...when I grow up. Or, when I continue to refuse to grow up I guess is more appropriate. Tonight was the final class and "performance" for JAM and I at our Parent-Child Circus Camp. This is the same class that I posted about the other day where I got to take out a little aggression on JAM. We had an absolute blast each Wednesday for a few weeks, learning a lot about juggling, stilt walking, diablo, devil sticks, partner gymnastics, etc. If you've never had a chance to see Greg May in action we really do recommend it. Greg has risen to become something of a mythical creature in our house with JAM being enthralled with him for years and Red and Pudge soon following along. In fact, Greg's high-pitched, laugh-inducing "It's NOT FUNNY!" has been known to ring out loud and proud around our house.
Yes, JAM and I got our chance to perform (let's just call that a loosely defined term) tonight, for a huge audience (i.e. about 20 people made up of friends and families of the campers). We had so much fun that I had to post about it here and share the glory that graced the Greenbelt Gym this evening...
Here's JAM and I with "Circus Greg" as he's been dubbed around our house -
Some of the crew:
The whole class getting into the mix with some different group stacking:
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The lighting in that gym is horrendous. We don't usually look as... well... yellow I guess. Wifey did her best, while being tapped with child-wrangling duties as well, to get some pictures but the videos (below) are much more fun to watch.
Our first trick - juggling. I spent pretty much my whole time getting better at juggling. I started knowing how to do the basic three-ball weave but by the end I was able to do the tricks you'll see here -
This is JAM performing with some spinny thing but I can never remember its rightful name -
Here's JAM again with the diablo. He does a very cool trick but then it gets all tangled on him -
JAM with his best trick by far - spool walking. Dude got so good at this he could go all the way down the length of two mats -
I gotta say - I'm most proud of this -
Here's JAM and I getting a little creative... then a little crazy -
And finally, we ended it up with this huge merry-go-round trick -
As you can tell, I absolutely loved my Wednesdays. Huge thanks to Wifey for making it possible for JAM and I - I can't wait until next year.
3 comments:
You two are my most favorite clowns ever!
It was a blast to watch you do your thing, and we'll have to give some serious thought about renting you out to kids' birthday parties. :)
Man, you held out on me. I didn't hear anything about this performance. And just two blocks away the whole time. The girls, as veterans of clown camp in Greenbelt would have loved to see their buddy JAM perform!
Okay, next year - I expect an invite :) All your tricks were awesome, but I especially loved JAM watching you during your first juggling :)
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