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 Written by: maus


...but then again i also don't run in wheels and look as cute...

only because you don't have your own wheel yet...


cole. x

 Written by: jay gilligan


The Flying Wallendas Family IJA 2005 Script

Each beat of the music is written out below. Following each beat of music is a symbol-
‘#’ means throw on that beat,
‘*’ means walk on that beat,
‘@’ means catch all props and stop juggling on that beat.


All patterns are in cascade unless otherwise noted. When there are two beats in a row with the ‘#’ throw symbol, you will catch the first throw at the same time you throw the second throw. This just means you are juggling on beat and the beat is in your hand, not in the peak of the ball. So when you have not been juggling and you throw on beat 1 of a phrase, you are obviously not marking the beat in your hand as there is only a ball leaving your hand and not one coming down since it is the first ball to start the pattern.


Then, just to make things more fun, the ‘*’ symbol for the step means the foot lands on that beat. It does not move on that beat but instead hits the floor on that beat. So for example if after the first 1 in a phrase of 8 counts, I have to step on count 1 and I have not been stepping before that, I have to move my foot on the music count ‘and’, which is a half beat before count 1, so that my foot can hit the floor on the actual count 1. this means that if you move your foot on count one, it will be late when it comes down.


I have made this difference between feet and hands because it was the most natural way to move with the music. Don’t stress out about it and do your best and breathe and have fun!


The ‘@’ symbol means that you do not throw on that beat, only catch on that beat. This means that if I want to juggle inside of 8 counts of music, I only do 7 throws so that the last catch is the last beat. Obviously if I would do 8 throws then I would catch the last ball on the 1 of the next phrase of 8.


Nothing after a number in the beats below means that you do… nothing.


The starting formation on the stage for the piece shall be a straight line with the performers facing the audience and running stage right and left. We will be lined up in order of height and not in order according to our part in the script. This means people who have the same part in the script will be spread out around the stage so you can’t rely on your friend to tell you what comes next! At the start of the piece we all take steps to get into the line. This is simply accomplished in rehearsals by first forming the line, then looking at your part of the script to see how many steps you have to take at the start. Then you take that many number of steps out of line in a random direction. In this way we can all be randomly placed on stage and over the course of the first 8 counts of 8 we can come into an orderly line ON BEAT.


Time has been built into the script for you to change props when needed.

jay then goes on to list the full script for his part of the routine

you can find it on his blog if you really want to see it


cole. x