A
winner of the NSW Department of Education and Training’s
Frater Award for Excellence
in 1997, 1999, 2001 and 2006.
In
You Can Do It Too! Llynda plays
a character called Madeline, a working mum, whose hobby and passion
is juggling. The audience enters, to find Madeline at home, surrounded
by bright furniture and wearing colourful clothing.
Using juggling as a metaphor for learning, Madeline discovers
that mistakes are OK, that is how we learn, and with encouragement
from the audience she decides to audition for a job in a circus.
Llynda brings amazing
juggling skills to the performance, including the balancing of
golf clubs on her head. She will kick teacups, one at a time to
form a stack on her head and then kick a teaspoon into the top
cup. The juggling also includes balls, plates, feather dusters,
and eggs!
This inspiring program supports the P.D./Health/P.E. School Curriculum
in the areas of self esteem, self confidence, self discipline,
self determination, and encourages the developement of motor skills.
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Review
featured in NSW Education Gazette
Performances for Schools Co-ordinator, The Arts Unit
Llynda Nairn provides an experience that children will always
remember. No matter how many times you can see fantastic skills
on film or TV, to be up close and personal with a juggler, singer
and actor of Llynda's talents is unique. The look of awe and the
intake of breath as Llynda spun plates, juggled tennis rackets,
balanced golf clubs and much much more were testament to her powers
of engagement. From her cleverly constructed drama naturally emerges
the lessons that you can achieve wonderful things if you start
small, take risks, practise and believe. Llynda demonstrated her
message, especially in her interactive segments with the students,
and made it explicit through songs and dialogue. I'd watch this
show just for the sheer joy of it, but Llynda's message is powerful
and important.
What Other
Schools have said:-
Excellent.
Great ! Dynamic ! Children really enjoyed the energetic presentation
and learning new skills. Liz Howard-Bellata Public
School
Kept
students amused from start to finish. Fun, bright, good variety
of juggling, singing and storytelling. Margaret Wood
- K-6 Franklin Public School
Excellent
performance. Everything well thought out and sequential. Storyline
depicted some problems that children may encounter in their life
and they were encouraged to never give up and to have go. Clear
and well choreographed performance. Excellent skills in juggling
and all other activities / speaking etc. Kept children thoroughly
entertained.
Absolute
Whizz - Bang. The kids had a terrific time and Llynda did a wonderful
job ~ Especially with encouraging children to have a go and learn
from mistakes. Excellent. . . .
Warren Davis. Wyndham Primary School. 29/3/2000.
All
attending staff & students classified this show as first rate!
. . . . . . . . .
Col Fraser. Oxley Vale P.S. 3/8/99.
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The
Basics of Juggling
JUGGLING
WITH ONE BALL
Play with it, have fun catching the ball in as many different
ways as you can.
Throw the ball from one hand to the other.
Next, toss it gently thinking about the height of your throw.
Try throwing the ball at about ‘nose’ height or
a little higher, keeping the hands and arms relaxed.
If the ball travels away from your body, don’t try to
catch it by lurching forward, just let it drop. Think about
where you are going to throw the ball. If the ball is thrown
correctly, then catching it is effortless. There’s no
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TWO
BALL JUGGLING
Hold a ball in each hand.
Toss one ball (just as you did when practicing with one ball),
and when it reaches the peak of its arc, toss the other one,
under the first in exactly the same fashion. Don’t try
to catch them, just let them drop. Your goal is to throw both
balls at the same height in opposite directions, one after the
other.
Keep repeating this until it feels comfortable.
Catch them if you like. The ball that has been thrown from the
right hand is caught with your left hand, and the ball that
is thrown with your left hand is caught with your right. |
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THREE
BALL JUGGLING
Start with two balls in the right hand and one in the left.
Toss a ball from the right hand, then toss the ball from
the left hand, and then the third ball is tossed from the
right hand.
Each toss
is exactly the same throw that has already been mastered.
Don’t try to catch the balls, let them drop as you
did when learning the two ball juggle.
When you have consistently tossed the balls from both hands,
allowing them to drop at your feet several times, you are
ready to catch them if you like.
Try the same
steps, this time starting with two balls in the left and
one in the right. Choose which combination works best for
you.
When catching
the balls has been mastered you are ready for continuous
juggling! Just keep tossing the same throw that has been
mastered. Don’t worry about stopping, just keep throwing
the balls after they have been caught in the same regular
pattern. You're juggling!
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Something
to colour in: a fun activity for pre-schoolers and students
in kindergarten.
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