Juggling color bombs candy – Yeti

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Rancid waits behind the curtain as the first participant walks up the steps. Rancid tells Yeti that it’s time to introduce himself to the audience and he wishes him good luck!

One of the judges asks him to introduce himself by giving his name and where he lives.

“My name is Yeti and I am 900 years old and I live in the Chocolate Mountains in the Candy Kingdom.” 

“And what are you going to do for us today,” the judge asks. 

“I am going to offer you some tips on how to juggle with 3 balls while demonstrating at the same time. 

‘Step 1: Throw & catch - Stand with your elbows, bent about 90 degrees, at your side, with your wrists up. Throw a ball in a gentle arc from one hand to the other, peaking at the height of the top of your head or a little higher. Look at the point where you want the ball to peak, and try another throw as you continue to watch that spot in the air. You'll find that you only need to watch the ball peak to be able to catch it. When catching a ball, don't reach up to grab it, but let the ball come down to your hand. Try a few more throws and catches (both left-to-right and right-to-left) without looking away from that spot when the throws peak.

Step 2: The Exchange - Now hold a ball in each hand, and throw the one from your left hand towards your right just like you did before. Keep watching that spot at the top of the arc. When the first ball peaks, throw the second one from your right hand towards your left, just as high as the first ball. Aim the second throw under the path of the first ball. The second ball should peak a few inches to the left of where the first ball peaked. Watching the peaks, catch the first ball in your right hand, and a moment later, catch the second ball in your left hand. This may seem tricky at first, but just a few minutes of practice will make it seem very easy. Try it both ways, starting with the left hand throw first and with the right hand throw first. Keep working on it until you're catching both balls fairly consistently, and can start with either hand. If it's feeling pretty good, move on to step 3.

Step 3: The Flash - Hold two balls in your left hand and one in your right. Throw one of the balls from your left hand towards you right and when it peaks, throw the next ball from your right hand towards your left. That leaves your right hand empty in time to catch the first ball. So far this is what you did in step 2, but this time when the second ball peaks, throw the third ball from your left hand toward your right. You'll catch the second ball in your left hand, and a moment later you'll catch the third ball in your right hand. Don't get discouraged if it takes a few minutes before you catch all three balls. If you're having trouble, look at the tips listed with step 2. They also apply to this step and step 4. Practice until you've caught all 3 balls several times.

Step 4: The 3 Ball Cascade - Do the same thing you did in step three, but when the third throw peaks, make another throw from the hand where that ball will land. Once that works, do the same thing but when the fourth throw peaks, make a fifth throw from the hand where the fourth one will land. When you get that, go on for a sixth throw and so on. Congratulations! You're juggling! You're doing the most common juggling pattern, the 3-ball cascade. And there's no reason to stop. Every time a ball peaks, throw the next one from the hand where it will be caught. Very soon you'll find your hands have learned the rhythm: right-left-right-left... Keep count of the number of throws you make, and try to break your own record. ‘ (Info here)

“I hope that you enjoyed that. Now look at what else I can do! I can juggle a blue cyan candy with one finger.”

The judges are impressed and they thank him for participating. Yeti walks off the stage. 

Let’s continue here – Fruit carving - Jenny

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