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Permalink Reply by SaFire* on December 11, 2009 at 6:59pm

I got into circus by playing with multi hoops and taking a trapeze class. It was really challenging but really fun!!

One day I hope to own a home with high ceilings to hang aerial equipment in.

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Permalink Reply by Satina on December 12, 2009 at 9:27pm

my husband is a magician and does juggling, stilt walking, balloon twisting and is practicing ventriloquism. i hoop and juggle some and do face painting. im also hoping to learn poi and belly dancing soon (i have some dance experience). and then fire hoop, fire breathing and fire eating eventually too. were hoping to have a variety act someday soon!!! wat r u interested in?

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Permalink Reply by Amanda of Hip Flick Hoops* on December 16, 2009 at 8:34am

That would be so much fun to be able to have an act with someone you love!

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Permalink Reply by Satina on January 30, 2010 at 8:07pm

ive been learning devil sticks now too yay!!!

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Permalink Reply by Tangled Macrame on January 31, 2010 at 7:48am

I found directs for building stilts online and plan to build a pair this summer. I keep telling my husband, "I've always been short. I NEED to be tall!"

Attachments:

• STILTPLANS_11-07.pdf, 1.3 MB

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Permalink Reply by Belle on January 31, 2010 at 6:42pm

Oh this is so exciting! I'm not (ahem) a very tall lady either - and I have always wanted to try stilts! Thanks for posting Tangled Macrame!

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Permalink Reply by Troo Hoops on December 16, 2009 at 9:13am

Its easy in NYC where circus arts flourish at many levels. We have the Bindlestiff Circus with classes and their night at Galapagos, the Trapeze loft classes, even a contortionist club. Jugglers tends be linked to other disciplines. Finding a local juggling club (Carmine Street in Manhattan and Pratt in Brooklyn) and learning juggling can lead to many other skills. It really elevates your coordination and sense of timing, plus juggling is relaxing!

http://www.circusnyc.com/ is organized by New York's finest folks and lists all upcoming events, shows, workshops, and classes

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Permalink Reply by Tasha Forrest on December 16, 2009 at 9:42am

Right now I belly dance and Im still in the early stages of hooping. But I plan to learn poi, fire dance (I'll be ordering my first set of fire toys in january so I can get used to them -unlit of course) including fire belt, fans, poi, Dont know if I'll get to the level of fire hoop but man does it look like fun! And I would like to learn some aerial stuff (wish I had taken the class at Tribo).

There isnt really a venue for that here (yet) but I hope that once I start doing these things and perform a few places more people will get interested and we can have a circus arts performing troupe! =)

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Permalink Reply by Nicky B on December 16, 2009 at 1:53pm

I would love to learn to do more circus arts. I have started learning to juggle, spin poi, and of course hooping. Eventually I would like to learn a lot more, but I live near Tasha, and she's completely right, there is NOTHING like that here. We'll just have to start a revolution.

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Permalink Reply by Troo Hoops on January 6, 2010 at 8:46am

Hey!
Your profile says you are in Kentucky. There sure are juggling clubs and plenty of enthusiasts in Lexington and Louisville, but maybe that's a long drive from where you are.

http://www.juggling.org/meetings/Maps/United_States/Kentucky.html
http://www.jugglingdb.com/clubs/index.php?country=223

The International Juggling Association even held their annual convention in Kentucky in 2008.

The connections between hooping and juggling are pretty tight, and yeah poi too!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx_QND_tFEg

Would love to hear about a revolution too :)

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Permalink Reply by Nicky B on January 31, 2010 at 10:23pm

Yea, Tasha and I live in Western Ky. Louisville and Lexington is about 4+ hours away. :(

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Permalink Reply by Arielle Hooparella* Rabier on December 17, 2009 at 12:26am

last year I set the goal that I would be an aerialist by Feb. 2010. I overshot a little bit as I'm an aerialist now! My friend knew of this circus center in SF that was popular amongst yogis (but finding it without references wouldn't be too much trouble either). We signed up for an Intro to Aerial Skills class in January where we took 3 months to try every apparatus available in the aerial gym. Trapeze, static trapeze, the hoop, rope, and silk. I knew from the start I was drawn to the aerial silk and I just fell in love! I'm now on my 10th month of a semi-private class, and will be doing my first performance in June! You can see some skills on my profile :) Go for it!

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