Staff Goals for 2008

Is it too early to make a new staff goals thread? Well maybe, but I'm going to press on regardless...

So goals for 2008 please! Itemised if ya wants... I like itemisation.

1) Get rid of job, travel world spinning staff.
2) make super tech duo doubles routine.
3) Now that my knee is better, get back to the acrobatics + staff.
4) Now that my knee is better, learn better movement, and how it works with staff. (Post-wiggling proto-dance)
5) Find some outrageous contact moves to learn, that I haven't thought of yet and learn them. (I couldn't have imagined myself doing a head roll steve at this time last year.)
6) Perform better.
7) Go to circus school, or devote 2/3 months entirely to training. (Whichever comes first)
8) Don't let my knee get injured again.
9) Find some more illusions, or visit Simian.
10) Make those two new routines I've been thinking about.

I reserve the right to change these goals in january... You can also reserve your right.

Can't wait for Chrimborg P.R.E.S.S.I.E.S!

1 Learn doubles at least a BIT more
2 Steve variations....all of em...i need more
3 Think of/learn new conveyer variations
4 Practice more with my left hand (Left handed fihtails, you'll be mine by feb)
5 learn my moves better the oppisite way
6 make a titanium staff
7 develope a character

All rights reserved

1) have solid 4 staff fountain
2) 10 catches, every time with 5 staffs, wall plane.
3) make a video with sebastian and meghan with lots of lego
4) learn lots of lego
5) learn how to use the wierd thing i built, properly.
6) make teaching thing
7) learn all the 4 staff stuff in LAB2 with someone
8) hold another Uber
9) see strugz
10) beat him over the head with a stick.
11) work on hyperlightstaffs
12) loads more dual fishtails
13) other stuff

here goes:

1) learn all the matrix variations (substitution (front and back) substitution w/jesus (front and back), meastrix, skip beats etc)

2) learn free three dimentional movement with contact (post modern, frilly, modern dance stuff :-P)

3) get solid with my ground work (to intersperse with frilly dance stuff)

4) clean up everything

5) learn more doubles.

6) work on performance quality.

7) perform/teach/work/turn hobby into $$$

edit:
since 7 seems inadequite...

8) figure out this damned antispin angel-angel link

9) finally make some videos

10) make a daily practice regimen and stick to it.

Here are my goals,

1) Look less scared when I perform, and basically do it better...

2) quit my day job in June to be a full time juggly person

3) Clean up the other direction everything

4) figure out a way to some how make my cats do contact staff

5) Finish that gosh dang contact staff video...

6) Improve footwork (whatever the hell that means )

7) Practice more staff juggling and nail my three staff shower so I can juggle with Ima next time he comes..

8) Film the fire pheonix for video awesomeness
(richard P erno)

9) Make "a" solo routine I am somewhat happy .

10) Dance around and look more silly (although, I thought I was doing this well, but I am not sure)

Yeah thats enough..

1) Learn matrix! Arghh!


Errm that's it.

to follow in the footsteps of those before me.

to acquire the competency of contact spinning and tossing that I can be burning them by summer

to be good enough that I can buy a collapsible staff for travel and not feel like I will muck it up in 2 days.

specifics:
-fishtails
-steves
-continuous frontside turning halos
-at least one skill in prayer formation.
-everything else that I forgot to write.

1. groundwork, groundwork, groundwork.

2. headroll steve (yoink )

3. do less techy repetition in performances.

4. get more gigs abroad

5. learn to juggle 3 staffs (and 4 and 5..... eventually)

6. write a glow routine

7. learn butterfly kicks properly with a staff

8. re-write my contact routine so it fits to the track better.

9. get to america to spin with noel again

10. learn to use capital letters at the beginning of a sentance

1. Accomplish an exhaustive range of Dual Fishtail move and more...

2. Step out of my contact confort zone.

3. Do more with Doubles contact.

4. Perform, with competence, confidence and er... confidentiality...

5. Document experiments with staff stickies.

6. Find more 4-staff cross patterns.

7. Find a partner for two-person doubles routine.

8. Dedicate more time to learn contact moves in the OTHER direction.

9. More leg maneuvers

10. Spin on top of or at least near Ayers Rock.

Yeah, I'll add some...

...but not many.

1) Make three sticks (or get someone else to make them for me ) 1 x 4' and 2 x 3'.
2) Use above sticks more.
3) Solidify the matrix.
4) learn lots of geometric, antispinny, isolatey doubles.
5) Foot fishtails, and make them look good.

Non-staff goals, but will help me out with stick:

1) Stretch at least four times a week, especially my legs and shoulders.
2) Learn some form of acrobatics, even if just some basic things like cartwheels.
3) Be able to hold both legs (but not at the same time) above waist height.
4) Get some weights, and build up my leg muscles again.
5) Improve balance and posture

hmmm....

right:

1) caged contact
2) continue trying to build up basic moves with style, rather than geeking out and trying to slap style in later
3) more doubles patterns with staight sides (explore squares and triangles more then head for hexagons)
4) get better at contact
5)learn how to do doubles contact without pausing mid flow
6)more cheese!
7)go to capoiera or yoga lessons, or preferably both (yeah right like I'm going to have time for that...)
8)improve footwork
9) practise throws

10) [disclaimer: in the event that i should manage to get through all the above] get started on 3 sticks

going to be a busy year....

2008 goals
multi stick action
smooth out and link more single stick
make some new staffs so I can achieve the above.

2008 staff goal:
Get this Picaxe-controlled glow staff from one circuit board to a working staff

And I'm thinking that might take all year...

1. dont be put off by the cold and nasty weather
2. try to remember new moves when i get to the beach and practice
instead of repeating what I know
3. Go back to basic moves and check there spot on
4. Try to forget people watching me and play safe by doing moves I know I can do ok and practice.
5. Become a good with opposite body side moves
6. Study all of Meg's skillz and steal em.
7. Build my own set of Double staffs
8. Get back into practicing 3 times a week.
9. Get the second half of the Matrix sorted out
10. Actualy do what I said I was going to do on this

right... my goals for 2007 were an un-mitigated failure. so, here's hoping I fare better in 2008.

doubles:
1) continue to practise
2) make everything I do more consistent and sub-conscious
3) learn more antispin doubles stuff
4) nail reverse flowers and put more work into antispin flowers
5) continue exploring and expanding on the simple things, like one beat variations, btb etc

contact:
6) start practising... anything...
7) halo 360 smooth and consistent
8) steves smooth and consistent
9) fishtails, at all
10) play with staff more in general without hand contact
11) if I get through the above, try and link a few moves with the wrist weave or similar

Same, like this year before:

1) Grip
2) Grip
3) Grip

brain failior,

:R

play even more
get a group together in perth
learn and work on more advanced moves and be able to do them continually
learn more doubles
learn more footwork and acrobatics type stuff.