DareDevil Circus

DareDevil Circus perform death defying stunts and tricks all over the world, they are based in Michigan, USA. Their performances contain fire twirlers, areal apparatus routines and more. These type of promotional videos are the best way in order for companies to promote their show.

Not only do they perform all over the world, they teach their tricks to anyone who is willing to pay. Through these two videos you can see the difference between the beginners and the professionals only those who are starting out have a lot to strive for.

The more videos you watch the more you will understand the way in which you need to move your body in order to achieve the tricks, and the more you will want to practice. 

Circus tricks are not just about doing, its about watching and perfecting the techniques in order to perform them with elegance and grace. Making the tricks look natural and organic is one of the hardest tricks to learn. 

Circus Products

Your one stop circus shop should be CircusShop.net. They supply Diablo's, Poi's, Juggling equipment, Stilts, Unicycles, Fire and Glow Gear, Circus Skill DVSs and Book and much more all at reasonable prices.
If your not sure what you want to buy they have a 'Popular' tab for your convenience. Be inspired and begin your circus life style with something easy like Poi, it is a quick and easy skill to perfect. It consists of balls at the end of string that you twirl around your body, similar to a gymnastic ribbon. The Poi's start from $15.
Of if your feeling adventurous learn the Diablo, now don't be fooled, there are many different types of diablos, for example: Beginner diabolos, professional diabolos, mini diabolos, fly bearing diabolos, fire diabolos, handsticks, string and LED diabolos. Do any of these sound like your cup of tea? These Diablo's start from $25.
Would you like to reach for the stars for real? Try their stilts. They start from $180.
Glow gear is quite a unique and is a killer at music festivals, would you like to get your hands on a LED Hackysack? well here is your chance, or would you like to browse their different LED products?

How To Make Your Own Juggling Balls.

This information is taken from The ABC Channel

1. Pour about half a cup of rice* into an empty water or soft drink bottle (if you don't have a funnel, make one from the top of a second bottle).
* The size of your juggling balls depends on the amount of rice you use.
2. Inflate a balloon to about the size of a grapefruit, twist the neck and stretch it over the neck of the bottle.
3. Turn the bottle upside down so all the rice falls into the inflated balloon – then remove the balloon from the bottle and let it deflate.
4. Cut the neck off the balloon – the rice will stay in the balloon.
5. Cut the neck off a second balloon and stretch it over the hole to seal the rice into your juggling ball.
You could use the ball like this, but they look heaps better if you add more balloons for some patterns and colour.
6. Cut the neck and a piece of the top off a third balloon and stretch it over the ball to get a single stripe of colour.
7. You can cut lots of very small holes in a balloon by pinching it between your finger and thumb and carefully cutting off the tips – remove the neck and stretch over a ball to make spotty patterns.
8. Done! You’ve just made some fantastic juggling balls … now all you have to do is learn how to juggle!

This is a quick and easy way to create juggling balls in your back yard with limited cleaning which is a plus. 

Interview With a Circus Beginner.

How did you hear about Aerialize?
When I was younger my mother places me in circus school as a way of learning unique skills, at the time I was also doing gymnastics, doing both at the same time helped me with my balance on both the trapeze and the balancing beam in gymnastics. And later in live i decided to go back and try it out again to see if i still loved it, so with a ten year gap of learning circus I went back and tried again.

What was your favourite apparatus?
My favourite was always the trapeze. It clicked best with my understanding of balance and moment, now don't get me wrong I love the silk as well but it doesn't have the same stability that trapeze offers and I enjoy the freedom that static trapeze gives.

What was the first thing you learnt at Aerialize?
Ha on the first day they got us to do the real basics, it was all bout the fundamental that we will have to lean to be able to do the more advances tricks. So we learnt how to juggle, keep a hula hoop up and we learnt to basic stretches that we where going to have to practice.

Do you enjoy the performance aspects of Aerialize? or do you just do it for leisure?
Oh I defiantly love the performing, it is what we work all year on some times, perfecting the tricks and learning new ones to impress the crowd. Its not just the performing that I love, its the whole environment that is created when everyone works together on one project and everything falls into place at the final moment. And after the final show is over everyone comes together in a momentous occasion to celebrate what once was.

What is your practice schedule?
Well I mostly attend the classes for the fitness and leisure and rarely participate in the performances, so my schedule consists of stretching every morning, attending class once a week and generally staying heathy.

Would you encourage others to attend the classes?
Oh yes defiantly, I have made some of my best friends during these classes and it is a great alternitive to  going to the gym every morning and you learn unique tricks and skills that you would not necessarily learn anywhere else.

Thank you, Sonia Hart for answering my questions.

Aertialize - Sydney Areal Theatre

For all you Sydney Siders out there who are interested in learning the basics such as acro-balance, acrobatics, hula hoops, juggling or if your up for some more advanced apparatuses such as  static trapeze, silks/tissue, Spanish web, Chinese Pole, contortion and more then I have the place for you.

Aerialize has courses that are held in a safe and comfortable environment for all ages and abilities. Students leave the classes knowing they have been tough by professional performers and instructors to ensure the safety and progress of the students capabilities. People attend these classes with different intentions, some wish to become professional performers and some attend for recreational purposes.

Aerialize run different kinds of programs such as 'Circus Skool' which is an eight week program that is run after school hours for all ages and abilities to attend, they evaluate your skill level and determine how they are best able to teach you the skills. It is a safe environment that ensures that if you have any physical constraints against your body they are able to teach you alternative ways of achieving the same skill.

Aerialize also have an annual show that the students work all term on perfecting their performances, anyone can come and watch the show. Each year there is a theme for the performance. It is a wonderful show that clearly displays the skills that the students have worked towards.

If you prefer the one on one treatment then listen up, classes last one hour and can accommodate 1-3 students at once. You have the control over what apparatus you with to learn making it easier for you to perfect your tricks and skills. The cost for these classes are cheaper the more people at tend the privet classes. One student - $85 each, two students - $100 an
d three students $120.

Now if your 16 and over and don't want to be surrounded by 12 year olds making a ruckus then you can enrol in the adult classes that are targeted at an apparatus or skill set or you can attend the all round class that teaches you the basics of everything. Or if you are Level 2+ you can attend the open training that is $15 per session where you can go in and practice on the already set up equipment at your free will.

To sign up for any of these classes Click Here. 

Hula Hooping

Hula hooping was traditionally a form of dance that tells a story through motion and lyrical music. Over the years it has grown to a modern version of what it once was. These days you can see hula hoop artists hoop more than 15 hoops at once. 

In this YouTube video you can learn how to do the basics of the art of hula hooping. This video is a clear demonstration of how to perfect your hula hooping style. With practise you will learn to perfect your tricks and find your own style. Hula hooping is a clear path to the lyra which is similar to a hoop but is made of metal and hangs from the ceiling.

This video clearly demonstrates how to do a basic weave using one hand. After learning this trick you can incorporate other tricks into it and learn more advance styles of this trick. 

How To Juggle 3 Balls For Beginners

This is a step to step video helping you beginners with the art of juggling. There are different styles of juggling that have developed over the years. Such as knife juggling, normal juggling, comic juggling and many more.