping.org/
Circus and Theatre-Circus
How to JUGGLE ...
Under construction... more, soon come.
• Be aware that while learning to juggle you can knock over objects by accident very easily – so always check the space in which you juggle. Ask your parents or guardians first!
Some words about Juggling.
• Juggling improves hand-to-eye co-ordination (making you a little bit better at sports). It doesn't matter if you catch the balls – in juggling it’s the throwing that is more important.
• Don’t get frustrated if it doesn't work – relax! Let go of the balls and remember to laugh at getting ‘wrong’. Juggling should always be fun.
• Juggling can help with your concentration skills – but don’t concentrate too hard – ‘not-minding’ and relaxing usually makes you juggle better.
• Don’t ‘think’ hard about trying to juggle – “Use the Force” and trust your instincts and body, young Padawan.
• Juggling requires no batteries.
• Juggling has unlimited minutes.
• Juggling has endless tricks and variety – by ‘making mistakes’ you are just experimenting with new patterns and rhythms.
• Juggling is not a competitive sport – we juggle to play and not to win!
Buying Equipment
An alternative is to make your own equipment.
• Juggling balls can be made by filling round balloons with rice or linseed then pulling more balloons over the first one until you have a nicely shaped ball shape.
• You can use rolled up socks or any three balls (tennis balls, for example) that you can throw and catch easily.
• You can use oranges or potatoes or even apples – but ask first! Then after juggling you can wash and eat the fruit or (cooked) vegetables.
• Juggling scarves can be made from spare fabric or plastic shopping bags. Be sure that the bags have been opened up so that they are safe around small children.
• Poi can be made by putting tennis balls in the end of long socks.
• Staffs can be made from broomstick handles either painted or covered in tape. Some people glue a length of old rubber inner tube at each end to improve the feel.
• In all instances ask your parents or guardians for help!
• Be aware that while learning to juggle you can knock over objects by accident very easily – so always check the space in which you juggle. Ask your parents or guardians first!