Yet another contact juggling thread.

Hmmm... tough one, that...

I met Nika the other day (awesome body popper/contact juggler). Nika learnt body popping before CJ, and now uses CJ to compliment the body popping (i think I got this the right way round).

Other than Nika, I don't know which way round people learnt; Dance or CJ first. I don't *suppose* it really matters. Just learn what you want to learn first, and then take it in the direction you wish.

I would like to work on my CJ first. get that looking smooth and then start on the more 'Technical' (can I use this word?) expression. Soon I'll start pestering Durbs for some body popping/liquid techniques...

Although some moves do go hand-in-hand... you have to learn both at the same time...

And I find it's good to learn more than one thing at a time. For example, I am constantly learning new things with poi, staff, DS, Ball. I find it gives my mind more to think about, so that I'm not concentrating too hard on one thing and getting frustrated.

A Drew quote that I've found most useful: "Don't try to do it, Just do it".

Psst - it's Nika

Ooops...

Loving the Edit Button...

Interesting points of view...

I guess it boils down to why you a Cjing in the first place. I personally enjoy the feel of the ball/s in contact with myself i.e. CJing for my own benefit. If I was street performing etc i.e CJing for other people's benefit, then I guess isolations are more important. However, I personally feel a bit stupid doing all the mime stuff and feel much more comfortable when the ball is actually moving or when the ball is precariously balanced (such as a prayer book or tripod) – in other words the whole “hold the ball still and move round it” just doesn’t feel right to me, although it can look awesome when someone else does it.

On a different note I am having some difficulty with a new (at least new to me) move. As I don't know its name I shall call it a five ball diamond.

What I am trying to do is palm spin a four ball pyramid on top of a fifth ball using both hands pressed together at the wrist in a cup shape. I've got this part but the tricky bit is inverting it so that the fifth ball becomes the top of the pyramid and the finger tips from each hand are touching. The problem is getting the pyramid to rotate using the muscles to the balls of my thumbs. Any advise please?

Cheers,
Stoo.

1st post - excellent point, well made


2nd post - I have no idea, I don't do multiball - but you can do some lovely isolations with those diamonds - I think Drew does some in one of the Spinning in Paris vids...

Paul, How did that bridge that Bluecat was doing go?

Did it start off from the cradle or palm?

I bought a new acrilic last week and I can't put it down...
Where do you draw the line of when you shouldn't be playing?

Is on the bus ok? Watching a movie? Sitting on the toilet? While on the internet?

I need boundaries people!

boundaries? Hah! You need no boundaries... Ok well if you insist the only things i can think of are during church and making love. Every other second of you life should be devoted to playing with your balls.

I know what you mean though. I got my first acrylic not to long ago and now have a blue one comeing as well as a 4" stage ball.

I found out the long way that contact juggling/ crystal stix really get the chicks at choir contests. I'd whip out my balls and sticks and would almots get immediatly swarmed by chicks wanting to try and wondering how you do it.

Boundaries?

I have none when it comes to CJ. I contact on a bus, walking the street, in lectures, pretty much most of the day.

That's what I think is the only reason I'm able to do what I can today. I never put it down in the past. Slowing down now, though... Only because things are getting difficult to learn...

in au naturel you can get these metal balls - for something chinese, not sure what?- that are amazing for contact juggling, slightly heavier than acrylic, but so much cheaper! the small ones are a pound and the big ones are 3! its class!

Yeah no bondaries - top tip to the making love example - boobs are great for contact and manipulation

Hmmm...

Something to think about then...

I think I'll practice this one with a stage or RG ball at first... Don't think my face could catch a 100mm metal ball just yet...

just bought a dark blue glass ball for £4 from evolotuion in cambridge. At a guess I'd say it's 2.5 inches across. Lovely feel to it and soooo heavy after my acrylic!

I'd say at work can fairly get you busted too

I found the people at my work came and asked me to play for them...

Was wierd.