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_Clare_BRONZE Member
Still wiggling
5,967 posts
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)


Posted:
Hello, hello and welcome to the thread for all Irish fire dancers, spinners, object manipulators, drummers, musicians and anyone else interested in these arts in Ireland.



This thread was started nearly a couple of years ago now... and it's since grown to include more people, gatherings, events, fun and games than we had thought possible.



And it's still growing - so if you're new to the arts, or want to meet up with any of us, please post at the end of this thread to introduce yourself... or send me a PM with your email address and I'll add your name to our mailing list.



There are spinners, dancers and manipulators all over the country, and you'll find lots of them on here... don't be shy, we're nice biggrin



So welcome, and hope to see you soon hug



Clare x



Updates on Circus/spinny gatherings around Ireland – 6 November 2006



Belfast:



Tuesday:

5pm-7pm

Streetwise (community circus) meet in Morton Community Centre (off Lisburn Road)… providing a free, indoor space to practice and learn new skills. Run by the lovely Dave from Babcock and Bobbins (on HoP as Bobbins).

8.30pm-10pm

Lisa and I take our poi workshop in Crescent Arts Centre (featuring occasional special guests when they visit smile)… Please PM me if you are interested in poi lessons.

9.30/10pm-midnight

Fortnightly fire gathering in Crescent Park, Belfast (opposite The Fly bar). This is a friendly and informal gathering for anyone interested in spinning fire or learning more. Please PM me if you want to know the dates for the next gathering.



Wednesday:

7pm-9.30pm

Adult circus in Belfast Community Circus (Gordon St, Cathedral Quarter, Belfast). Weekly circus training for adults using various circusy props. £3 per week (I think).



Galway:



Tuesday:

5pm-??

NUI Galway juggling club meet in Aras Na MacLeinn. Run by the fabulous Eimhin (on here as Flip), providing a free, indoor space to practice and learn new skills.



Thursday:

5pm-??

NUI Galway juggling club meet at the Bank of Ireland theatre… as above.



Sunday:

12pm-4pm

NUI Galway juggling club meet at the Dangan Sports Centre…. As above.



Cork:



Tuesday:

5.30pm-8pm

Cork Community Circus meet at Loch Community Centre, at the top of Barracks St, Greenmount – providing an indoor space to practice and learn new skills. (Probably) run by the lovely Cormac (not on HoP). Three euro cover charge.



Limerick:



Thursday:

7pm-9pm

Limerick Juggling Club meet at the Limerick Youth Centre, on Lower Glentworth Street. Club run by fantastic jugglers Joe McGinley and Richy Brennan.



Dublin:



Monday:

5pm-7pm

DIT juggling club meet in the hall behind Belvedere College – providing a free, indoor space to practice and learn new skills.



Tuesday:

7pm-9pm

Trinity juggling club meet in Goldsmith Hall, Pearse Street – providing a free, indoor space to practice and learn new skills.



Wednesday:

7pm-9pm

DIT juggling club meet in Linen Hall, across the road from Bolton Street. Go through the archway at the side of Bodkins, and it's on the top floor, in the gym.

4.30pm-6pm

NCAD juggling club meet… somewhere



Thursday:

6pm-9.30pm

UCD juggling club meet in the Memorial Hall, beside the Architecture buildings – providing a free, indoor space to practice and learn new skills.



Dun Laoghaire



Tuesday:

6pm-8pm

IADT meet… somewhere… a new club, and everyone is welcome!







Events:



Tralee:



November 24-26

Tralee juggling convention… organized by the lovely Fanzini’s, the public show is looking fantastic… smile





(If you have any updates on these clubs or events, please PM them to me...)





Take care, happy spinning

X

EDITED_BY: _Clare_ (1163601911)

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ado-pGOLD Member
Pirate Ninja
3,882 posts
Location: Galway/Ireland


Posted:
Dont worry about that. There will be heaps of non juggler firey heads around.

There will be alot of jugglers around but if you try to ignore them they just go away wink

Love is the law.


Helen_of_PoiSILVER Member
lapsed spinner
412 posts
Location: Dublin, Ireland


Posted:
 Written by: Fired_Up


... if any1 sees an old banged up v-dub with loadsa beats in the back come say hi!

Adios



Cool, be sure to introduce it to Lee's v-dub, which is where i'll be staying this weekend smile

Helen_of_Poi

EJC Ireland 2006 Organisational Team


Fired_Upnewbie
14 posts

Posted:
Aw sweet, maybe the 2 v-dubs could get together!

Cool, i'll keep that in mind, cheers guys.

ado-pGOLD Member
Pirate Ninja
3,882 posts
Location: Galway/Ireland


Posted:
We've rented a van for the weekend too smile

Though tis not as cool as a bug. But we got wheels!!!

Love is the law.


doctor_fandangoGOLD Member
co-director of A.C.B.I.S.H.A.
761 posts
Location: in the corner beside the filing cabinets, 2nd floo...


Posted:
thats wheely good news ado biggrin

There's no place like 127.0.0.1, There's no place like 127.0.0.1, There's no place like 127.0.0.1,

"in most of our friends we're the hippies. but we have hippie friends of our own.. its like a dog having its own pet" - H. Sinoquet 19-03-2005


taintedaddict
422 posts
Location: London


Posted:
i want to go but cant Grrrrrrrrrrrr damn gigs why is it that this year and last year i always get booked for work during this convention (and its my fav one 2) hope everyone has an amazing time smile

There are no stupid questions, only stupid answers...


_Clare_BRONZE Member
Still wiggling
5,967 posts
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)


Posted:
Hellos wave



I only found out the accom I thought we had sorted in Tralee actually wasn't, last week... and have since organised meetings for the next few days.



I've been in Dublin for the last couple of days for work, and was planning on driving Lisa and Durbs and myself down today, but when the accom fell through, we changed our minds - none of us could afford it, unfortunately...



So now I'm back in Bangor... and the thought of driving for 8/9 hours (and about £60 petrol), then sleeping on the floor, or in my postman pat van, isn't great (I'm old and in pain smile ).



I'd love to go, I'd love to meet Marco and Jeremy and Sabine again - and all the irish jugglers and spinners - and I know the fire show and public show is going to be great...



I just can't this time. I'm sorry...



But have a splendid time... and please post pictures and stories when you get back smile
EDITED_BY: _Clare_ (1164220646)

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Fired_Upnewbie
14 posts

Posted:
Sorry you couldn't make it clare, wounded!

MAybe next year.......

Helen_of_PoiSILVER Member
lapsed spinner
412 posts
Location: Dublin, Ireland


Posted:
frown The van is feeling poorly and we don't know if it'll be up for a drive to Kerry. Please send all of your positive energies and other helpful stuff to help the ailing vw van get to Tralee.

help

Helen_of_Poi

EJC Ireland 2006 Organisational Team


DeepSoulSheepGOLD Member
Carpal \'Tunnel
2,617 posts
Location: Berlin, Ireland


Posted:
Have fun guys. smile

I fly to Birmingham on sunday and then to Gambia on friday. biggrin

I live in a world of infinite possibilities.


_Clare_BRONZE Member
Still wiggling
5,967 posts
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)


Posted:
Woohoo!!

Happy travelling lovely James... haven't seen you in ages frown

Enjoy the trip... send me a postcard biggrin
X

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_Clare_BRONZE Member
Still wiggling
5,967 posts
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)


Posted:
bounce bounce bounce


So... how was tralee?!!!

Huh!?!

Tell me all biggrin

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DurbsBRONZE Member
Classically British
5,689 posts
Location: Epsom, Surrey, England


Posted:
Yeah, it was good fun...

Lots of spinning, lots of juggling
Shame you couldn't make it hug
See you at the next one hopefully! biggrin

Burner of Toast
Spinner of poi
Slacker of enormous magnitude


_Clare_BRONZE Member
Still wiggling
5,967 posts
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)


Posted:
spank

tongue

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RonopotamusGOLD Member
addict
412 posts
Location: Ireland, but floating around at the moment...


Posted:
Hey James, have a deadly time in Gambia. Drum your little socks off for me! (if that is why you're going...:))

hug

Ronan

Don't bolt your door with a boiled carrot...


MishyMashnewbie
2 posts

Posted:
Hellos, wave
Ive decided after much hesitation to...join this smelly juggly world officialllllly, got to live up to the family standards.
smile

And it is the only way to keep track of all you bouncy smelly hippy types rolleyes

gosh...this is scary......
xxxxxxmishymashy hazey face

If you can remember to breathe youre on the right track smile


DurbsBRONZE Member
Classically British
5,689 posts
Location: Epsom, Surrey, England


Posted:
Jugglers?!
Ewww...

We're spinners don't you know! wink

Burner of Toast
Spinner of poi
Slacker of enormous magnitude


strugzBRONZE Member
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,964 posts
Location: Southampton - Possibly..., United Kingdom


Posted:
So without reading this whole bloody huge thread because im slack smile

Can someone tell me if there is any spinny action happening around belfast on monday 11th december?

biggrin

"...We don't stop playing because we get old, we get old because we stop playing......."


doctor_fandangoGOLD Member
co-director of A.C.B.I.S.H.A.
761 posts
Location: in the corner beside the filing cabinets, 2nd floo...


Posted:
didnt see your face in Tralee Durbs.

hands up who else had major fn *flinging two hands up in the air* big up to the Fanzinis (especially Con since Denis did sfa smile)

whens the next Ireland convention??*poke coleen* belfast?? *poke clare* december sometime?
EDITED_BY: doctor_fandango (1164725216)

There's no place like 127.0.0.1, There's no place like 127.0.0.1, There's no place like 127.0.0.1,

"in most of our friends we're the hippies. but we have hippie friends of our own.. its like a dog having its own pet" - H. Sinoquet 19-03-2005


DurbsBRONZE Member
Classically British
5,689 posts
Location: Epsom, Surrey, England


Posted:
Ah yes, I might not actually have been there wink

Burner of Toast
Spinner of poi
Slacker of enormous magnitude


PhoenixOnAStickBRONZE Member
I Live With A Fiery Passion
27 posts
Location: Recently ChCh, New Zealand


Posted:
Hey Hey, just wanted to say farewell to all the mad mad people that have shown me such an amazing time in Ireland and taught me all sortsa new tricks. Love you all and look forward to returning some day.

New years resolution; Lay-off the "yo mama" jokes


_Clare_BRONZE Member
Still wiggling
5,967 posts
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)


Posted:
Hazel... great to see you here!!!

Welcome (Ronan's sister, for those who don't know already smile )

Are you heading to thailand?

Strugz... on Monday night you can come and laugh as Lisa and Durbs and the drummers rehearse our show at the big house. We might have a wee bit of a spin up there... I'll have to ask the lads.

Barry... glad you had a good time... any stories to tell?

Not sure about the Belfast convention... no doubt Colleen will be along. But if it happens, it probably won't be until February (like last year).

Phoenixonastick... not sure if I know you yet... maybe just don't recognise the online name... but are you off travelling somewhere?

If so, have a great time... and let us know how you're getting on.

Best wishes
Clare x

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PhoenixOnAStickBRONZE Member
I Live With A Fiery Passion
27 posts
Location: Recently ChCh, New Zealand


Posted:
I think we may have met at the TJC last weekend, my name is Mitchell.
Yeah, i'm heading off back home to NZ via Sydney as off tomorow(thursday) morning.

New years resolution; Lay-off the "yo mama" jokes


PhoenixOnAStickBRONZE Member
I Live With A Fiery Passion
27 posts
Location: Recently ChCh, New Zealand


Posted:
p.s. i'm in your photo in the green, i'm wearing the orange shirt and jeans

New years resolution; Lay-off the "yo mama" jokes


FireblitzSILVER Member
member
186 posts
Location: Dublin, Ireland


Posted:
Aww Mitch, you're making me cry. Don't go!!!!!!! Ah I know you have but it's still sad, I'll defo make it out to NZ at some stage, so you better have some wicked adventures planned, you owe me man. Hugs & sloppy kisses.

M.

You can only be young once but you can always be immature.


_Clare_BRONZE Member
Still wiggling
5,967 posts
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)


Posted:
Ahhhh!!!!!

Sorry redface

Safe flight... best wishes... and hope to see you again somewhere soon...

Getting to the other side smile


FireblitzSILVER Member
member
186 posts
Location: Dublin, Ireland


Posted:
1

You can only be young once but you can always be immature.


FireblitzSILVER Member
member
186 posts
Location: Dublin, Ireland


Posted:
Hey Barry, Remember I promised to call into you for a cup of tea and a chat ages ago? Well I'll be in town this weekend so if you think you'll be around txt me and I'll call in, honest.

You can only be young once but you can always be immature.


FabergGOLD Member
veteran
1,459 posts
Location: Dublin, Ireland


Posted:
hello all

sorry i missed the TJC too, but as Clare said, we were all a bit smashed, & an 8 hour drive just seemed a bit too much. glad you all had an amazing time smile maybe next year.

also sad i missed Sergio frown

big hellos to Hazel welcome about time pretty lady!

nice one Eimhin, have put it in my diary biggrin let me know if you need a hand with anything.

other news.... i'm moving house this weekend. have a lovely new place in Belfast, a couple of spare bedrooms & lots of floor space so no excuses for not coming to visit. all of you. soon. ok? no excuses! biggrin biggrin biggrin

laters....

L xx peace

My mind not only wanders, it sometimes leaves completely smile


strugzBRONZE Member
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,964 posts
Location: Southampton - Possibly..., United Kingdom


Posted:
Lisa hug

Metal on its it way with any luck ubbrollsmile

see you in a few weeks!! biggrin

"...We don't stop playing because we get old, we get old because we stop playing......."


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