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Flying Water Muppet
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Flying Water Muppet
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Location: Edin-borrow., United Kingdom
Posted:
It's 2007, so what are your goals for this year?
I'm not real sure what mine are yet, I'll come back and edit this when I know them, but I do know a couple for sure: go to uberparis, and finish the LAB series of videos.
What are yours? Remember a year is a long time...
okay... my goals:
:: Tell a story, or at least communicate something other than "I can do staff well" in a routine.
:: learn a couple more performance styles.
:: get my knee better and do more acrobatics.
:: learn contact doubles, and possibly long doubles also.
:: make more comedy non-fire staffs.
:: learn to juggle three staffs
:: quit my job. go to circus school.
:: learn roue cyr
:: make more doubles tutorials.
EDITED_BY: mcp (1167948740)
It's 2007, so what are your goals for this year?
I'm not real sure what mine are yet, I'll come back and edit this when I know them, but I do know a couple for sure: go to uberparis, and finish the LAB series of videos.
What are yours? Remember a year is a long time...
okay... my goals:
:: Tell a story, or at least communicate something other than "I can do staff well" in a routine.
:: learn a couple more performance styles.
:: get my knee better and do more acrobatics.
:: learn contact doubles, and possibly long doubles also.
:: make more comedy non-fire staffs.
:: learn to juggle three staffs
:: quit my job. go to circus school.
:: learn roue cyr
:: make more doubles tutorials.
EDITED_BY: mcp (1167948740)
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Dreamer
4,308 posts
Location: York, England
4,308 posts
Location: York, England
Posted:
I've had the goal "make a new staff" since last october, I even have the design, and I only finally went to B&Q the other day because someone had a car. And I still haven't finished putting it together.
I've also decided I want to work on choreography because of watching jugglesoc practices for 'woodstock' in summer term.
I haven't spun fire(staff) in... ... 4.5 years? I'm finally starting to think about returning to fire performances, but I haven't made up my mind yet. Mostly I just mess around, of late with other people's strange toys and steel poles of doom. I don't have any goals when it comes to moves or performance, right now.
I've had the goal "make a new staff" since last october, I even have the design, and I only finally went to B&Q the other day because someone had a car. And I still haven't finished putting it together. I've also decided I want to work on choreography because of watching jugglesoc practices for 'woodstock' in summer term.
I haven't spun fire(staff) in... ... 4.5 years? I'm finally starting to think about returning to fire performances, but I haven't made up my mind yet. Mostly I just mess around, of late with other people's strange toys and steel poles of doom. I don't have any goals when it comes to moves or performance, right now.
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Flying Water Muppet
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Location: Edin-borrow., United Kingdom
Flying Water Muppet
5,276 posts
Location: Edin-borrow., United Kingdom
Posted:
so in lieu of it being the actual end of the year... I can state what goals I have and have accomplished... along with some maybes.
1) Almost... But not really.
2) Half...
3) knee better = Done! WIN! Integrating acrobatics and contact... I need more time with a healed knee... = LOSE
4) WIN.
5) WIN. (with more to come...)
6) WIN. Three staffs have been juggled.
7) FAIL. Job is still here. Circus schoool will have to wait till next year.
8) WIN. But still having trouble finding places and time to practise. I can do it now thou.
9) FAIL. Actually [censored] it, I made a DVD. This is now WIN.
So I needs to work on more performance stuff. And get rid of the job. Oh well could be worse. My knee is better and in that regard, life is very very good.
How's the rest of you guys holding up? Time to think up some 'resolutions' for next year... joys!
Written by: mcpWritten by: mcp
1:: Tell a story, or at least communicate something other than "I can do staff well" in a routine.
2:: learn a couple more performance styles.
3:: get my knee better and do more acrobatics.
4:: learn contact doubles, and possibly long doubles also.
5:: make more comedy non-fire staffs.
6:: learn to juggle three staffs
7:: quit my job. go to circus school.
8:: learn roue cyr
9:: make more doubles tutorials.
so in lieu of it being the actual end of the year... I can state what goals I have and have accomplished... along with some maybes.
1) Almost... But not really.
2) Half...
3) knee better = Done! WIN! Integrating acrobatics and contact... I need more time with a healed knee... = LOSE
4) WIN.
5) WIN. (with more to come...)
6) WIN. Three staffs have been juggled.
7) FAIL. Job is still here. Circus schoool will have to wait till next year.
8) WIN. But still having trouble finding places and time to practise. I can do it now thou.
9) FAIL. Actually [censored] it, I made a DVD. This is now WIN.
So I needs to work on more performance stuff. And get rid of the job. Oh well could be worse. My knee is better and in that regard, life is very very good.
How's the rest of you guys holding up? Time to think up some 'resolutions' for next year... joys!
"the now legendary" - Kaskade
"the still legendary" - Kaskade
I spunked in my friend's aquarium and the fish ate it. I love all fish. Especially the pink ones. They are my bitches. - Anon.
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Location: vienna / austria
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Location: vienna / austria
Posted:
allright, here is how it went in vienna for me
single fishtales:
FAIL -no new antispin or isolation patterns
dual fishtales:
yep, DONE, solid in all (i could think of) basic butterfly and same direction variations
3 staff:
hm i just made it up to step 7 out of 12 to a mills mess behind the back...
actually together with david we created some nice 3 staff lego patterns haha WIN (just different than imagened beginning of the year)
_contactshow with david
actually i FAILED, but instead i developed a soloroutine and performed it at uberparis, play and 531 ....so maybe halfway WIN ???
FAILED in performing in an other continent, -not even left europe at all
, still performed in 7 european contries, but hopefully next year visiting the world for perfoming, teaching and skill sharing
2 conceptual staff vids with david:
FAILED, we started working on a monster-project recently thou,
but there have been quite a lot of videos this year,
6 fenfire vids,
2 fishtale ones,
3 of other producers (staff juggling only, megs staff DVD, and noel-ski´s contact DVD)
yeah, hopefully even more next year
finaly steves:
haha i WAS able to do it, but i didn´t train it in the last 6 month ...damn fishtales
argh i can perform 3 staff backcrosses, but just for a flash not for 30 sec....
overall i am happy an pleased how this year worked out, so many new friends and wicked festival times, hard working with the fenfire crew, combined with propper training and manipulation technique development, i am loving it
big cheers to david, rob, meg, ros, ian, steve and all supporters ..love you!
Written by: bastl
_single fishtails
more antispins and islotions
_dual fishtails
freedom in movement through all standart directions and combinations (solid)
_3 staff throwing
just come up with combinations, variations...nothing for stage
_keep on working with david on our contactshow
_perform in an other continent than europe
_produce 2 conceptual staffvideos with david
_and yes learn steves, (full, all parts, prayer) as promised
allright, here is how it went in vienna for me
single fishtales:
FAIL -no new antispin or isolation patterns
dual fishtales:
yep, DONE, solid in all (i could think of) basic butterfly and same direction variations
3 staff:
hm i just made it up to step 7 out of 12 to a mills mess behind the back...
actually together with david we created some nice 3 staff lego patterns haha WIN (just different than imagened beginning of the year)
_contactshow with david
actually i FAILED, but instead i developed a soloroutine and performed it at uberparis, play and 531 ....so maybe halfway WIN ???
FAILED in performing in an other continent, -not even left europe at all
, still performed in 7 european contries, but hopefully next year visiting the world for perfoming, teaching and skill sharing2 conceptual staff vids with david:
FAILED, we started working on a monster-project recently thou,but there have been quite a lot of videos this year,
6 fenfire vids,
2 fishtale ones,
3 of other producers (staff juggling only, megs staff DVD, and noel-ski´s contact DVD)
yeah, hopefully even more next year
finaly steves:
haha i WAS able to do it, but i didn´t train it in the last 6 month ...damn fishtales
Written by: bastl
defining a 3 staff goal..
..3 staff continious btb
...hold it on vid for 30 sec
argh i can perform 3 staff backcrosses, but just for a flash not for 30 sec....
overall i am happy an pleased how this year worked out, so many new friends and wicked festival times, hard working with the fenfire crew, combined with propper training and manipulation technique development, i am loving it
big cheers to david, rob, meg, ros, ian, steve and all supporters ..love you!
_told the fishfable to wes peden
_heard gloria gaynors "i will survive" 3 times live allready....in the same 20 min performance!
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Cambridge UK
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Location: Cambridge UK
Posted:
caged contact: FAIL
but learnt some cool doubles patterns: (minor) win
caged contact: FAIL
but learnt some cool doubles patterns: (minor) win
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Location: everywhere
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Location: everywhere
Posted:
now up to 3/3 (Is that no right, Orange?)
but have new, more defined goals. that'll be 2008 then.....
Written by: bluecatWritten by: bluecat
learn more stuff.
watch kyle, will, meg and meast more
actually play with some wierd ideas i've been having, instead of just having them
1 - yep
2 - yep
3 - mmm. done some, but too busy with loads of other stuff....
2 1/2 out of 3.
not so busy for me then
now up to 3/3
(Is that no right, Orange?)but have new, more defined goals. that'll be 2008 then.....
Holistic Spinner (I hope)
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Southampton - Possibly..., United Kingdom
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,964 posts
Location: Southampton - Possibly..., United Kingdom
Posted:
Whooooooo!
I can walk and im not stoned!
Written by: strugz
use my legs
skin up less
Whooooooo!
I can walk and im not stoned!
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Flying Water Muppet
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Location: Edin-borrow., United Kingdom
Flying Water Muppet
5,276 posts
Location: Edin-borrow., United Kingdom
Posted:
You're not on hop anymore... hippy.
You're not on hop anymore... hippy.
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Macaque of all trades
8,738 posts
Location: wombling free..., United Kingdom
Macaque of all trades
8,738 posts
Location: wombling free..., United Kingdom
Posted:
I don't believe him
I don't believe him
A couple of balls short of a full cascade... or maybe a few cards short of a deck... we'll see how this all fans out.
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lurking like a ninja with no camouflage..
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Location: over yonder, New Zealand
Posted:
hmm... so..
doubles - not really.. one or two basic moves..
more continuous moves - yuss.
more moves in both directions - yes. mostly. im lazy..
linking contact - yay! i can do this now, mostly achieved by..
playing more - although i still work too much. *harumph*
so...four. ish. new years staff goals to come.
Written by: burningoftheclavey
learn doubles
more continuous moves
more moves in both directions
linking contact
play more!!
hmm... so..
doubles - not really.. one or two basic moves..
more continuous moves - yuss.
more moves in both directions - yes. mostly. im lazy..
linking contact - yay! i can do this now, mostly achieved by..
playing more - although i still work too much. *harumph*
so...four. ish. new years staff goals to come.
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Location: Hy Brasil - For real now.
Posted:
Yep. Totally pwned this one with added busking sprinkles on top.
Plus:
Moved to Ireland,
got some doubles stuff nailed,
remade my practice doubles into UV contact staffs to do doubles contact with,
and had an amazing time.
win win!
Written by: ArthurBrown
Quit my job for a year, and bum around Ireland staffing every day.
Yep. Totally pwned this one with added busking sprinkles on top.
Plus:
Moved to Ireland,
got some doubles stuff nailed,
remade my practice doubles into UV contact staffs to do doubles contact with,
and had an amazing time.
win win!
Never lie down with someone who has more problems than you.
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Elusive and Bearded
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Location: Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Elusive and Bearded
3,597 posts
Location: Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Posted:
Totally got it, Plus i learned contact staff so win win
Written by: poje
Lern staff
Totally got it, Plus i learned contact staff so win win
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Location: limbo, Australia
there's no charge for awesomeness... or attractiveness
3,764 posts
Location: limbo, Australia
Posted:
damn... not a good year for keeping to the programme:
HALO --> FAIL
FISHTAILS --> FAIL
STEVE --> FAIL
whatever follows --> N/A
however... I have had rather a better year with doubles... I became enamoured with doubles and antispin and flowers and stuff earlier in the year. enough to go and buy a set of doubles and *gasp* actually practise something occasionally.
the result of which is that I can actually do a few things with them now... almost enough to play and dance a bit.
see 'Staff Goals for 2008' for the next exciting installment.
Written by: Pogo69
bucketloads! cos I don't have much under my belt to begin with... wait that didn't come out right... I got plenty under my belt, just not a lot of contact... damnit, that's not right either...
ignore all that...
* make halo more consistent
* learn fishtails
* learn steve - aka stop the staff from shooting straight up in the air
* whatever follows
damn... not a good year for keeping to the programme:
HALO --> FAIL
FISHTAILS --> FAIL
STEVE --> FAIL
whatever follows --> N/A
however... I have had rather a better year with doubles... I became enamoured with doubles and antispin and flowers and stuff earlier in the year. enough to go and buy a set of doubles and *gasp* actually practise something occasionally.
the result of which is that I can actually do a few things with them now... almost enough to play and dance a bit.
see 'Staff Goals for 2008' for the next exciting installment.
--pogo (pat) [forever and always]
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wandering thru the woods of WI
3,556 posts
Location: Wisconsin, USA
wandering thru the woods of WI
3,556 posts
Location: Wisconsin, USA
Posted:
I did well for the warm part of the year but I just don't have room inside.
I learned a little contact
No routine
Written by: faithinfire
learn some contact
put a routine together (that goes for poi too)
2007 looks like it will be a busy year so i will leave it open like that
I did well for the warm part of the year but I just don't have room inside.
I learned a little contact
No routine
Faith
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