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Albert Lucas (juggler)
Albert Lucas is an American juggler born in 1960 to Albert and Yvonne Moreira. He is notable for juggling while ice skating, setting numbers juggling records, and promoting sport juggling. Career With the encouragement of his father, Albert began juggling at age 3 and performing at age 4 in comedy clubs, small circuses and nightclubs. From age 8 to 11 he toured with Liberace and then performed in Las Vegas. From age 12 to 22, he traveled the world performing his juggling act on ice with the Ice Capades. Albert spent several years performing in the ''Around the World on Ice'' show at Busch Gardens Theme Park. Albert has performed at both the NBA Finals and the NHL Stanley Cup Finals. Sport juggling Albert co-founded the International Sport Juggling Federation in order to develop sport juggling, including joggling, with the goal of re-introducing it to the Olympics. He has joggled in 12 marathons, including a marathon with no drops in 1987, which established a Guinness wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juggler
Juggling is a physical skill, performed by a juggler, involving the manipulation of objects for recreation, entertainment, art or sport. The most recognizable form of juggling is toss juggling. Juggling can be the manipulation of one object or many objects at the same time, most often using one or two hands but other body parts as well, like feet or head. Jugglers often refer to the objects they juggle as ''props''. The most common props are balls, clubs, or rings. Some jugglers use more dramatic objects such as knives, fire torches or chainsaws. The term ''juggling'' can also commonly refer to other prop-based manipulation skills, such as diabolo, plate spinning, devil sticks, poi, cigar boxes, contact juggling, hooping, yo-yo, hat manipulation and kick-ups. Etymology The words ''juggling'' and ''juggler'' derive from the Middle English ''jogelen'' ("to entertain by performing tricks"), which in turn is from the Old French '' jangler''. There is also the wikt:j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guinness World Records
''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a British reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world. Sir Hugh Beaver created the concept, and twin brothers Norris and Ross McWhirter co-founded the book in London in August 1955. The first edition topped the bestseller list in the United Kingdom by Christmas 1955. The following year the book was launched internationally, and as of the 2025 edition, it is now in its 70th year of publication, published in 100 countries and 40 languages, and maintains over 53,000 records in its database. The international franchise has extended beyond print to include television series and museums. The popularity of the franchise has resulted in ''Guinness World Records'' becoming the primary international source for cata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Jugglers
Juggling is a physical skill, performed by a juggler, involving the object manipulation, manipulation of objects for recreation, entertainment, art or sport. The most recognizable form of juggling is toss juggling. Juggling can be the manipulation of one object or many objects at the same time, most often using one or two hands but other body parts as well, like feet or head. Jugglers often refer to the objects they juggle as ''props''. The most common props are juggling ball, balls, juggling club, clubs, or juggling ring, rings. Some jugglers use more dramatic objects such as knives (juggling), knives, torch (juggling), fire torches or chainsaws. The term ''juggling'' can also commonly refer to other prop-based manipulation skills, such as diabolo, plate spinning, devil sticks, poi (juggling), poi, cigar box (juggling), cigar boxes, contact juggling, hooping, yo-yo, hat manipulation and Keepie uppie, kick-ups. Etymology The words ''juggling'' and ''juggler'' derive from the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Jugglers
A juggler is a person who practices object manipulation for entertainment, sport or recreation. Famous professional jugglers have come from many countries and have performed their skills live in circuses, variety theatres, casinos, cruise ships, festivals, street venues and on television. The following is a list of jugglers who are notable for professional success as a performer, world records, official competition titles or the invention of patterns or tricks. Australia * Space Cowboy Austria * Christoph and Manuel Mitasch – as a duo, they hold multiple world records for numbers of clubs passed. Canada *Wilfred Dubois (b. 1892) Czech Republic * Alan Šulc – holds multiple world records for numbers in bounce juggling. Germany * Francis Brunn – numerous appearances on stage and television. * Lottie Brunn - believed to be the fastest female juggler. * Paul Cinquevalli * Thomas Dietz * Luca Pferdmenges – multiple Guinness World Record holder and social media influencer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juggling Pattern
A juggling pattern or juggling trick is a specific manipulation of juggling prop, props during the practice of juggling. "Juggling, like musical technique, music, combines abstract patterns and mind-body coordination in a pleasing way." Descriptions of patterns and tricks have been most common in toss juggling. A juggling pattern in toss juggling is a sequence of throws and catches using a certain number of props which is repeated continuously. Patterns include simple ones such as the Cascade (juggling), cascade and complex ones such as Mills mess. A juggling trick in toss juggling is a throw or catch which is different from the throws and catches within a pattern. Tricks include simple ones such as a high throw or more difficult ones such a catch on the back of the jugglers neck, as well as the claw (juggling), claw, multiplex (juggling), multiplex, and passing (juggling), pass. Systems of juggling notation have been created to describe juggling patterns and tricks. One of these is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flash (juggling)
In toss juggling, a flash is either a form of numbers juggling where each juggling ball, ball in a juggling pattern is only thrown and caught once or it is a juggling trick where every prop is simultaneously in the air and both hands are empty.Three ball flash , ''TWJC.co.uk''. The former is considered by some not to be real juggling, however the term is used to distinguish the ''flash'' from the more continuous ''qualify'' or ''qualifying juggle'', wherein every juggling prop, prop must be thrown and caught at least twice. For some tricks the number of throws and catches to complete a juggling cycle for that trick is not simply a multiple of the number of objects being juggled. For example, a three-ball cascade (juggling), cascade, one throw and catch per ball means three throws and three catches. However, for a four-ball Mills Mess, this mean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juggling World Records
Juggling world records comprise the best performances in the fields of endurance and numbers juggling. Criteria For ratification as a world record, the claimed record * must be proved by video evidence, either available to the general public or * must be validated by organizations such as ''Guinness World Records'' Up until 2012 any record must have been proved by either of the two methods above or by video evidence, available to the members of the former '' Juggling Information Service Committee on Numbers Juggling (JISCON)''. JISCON is no longer active. Records begin where each object being juggled has been thrown and successfully caught at least once (e.g. 11 catches of 12 balls is not listed). This is known as a ' flash'. Where each object is thrown and caught more than once the term used is a 'qualify'. Notes on defining the props * Balls, which include ''beanbags'', must be roughly spherical objects. * Clubs Club may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US Open (tennis)
The US Open Tennis Championships, commonly called the US Open, is a hardcourt tennis tournament organized by the United States Tennis Association annually in Queens, New York City. Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tennis events, held after the Australian Open, French Open, and Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon. The US Open starts on the last Monday of August and continues for two weeks, with the middle weekend coinciding with the United States Labor Day holiday. All players participating must be at least fourteen years old. Since the start of the Open Era of tennis in 1968, the event has been Open (sport), open to both amateur and professional players. The tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, originally known as the U.S. National Championships, for which men's singles and men's doubles were 1881 U.S. National Championships (tennis), first played in August 1881. It is the only Grand Slam that was not affected by cancellation due to World War I and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Jugglers' Association
The International Jugglers' Association or IJA is the world's oldest and largest nonprofit circus organization, and is open to members worldwide. It was founded in the United States in 1947, with the goal of providing, "an organization for jugglers that would provide meetings at regular intervals in an atmosphere of mutual friendship." Although its focus lies on juggling, its programs also support other circus disciplines. Programs and events The International Jugglers' Association runs the following programs and events: * International Regional Competitions * The Video Tutorial Contest * World Juggling Day * eJuggle - the IJA's official publication * The Afghan Mobile Mini Circus for Children (MMCC) Conventions and competitions The International Jugglers' Association holds the largest week-long juggling festival in North America. (The largest juggling festival in the world is the European Juggling Convention, started in 1978 and whose founders were members of the Internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joggling
Joggling is a competitive sport that combines juggling with jogging. People who joggle are called jogglers.Beck, S. (2012, October 18).Joggling the Marathon: 3 Beanbags and 26.2 Miles. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved froSeptember 11, 2001. The most common juggling prop, objects used in joggling are juggling balls, or sometimes juggling clubs, but any set of three or more objects can be used. However, in competitions or long term events, most jogglers prefer to use palm-size beanbags stuffed with birdseed because they are light enough for long distances but heavy enough to withstand winds. The juggling is usually done in a Cascade (juggling), three-ball cascade pattern, which is efficient and uses the least energy. Jogglers say that the arm motions of juggling with three objects feels natural with the action and pace of jogging. Rules The rules that define joggling in competitions and races are: #A juggling pattern must be maintained while running. #If an object is dropped, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvonne Moreira
Yvonne is a feminine given name, the female form of Yvon, which is derived from the French name Yves and Yvette. It is from the French word ''iv'', meaning "yew" (or tree). Since yew wood was used for bows, Ivo may have been an occupational name meaning "archer". Yvonne/Ivonne is also a Spanish girl name. This name first arrived in England with the Norman invasion, along with variations such as Yvette and male versions of the same name. It was reintroduced into English-speaking countries in the early 20th century. It is currently 173rd in the United States popular names list. It has also lost popularity in France, where in 1900 it was the 7th most popular name. Yvonne has several name days: May 26 in Sweden and December 11th in Ireland and Scotland. People * Yvonne Adair (1897–1989), English composer, pianist, and teacher * Yvonne Agazarian (1929–2017), English psychotherapist * Yvonne Aitken (1911–2004), Australian agricultural scientist * Yvonne Anderson (born 1990 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
