Introducing Ian Jense and Contact Juggling
Contact juggling is a form of object
manipulation that focuses on the movement of objects such as balls in
contact with the body. Although often used in conjunction with "toss juggling",
it differs in that it involves the rolling of one or more objects without
releasing them into the air. It is divided into three main techniques:
1.
Body rolling means manipulating one or more
props (usually balls) around the hands, arms, and other parts of the body.
Balance is required to hold the ball in various positions of control. This
includes tricks such as headrolling and the butterfly, the trick of
rolling the ball from the palm to the back of the hand via the fingertips.
2. Palm spinning means manipulating one or more
balls in the open hand so that at least one ball is in motion. Balls may be in
both hands or transferred between hands to form graceful and fluid patterns,
including rotating a pyramid made of four or five balls in one hand.
3. Isolation refers to the manipulation of a ball
so that it appears to be suspended in place. Similar to sleight-of-hand
techniques in magic or fixed-point mime techniques; the performers exploit the
clear surface of the ball to hide any noticeable rotation, creating the effect
that the ball is still while the performer moves around the ball.
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