Circus Fever

My name is Emily and I am a member of the Eclectic Circus. This blog will document my journey through circus life and my journey to becoming a better contact juggler, buugeng and poi spinner. I'll also post my costume creations and other "circusy" fashions. Here's the link the my circus's main site: http://www.theeclecticcircus.com

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Awesome slideshow of the Eclectic circus!!! Check it out

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Further news. I got POD POI!!! I absolutely love them! They're super bright and awesome to play with.

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Hey everyone. I know it's been awhile. Here's the update on what has been going on!

So it's Spring Break. Even though I missed both St. Patty's Day parades my circus was performing at, I did get to go to another gig we were hired for. It was a girls Sweet Sixteen and a bunch of us had a blast performing. We had jugglers (me, contact juggling, and my friend Jamie, toss juggling), aerialists, hooping, morph men, and stilt walkers! It was super awesome, and it was a paid gig! It's great to be able to come home from school and do something awesome. The party guests loved us. Hopefully, it will lead to more gigs in the future!

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Problems with School

For those who don't know, I'm at school studying for my BFA in Technical Theater. I love my major, my professors, and my friends here, but unfortunately I am 4 hours away from my circus people. I am too far away, and I have no car, which makes getting to events particularly difficult if not impossible. It stinks because I'll be missing the Pocono Jugglefest, St. Patty's Day Parade, May Flora Fest. I missing so many fun events because of my situation. Man, I just want a car and to move my school closer to home. :(

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Juggling With Hats - Svetlana Bakunova

She combines dancing and juggling for a mesmerizing performance!

This is so cool!!!

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Imagine a bear trap at the end of your juggling club, yeah that's what these are.

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I love this shoulder piece. I'll have to figure how to make one.

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For all those hoopers out there, watch this!!!

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Probably my favorite Jack Skellington costume I've seen. It's never too early to think about Halloween!!

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This is a freaking awesome dragon! Now we have to choreograph something with our new dragon.

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Look at our new member of the Eclectic Circus, a super awesome Chinese Dragon!!! It's sure to be a crowd pleaser for parades!

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I love Instructables. Make your own LED Levitation wand!

What's a levitation wand, you ask? Only the niftiest magic trick out there. If you've ever seen the magician's dancing cane trick, the wand follows pr...

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Can't wait for it to stop snowing so that I can play outside.

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A fire levitation wand! Levi wands are pretty cool. Maybe i'll pick them up some day.

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fire poi!

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SLOW contact juggling