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33rd RIT Spring Juggle-In Apr 16–18
Posted April 7, 2008
The RIT Juggling Club invites you to come celebrate the gift of coordination with championship juggling at the 33rd Annual RIT Spring Juggle In. This year's theme is "In Gravity We Trust." Along with the current International Jugglers Association individuals champion (Doug Sayers) and teams championships silver medalist (Smirk), jugglers from around the country will be attending this festival to help raise funds and awareness for the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation. Estimates suggest that no fewer than 300,000 people in North America are affected with Dystonia, a disease that steals muscle coordination.
Imagine being eight years old and not being able to coordinate your legs to walk or your hands to hold a pen. That's what life is like with dystonia. Since 2001 this event has raised over $20,000 for the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation. To learn more about dystonia please visit dystonia-foundation.org.
The RIT Spring Juggle-In began in 1977. It is the second longest running regional juggling festival in the United States and one of the largest, drawing over 400 jugglers. The Juggle-In includes plenty of open juggling in RIT's Clarke Gym, a free family show, workshops for beginners and experienced jugglers on a variety of props, competitions, raffle, and a public show Saturday night.
When:
April 16–18 (Friday–Sunday)
Where:
Clark Gym, Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York
Show:
This year's featured performers will be Doug Sayers (whatsupjuggling.com) the current International Jugglers Association individuals champion and the juggling team Smirk (smirk.com) the current IJA teams silver medalists. Doug won the individuals championship at the 2009 IJA festival in Winston-Salem, NC dazzling the crowd with his original routine. Combining forces in 2008, Reid Belstock and Warren Hammond (a 2004 RIT Graduate and one of the founders of the RIT Juggling Club) created Smirk. Reid trained at Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Clown College. In addition to performing with Reid, Warren has toured nationally as a performer with the critically acclaimed troupe Lazer Vaudeville.
Additional star performers include: The Dazzling Mills Family, world record holders in unicycling; Norbi Whitney professional circus artist and award winning juggler; Cate Flaherty, circus artist specializing in hand balancing and juggling; Jorden Moir, footbag champion, and more.
Saturday, April 17, 7:30pm
East Henrietta HS Auditorium
$12 (discounts for advance sales in the gym, students, and seniors)
Contact:
Jeff Peden
RITjuggle@gmail.com
More Information:
rit.edu/sg/jugglingclub/jugglein/
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