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| "Tyas Frantz is a powerhouse performer making a big name for himself in the Las Vegas Magic community. Tyas performs his touching and elegant rendition of "contact juggling" in all of his live stage and strolling performances. From the Hard Rock Hotel to his own corporate shows， Tyas is a "real worker" sharing the real work on contact for the professional performer." -- Paul Draper， Magic Historian "If VISUAL is your style... If SMOOTH is your game... Give contact juggling a chance. It's at least as fun as it looks. Warning! There's no way you'll be able to watch this DVD without picking up a ball and working on your act." -- Jonathan Evans， Penguin Magic "In addition to being a top young stage performer， Tyas is also one of the best teachers of magic/juggling in the world today. I was continually impressed with his demonstrations， explanations， and the passion he brings to the subject. You're in for a treat." -- Maxwell Murphy， Penguin Magic "Tyas is inspiring! His teaching ability， combined with his pure mastery of contact juggling make this DVD a work of art!" -- Sam Blankenship， Penguin Magic "Tyas has chops， control， and personality. He's the man!" -Noblezada | |
| The Effect "The illusion created is one of a free-floating， weightless ball， subject to unusual laws of motion. A good contact juggler can make his own movements seem almost unrelated to the movements of the ball; the attention of the audience is always fixed on the ball. Contact juggling is， above all， graceful and absorbing."-- James Ernest， Contact Juggling Pioneer and Author Contact Juggling， also referred to asCJorDynamic Manipulation， is the art of manipulating one or more objects while keeping them in contact with your body. In Contact Juggling， balls are rolled over the hands and body invisually interesting patternsinstead of being tossed in the air. Contact Jugglers perform with a wide variety of objects from pens to basketballs (Harlem Globtrotters)， but the most popular object is the 3" acrylic ball. Contact balls are transparent， so they never appear to be spinning. This property allows the performer to create a mesmerizing effect wherein the balls appear to be sliding or floating accross the body. It's that element that attracts magicians to Contact Juggling. Indeed， good Contact Juggling looks a lot like magic. On This DVD You'll Learn：
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