Basic Club Tricks Tuesday 12pm- North Main Hall D & Saturday 10am- North Main Hall E
Don Lewis
A patient instructor shows you simple ways to learn a series of basic club tricks that are the building blocks of more complicated tricks. Even if your three club cascade is still a bit shaky, you can still learn the basic one club movements.

Chops with Clubs Friday 10am- North Main Hall G
Don Lewis
It is difficult to figure out chops just by watching someone do it. This workshop demystifies the trick by breaking the pattern down into easy to practice segments.

Green Clubs Thursday 1pm- Conference Room 5
Don Lewis
The plans for the popular Green Clubs are available on the the IJA web site. This workshop is a demonstration only. If you want to build your own Green Clubs at the workshop, you MUST supply your own materials.

Passing Madness: R&L Handed Club Passing Patterns Tuesday 2pm- North Main Hall B-C
Martin Frost
For the 21st consecutive IJA summer fest, Martin Frost will teach both-handed club passing patterns that may not drive you mad and, with his SJRI partners, will demonstrate some patterns from beyond imagination.

Larger Passing Patterns Thursday 2pm- North Main Hall B-C
Martin Frost
With SJRI, Martin will teach club passing patterns for 2 to 115 people. Be ready to move.

Doubles, Triples, & More in Passing Patterns Tuesday 3pm- North Main Hall F
Bryan Langholz
Ever wondered when it was OK to throw that double, triple, quad, etc or how to catch one thrown to you? This workshop focuses on multiple count throws either to your partner(s) or to yourself for standard (and many non-standard) passing patterns. This is for jugglers who can pass 6 balls, clubs, ring, gorillas, whatever. (Beginners & Intermediates).

Learn to Juggle 3 Clubs Wednesday 3pm- North Main Hall E
Madelyn Dinnerstein
If you can consistently get 6 catches of 3 clubs this workshop is not for you. Otherwise, come for tips, coaching, and practice time.

Club Recoveries in 2 Count Friday 1pm- North Main Hall F
Steve Rahn and Jeff Wiggs
This workshop will cover exercises to give you a few different ways to pick-up a dropped club in 2-count.

Beginning Club Passing & A Method for Teaching Beginning Club Passing Tuesday 4pm- North Main Hall D
Louis Kruk
This workshop teaches jugglers new to passing how to pass and teaches those who want to TEACH CLUB PASSING Louis will cover a method that is organized, simple, and, breaks the activity down into its minute & achievable elements. Prerequisite-the ability to juggle three clubs.

Fun & Simple Club Passing Patterns with 3, 4, & 5 + Jugglers Wednesday 2pm- North Main Hall A
Louis Kruk
This is a two-hour club passing pattern workshop. YOU will be doing all the patterns. You must be able to pass clubs in order for you to participate. You will do...triangles, feeds, feed change, carousel, tic tac w/a walk through, "Y', in line, feast, rotating feed, buffalo, star, fork, hey...all FUN & SIMPLE.

Intermediate Club Swinging & Breakout Thursday 1pm- North Main Hall E
Jim Dorman
This workshop covers the moves everyone wants to learn. A review of the cross-follow variations and then on to the Lower Fountain on our way to the Full Fountain and its variations, along with a few surprises and sharing of tricks. Knowing the cross-follow in both directions will be very helpful, but we will cover this material in the workshop.

Crazy Passing - 'Why Not', 'Not Why' and 'Maybe' Wednesday 10am- North Main Hall E
Mark Douglass
Come and hurt your brain with this family of passing patterns involving self doubles, zips and floaty passes.

Beginning Club Takeouts Thursday 10am- North Main Hall F
Get the Shoe- Jochen Pfeiffer and Florian Mueller-Reissmann

Advanced Club Takeouts Saturday 11am- North Main Hall B-C
Get the Shoe- Jochen Pfeiffer and Florian Mueller-Reissmann

Intermediate/Advanced 3 Clubs Friday 11am- North Main Hall B-C
Ville Walo of Peapot
This work show will deal with flat throw techniques as well as other tricks with 3 clubs.

Social Passing Wednesday 4pm- North Main Hall B-C
David Davis, Athena Pappas Davis, Will Murray, and Rhonda Horwedel
Club passing is a wonderful activity for all skill levels and any size
group. This workshop addresses the question of ways to try new patterns
while keeping it interesting for everyone.

Passing Take-Aways Thursday 12pm- North Main Hall F
David Davis, Athena Pappas Davis, Will Murray, and Rhonda Horwedel
In this workshop we will learn to take (borrow) and replace clubs out of
a standard 4-count (every-others) pattern. We will need some fairly
skilled 4-count passers but all skill levels (even non-jugglers) can be
active in this workshop.

Zip-Zap Paddy Whack Saturday 10am- North Main Hall F
David Davis, Athena Pappas Davis, Will Murray, and Rhonda Horwedel
Zips and Zaps are fast throws to yourself or a partner. In this
Workshop we will do some club passing patterns to help develop this skill.
The workshop is aimed at intermediate to advanced club passers and will
use both the left and right hand passing.

Club Multiplexing- Beginner to Advanced Tuesday 12pm- North Main Hall F
Will Murray
Throwing two clubs from one hand, from easy variations that you can learn right after the 3-club cascade, on up to 5-club patterns for experts. Different grips and throws, secret catches, drills, and performance ideas.

1 Diabolo: Excalibur Friday 3pm- North Main Hall B-C
Matt Hall
Beginning skills will be taught before moving swiftly on to the ever-growing menu of vertax delicacies now available on the Internet. You will not believe what is possible now...

Beginning Diabolo 1 Wednesday 2pm- North Main Hall F
Dick Cuyler
This workshop is for people who have some practical knowledge of the diabolo who wish to learn different (and more challenging) moves.

Beginning Diabolo 2 Thursday 11am- North Main Hall G
Dick Cuyler
Dick's second workshop will cover building a brief routine.

Intermediate 2 Diabolos Thursday 2pm- North Main Hall D
Ted Joblin
So you can do 2 diabolos - what's next?

Staff Manipulation Wednesday 4pm- North Main Hall F
Cindy Marvell
Traditional Chinese-style staff spinning taught with a juggling twist! Must bring own staffs (available from prop makers).

Bullwhip Thursday 2pm- North Exhibit Hall (meet at stage)
Andrew Conway
This workshop will cover the basics of whip cracking, including safety, buying a whip, basic and advanced cracks, and performance tricks such as targeting and wraps. Bring a whip to practice with if you have one, though we have loaners for people who don't.

Rope Spinning Tuesday 4pm- North Exhibit Hall (meet at stage)
Keith Bindlestiff
Join Keith Bindlestiff and special guest Angelo Iodice for fun with knots and ropes. The workshop will include a few basic knot throws and an exploration of trick roping. We will offer help on flat loops, wedding rings, butterflies, Texas skips, and assistance for more advanced tricks. Beginners to advanced rope spinners are encouraged to attend. Ropes will be available for use.

Top Breakout Friday 2pm- North Main Hall G
Keith Bindlestiff & Mark Hayward
Go over the top with Mark Hayward and Keith Bindlestiff. Celebrating the art of the throw top, beginners to advanced players are welcome. This is an opportunity to share top tricks. Top size doesn't matter. Stylish hats strongly recommended.

Cigar Box Breakout Saturday 12pm- North Main Hall D
Matt Hall
Join Matt in a furious sharing session where no trick is off limits, and new tricks WILL be created. All are welcome.

Kendama: The Path to Black Belt Tuesday 1pm- North Main Hall E
Matt Hall
The Path to Black Belt: Yes, it is possible to test for "shodan", or black belt in this ancient Japanese prop. We will go through the 20 tricks that are tested on the offical JKA sheet. Will you pass? Come and find out...

Hat Manipulation and Breakout Friday 12pm- North Main Hall D
Steve Langley
The workshop will cover everything from single hat tricks to multiple hat manipulations. I will be covering some of the many different elements such as: terminology, grips, flips, rolls and body moves. May also include some 2 man or multi partner hat move. There will be a hat breakout at the end.

How to use Balloon Art to Enhance Your Juggling Career Friday 2pm- North Main Hall E
Karl Hein
This workshop will teach you several intermediate balloon creations that will stun your audiences. We will also discuss ideas on how to use balloon art to supplement and enhance your juggling performances to get you more shows for more money. Bring your own balloons and pumps.

Vertical Hula Hoop Friday 10am- North Main Hall D
Mark Douglass
Mark will be taking hula hooping into the vertical plane, combining ideas from juggling, twirling and balance with traditional hula ideas. Make sure you come and check out the hula 'isolations'.

Beginning Hat Manipulation Tuesday 1pm- North Main Hall F
J.D. Ellison
J.D. will cover basic and intermediate hat moves.

New School Poi Saturday 10am- North Main Hall D
Mark Douglass
This workshop covers loops, tangles, inversions and spin/anti-spin flowers. For all skills levels, and I will help with old school moves if requested.

Beginning Nunchaku- Single and Double Friday 11am- North Main Hall E
Jim Dorman
Why should martial artists have all the fun? The beginning-level workshop will cover single nunchaku, double nunchaku moves. Jim will also go over basic helpful learning and practice techniques, as well as a brief discussion on safety and legal issues. Some "loaner" props will be available.

Cigar Boxes Thursday 10am- North Main Hall E
Ville Walo
Ville will be covering advanced/intermediate cigar box tricks

Juggling Games Workshop Thursday 10am- North Main Hall A
Steve Rahn
Steve will discuss and try out a few different juggling games you maybe have never tried before.

From Haze to Phrase Thursday 12pm- North Main Hall E
Cindy Marvell
Making routines that catch the eye and engage the mind; how to chose technical elements and put them together in a fun and meaningful way.

Dance for Jugglers Wednesday 11am- North Main Hall C
Peter Davison
This workshop explores concepts from classical and modern dance that are relevant to juggling performance such as line, posture, use of feet, stances, turning, and weight changes. Wear Loose Clothing

Choreography for Jugglers Thursday 11am- North Main Hall B-C
Peter Davison
Timing, use of space, visual contrast, creative departure points, musicality, and more will be explored. Bring 3 balls.

Performing/Technical Theatre/Production Wednesday 4pm- North Main Hall D
Steve Langley
Steve is a 10 year member of IATSE (International Association of Theatrical Stage Employees) and a professional performer for over 20 years. He will cover information concerning: lighting design, microphones and sound quality, stage direction as well as the proper theater terminology, so that you can communicate with stage crew in their language. This is a good class for performers or for people who want to learn more about the technical aspects of stage performing.

Beginning Pirouettes Friday 11am- North Exhibit Hall
Lloyd Ramsey
The basic mechanics of spinning will be demonstrated and experienced, with simple explanations and brief exercises. Everyone can leave doing something of a presentable rotation for juggling, with a broad understanding of how to develop further.

Beginning Acrobalance Tuesday 4pm- North Main Hall B-C
Jessica Rankin-Gee and Shawn Lesniak
Come and learn several basic acrobalance positions. No previous experience necessary!

Idea Session to Increase Membership Wednesday 10am- North Main Hall G
Len Ferman
Do you have great ideas on how IJA can increase membership? Make your ideas heard, and help us develop even more by joining a brainstorming session led by Len Ferman, an IJA member, and an innovation manager for Bank of America.

Climate Change is Elementary Saturday 11am- Conference Room 5
Dave Finnigan
I was trained in January by Al Gore to present his slides. I've started a new not for profit foundation and have designed and tested a new program to take to Elementary Schools nationwide giving kids and teachers an experiential introduction to Climate Change. I use Al's slides and knowledge about how kids learn through moving that I've put to use in Juggling for Success for 30 years. The result is a two day program for schools. On day one I present Juggling for Success. On day two I present Climate Change is Elementary. If you are interested in climate change and if you love working with kids, please come and hear about it.

First Timer's Orientation Wednesday 10am- North Main Hall D
Dave Finnigan
If this is your first festival come meet the other first timers and some of the people who make the IJA happen. You will be welcomed to the Class of 2007 and get some hints about how to make the festival a great success. This class is a must to help you get the most out of your first festival and many festivals to come. Let us welcome you in style!

Working with Youth & Beginners Tuesday 11am- North Main Hall E
David Groth
Participate in a discussion about how to best help youth and beginners. David is a 5th grade teacher who uses juggling in his classroom everyday.

Networking Session for People who Teach Juggling Friday 11am- Conference Room 5
Madelyn Dinnerstein
If you teach others how to juggle or want to start, come to this meeting to exchange ideas, seek solutions for problems, and meet others who enjoy teaching.

Meet the Candidates Tuesday 2pm- Conference Room 5
Andrew Conway, Chuck Hawley, Kim Laird, and John Satriano
Come and meet the candidates running for the IJA Board. All will be there to answer questions and exchange ideas.

IJA Communications Friday 3pm- Conference Room 5
David Davis
Dave will lead a discussion about how to enhance communications with the IJA. We will discuss how to use the forums to involve more members. We also will discuss how to use other areas of the IJA website to enhance communications within the juggling community, resulting in a win/win for content providers and readers.

Flamingo Meet and Greet Tuesday 11am Conference Room 5
Flamingo Club Meeting Friday 3pm North Main Hall D
Please come meet and greet old and new friends with the "first and only" Women and Family Juggling Club. All are welcome. We'll share stories, news and memories. Brainstorm with us about how to get more women and families involved in the juggling community. Also bring your suggestion for our annual award recipient (given to a young girl/woman/who inspires us).