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I got asked what contact juggling orbs were (I mentioned them a few blogs ago because i used them in a future set), so i thought I'd throw up some of my photography of Chris playing with his in the backyard of their most amazing Hippy home in Vancouver. I can't wait to go back and hang out there all summer! Well, maybe not all summer but a good portion of it! Can't wait to get laid off in June

Contact juggling is a form of object manipulation that focuses on the movement of objects such as balls in permanent contact with the body. Having little in common with "toss" juggling, it most typically involves the rolling of one or more completely transparent balls on the hands and arms to create visual illusions, such as that of a ball fixed in space. It is divided into three main schools of technique:

1. Bodyrolling is the manipulation of one or more props (usually balls) around the hands, arms, and body, usually without the prop(s) ever being thrown into the air. This includes tricks such as headrolling, isolations, and the butterfly.
2. Palmspinning is the manipulation of two or more balls in each hand wherein at least one ball is always in continual motion. Balls may be transferred from one hand to another to form graceful and fluid patterns, but rarely are they ever released into the air.
3. Isolationism is categorized by manipulation of usually one prop (again, a ball of some sort or other toy such as firestaff) such that the prop appears to be suspended in time and place while the performer dances around it, usually in the Popping and locking styles.


These top ones were taken in some lower lighting conditions in the house, after having my very first 'special' B.C brownie. Please excuse me if they're a bit blurry, I only shoot in manual so it's a bit hard to adjust constantly when all you want to do is stare at the amazing orbs magically moving around.

These ones were taken the next day, although i sorta of... wasn't quite right yet either Good brownies.