BJC HLGCBS
HIGH: Getting more than 30 attendees at my 5 Ball Beginners workshop at 10am on the Monday! Probably the best turnout I've had for that workshop, at the worst possible time for jugglers. Result! (If anybody would like a copy of the handout, you can download the PDF here - https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/74536467/LEARN%20TO%20JUGGLE%205%20BALLS%20WORKSHOP.pdf )
LOW: Performing seriously under par in the Fight Night qualifications. I knew I wasn't playing well as we were going through, but for the life of me couldn't work out why.
GOAL: Compere BYJOTY - success. Didn't sleep a wink the night before, but seemed to go well and we kept the show rolling. Big thanks to Ieuan for giving me this opportunity the last two years.
CRUSH: Wes Peden. Nothing new, but attending the masterclass on Monday and seeing him perform just reminds me how he is on a completely different level to other jugglers. Fantastic dedication to the art, with exceptional results.
BANE: The weather. My tent stood firm, but on Monday night I laid in it for 7 hours and didn't sleep a wink. Looking back it was quite entertaining, but didn't enjoy it much at the time.
SURPRISE: In the early hours of Thursday morning, when people are trying to squeeze out the last few hours of fun before we leave, I seriously tried 6 ball half shower for the first time in ages and it was pretty solid. Will work more on it...
Overall BJC was amazing as ever, so much time spent juggling and hanging out with friends new and old! Glad I could play my small part running some workshops and compering BYJOTY. Cannot wait to relive all the memories in a month's time at Lestival - 2nd May in Leicester. Check it out in the Events section and get yourself added to the Facebook event for all the latest news - https://www.facebook.com/events/1545948065691160/
#hlgcbs #bjc2015 tag, you're it.
So what were the standout performances from BYJOTY that I missed? How many times would I have written, "too many drops" had I been in attendance?
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Actually, I think the drop count this year was 51? So for 8 acts, that's an average of 6 drops per act? Some more, some less of course. But we've had it much worse in other years I feel...
For me, the final two acts (which both won silvers as no gold was awarded) of Luke Davies and Eddy Bacon were very good but for completely different reasons. Luke pulled off an incredibly high level of skill for BYJOTY, he is a very good young juggler and this being his first ever convention I believe he managed to turn a fair few heads in the hall! Eddy's was an incredibly slick contact juggling routine, he'd put a lot of effort into his costume and make-up choices and it worked well.
I would also mention our only female competitor this year, Helena Berry, with a wonderful ball foot-juggling act making use of a table. In the tech run, she was almost flawless and I had put her as a strong competitor. Unfortunately she made a few more drops in the actual show which I think cost her an award, but she is definitely a young circus performer to keep our eyes on!
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