Patrik Elmnert (Sweden) and Wes Peden (USA) are two young men with short hair and kneepads. In 2008 they started creating juggling together and went on to perform shows in Spain, Ireland, Finland, Norway, USA, Germany, Poland, England, Italy, and for the royal family of Sweden. Their juggling is scandinavian in aesthetic and playful in nature. With the use of space, bodies, time, and objects these two jugglers build a unique and vibrant atmosphere.
The new flamboyant juggling show from Patrik and Wes has jumps and slides that you’ll like and secret tricks that might turn you on. Throwing, lifting, and pushing each other combined with juggling objects flying around their bodies creates giant movements and bizarre twisted tricks. When confronted with the juxtaposition of a 14 club eruption and the single balance ring rolling lightly from forehead to forehead, the viewer can not help but think that perhaps giraffes are not as tall as they look.
US Nationals tomorrow!
The 2012 US National Yo-yo Contest will be held tomorrow, October 6th, in Chico, California!
Players are already arriving in the city and many international guests will be there as well! The official site has the preliminary freestyle order and there will be a live stream as well!
Will last year’s winners (Harold Owens, Joseph Harris, Hank Freeman, Bryan Figueroa, and Samm Scott) be able to hold their titles? We’ll find out tomorrow! Stay tuned!
An action-packed weekend approaches!
Yo-yo players around the globe are in for a treat this weekend!
In Asia, two huge contests will be held starting tomorrow. The Asia Pacific Yo-yo Championships, in Singapore, will be held from Friday to Sunday at the Hougang Mall. The other big event in the region is the China Yo-yo Corporation Championship in Guangzhou. While it’s unfortunate that the big names will be divided between the two contest, it makes for an exciting weekend nonetheless!
In the Americas, the US West Coast will host the Birdhouse Left Coast Tour, which brings along the YoyoFactory team. Also in the US, the traditional Mideast Regionals will take place in Plymouth, MI. Down south, Brazil Nationals will be held in São Paulo, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Brazilian Yo-yo Association.
And in just a couple of weeks, the Triple Crown of Yoyo in Chicago, and the World Yo-yo Contest will surely be the highlights of the contest season!