Our members practice and teach a number of different skills, all of which are commonly grouped together as “circus skills”, and include:
Juggling: The art of throwing objects (typically balls, clubs, rings, or scarves) into the air and catching them again.
Poi Spinning: Poi are weighted balls attached by strings to handles, typically featuring streamers or tails, and used as a pair. They are spun in various patterns around the performer.
Staff Spinning: Spinning wooden or metal poles, typically 5 feet long and tipped with fire-wicks at both ends. The staff is spun, thrown and caught in various ways.
Diabolo: Involves a spool shaped object which is whirled and tossed upon a string tied to two sticks, held one in each hand. A huge variety of tricks are possible using the sticks, string, and various body parts.
Devil Sticks: The continuous manipulation of one central stick by two smaller sticks held in the hands. The sticks are bounced and thrown so that they never touch the floor.
Contact Juggling: Rolling and manipulating one or more acrylic "crystal" balls over ones hands, arms, and body.
Meteor: Similar to Poi Spinning, the meteor consists of two weighted balls connected by a single string which may be spun or thrown.
Fire Arts: While we are currently unable to perform with fire, we hope this will change soon. All of the skills listed above can be performed with fire props, as well as fire breathing, fire eating, and fire dancing using fire fans or fire swords.
And many more: There are a great many performance skills and props that are related to the ones listed above, and we welcome performers of them to come along, practice their skills, and perhaps teach them to the group. Anything from Astro-Jax to Unicycles, and all things in between are of interest.