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Gatto & Eastwood Juggle In Las Vegas Revue Shows

 by Kit Summers

Anthony Gatto has been appearing at the Union Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas in the "Nudes on Ice" show. Growing ever taller, the 15-year-old high school student began his show with five balls, which became four while one bounced on his head. He went back to five to do solid back crosses, half pirouettes and then full pirouettes.

 

Next was a very long run with seven bans, along with a half-shower. He did five rings with a half pirouette, full pirouette, flat half shower and ended with pancake throws. He did eight rings for a good while, then worked down to three by placing the rings in various places around his body. He retrieved them to work back up to eight.

 

He did a variety of three clubs tricks, then bounced a ball on his head while still juggling the clubs. He began five clubs by juggling four and balancing a fifth on his head. The balanced club dropped into his pattern and he did solid back crosses and a half pirouette. He then did seven clubs for 24 throws.

 

He warmed up for his show with nine rings for a good length of time, and also did five balls in one hand. His father and coach, Nick Gatto, said Anthony is working on seven in one hand by feeding them into his throwing hand from his free hand. He is working toward performing eight clubs in his act and has gotten 13 throws with nine clubs in practice.

 

Anthony has more recently traveled to Japan to juggle there, and has been offered some movie work in Hollywood. He said he likes juggling more than ever, and is doing well in school.

 

Wally Eastwood has been performing at Ballys in Las Vegas. He works hard in a fast-paced act, beginning with a three club routine that includes forward runs, pirouettes, front hand springs and three clubs in one hand while running around the stage.

 

He adds a club and does back crosses with four, then a spread and fast quadruple flips. One more is added to the pattern and he does doubles, then a triple-double pattern before ending with a leg catch with one of the clubs.

 

Time for pool table pockets! He straps the pocket belt around his waist, force bounces five balls and then throws one high to be caught in a pocket. A small spotlight follows the bounced ball nicely up in .the air and back down.