In honour of Linda Farkas' memory and to celebrate International Women's Day the ladies of the contact staff community have collaborated to create a contact staff compilation video. While all the people in this video have their own distinct style, you can see Linda's influence in all of them. Linda's legacy will live on for many years to come.
Read MorePoi are great, but the huge range of buying options out there can be enough to give a beginner a headache! This is the second in a series of articles to help those new to poi find the set that's right for them
Read MoreLucas Gardezani Abduch compiled this diabolo video using submissions to the diabolo.ca video of the week. It features some awesome diabolo tricks, including a sweet one diabolo sequence, some interesting 2D stuff and, our favourite, a chest roll with a diabolo.
Lucas makes lots of great circus and juggling videos. Be sure to subscribe to his channel.
Read MoreLast year the contact staff community lost one of its brightest stars, Linda Farkas. Linda inspired many contact staffers both with the technicality of her staff tricks and with the grace of the movements she fused those tricks with.
In honour of Linda's memory and to celebrate International Women's Day the ladies of the contact staff community created this contact staff compilation video. While all the people in this video have their own distinct style, I think you can see Linda's influence in all of them. Linda's legacy will live on for many years to come.
Read MoreOur old pal, Luke Hallgarten, has filmed and edited this amazing video of Le Lido students of 2017. Le Lido is a circus school in Toulouse, France and is respected as one of the most prestigious circus schools in the world. You can see why from this video; superb skills, a huge range of disciplines and more than a sprinkling of circus madness!
Read MoreWe love seeing narrative and character in performances and videos, especially in the spinning arts where it's rare to see that sort of thing. Lui and George have made just such a contact staff video.
Sound tracked to a version of "Mad World" Lui and George express the boredom and frustration that can exist in relationships, though there are still flashes of fondness and co-operation in this nicely devised piece.
Read MoreKuma Films - one of our favourite YouTube channels - went to SkillCon and caught some amazing jugglers in the act. If you're a regular to our Facebook page or this blog, you may recognise some faces.
This video features some amazing club juggling, ball juggling, diabolo and cigar box tricks.
Read MoreDo NOT watch this video if you're scared of heights! Flaviu Cernescu and friend juggle and ride a unicycle at the top of a 256m (840ft) chimney.
You don't need to read the comments on the video to know some people think this stunt is stupid and others admire the bravery involved. And it goes without saying: do NOT try this at home!
Read MoreThis slackline video contains some super cool tricks. It also features a slackline on fire (don't try that at home) and is set in an ice castle. It doesn't come more elemental that that!
This video, made by DevinSuperTramp, features tricks from Andy Lewis, Mickey Wilson, Alex Mason and others.
Read MoreHere's a video of Amnoticos quirky duo trapeze act. Not only is it a well devised and interesting piece but the tricks are impressive as well.
Did you know that Firetoys trapezes have cable-cored ropes which mean they are strong enough for dynamic double trapeze work similar to that shown in this video?
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The IJA put out monthly videos featuring artists from all over the world. This month's "Tricks of the Month" video features Mckenzey Simper from Salt Lake City, Utah USA, juggling and manipulating hula hoops. Mckenzey's tricks are awesome. If you're into hoop juggling you'll find loads of inspiration in this video.
Read MoreCyril has been pushing the boundaries of poi spinning for years so it's no surprise he was chosen to be part of the second Visual Juggling project. This video is a clip from that project.
The poi Cyril is using are called contact poi. Contact poi have a large ball at one end and generally have a smaller handle that acts as a counterweight on the other end to help with contact rolls and throws.
Read MoreCheck out this cool contact staff and acrostaff video from Chazz. Filmed in Castle Park in Bristol by Van Loop Media who also edited the video.
You can see more of Van Loop's circus videos on his YouTube channel and if you want to learn some contact staff, acrostaff or basic staff spinning tricks then check out Chazz's tutorial channel.Read More