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Teafaerie holds forth on the Flow Arts
Why the Flow Arts are Awesome by the Teafaerie
When people ask me what I do, I tell them that I teach Flow Arts. That's much is easy. The hard part comes about three seconds later, when my well intentioned interlocutor inevitably insist that I define my terms.
What is Flow Arts? It's a question that has been posed to me countless times. As one of the co-founders of Flow Temple (along with Burning dan), I'm often asked to explain why so many fully grown adults suddenly seem to be rediscovering the magic of playing with a certain class of toys. The answer turns out to be complex and involved, but it's ultimately intuitive at the core. Which is actually a fairly decent description of Flow Arts itself, now that I come to think about it. (click Read More for more)
Buugeng - from Firepedia
Article authored and edited by Brandon Tyson, Banyan Gallagher, Thom Thumb, Jason Goethals and Carisa Hendix
Buugeng and S-Staffs involves the spinning and manipulation of one or more S shaped objects. The art of S-Staff borrows many moves from traditional staffs spinning with the addition of the curved S shape to create an optical illusion known as the “visual kaleidoscope”. In addition the S-Staff also requires a lighter touch than straight staff, as well as a detailed understanding of plane mechanics. If your planes are slightly off with a staff the only conscience is that the planes will look a messy; however if your planes are off when working with S-Staff, you are likely to hit yourself with the prop. Its sudden popularity has lead to an explosion of new performances and styles with this unique prop including Fire Buugeng.
Sword - from Wikipedia
Sword dances are recorded from throughout world history. There are various traditions of solo and mock battle (Pyrrhic) sword dances from Greece, the Middle East, Pakistan, India, China, Korea, Scotland and Japan. Popular Dances like Choliya from the Kumaon region of India, and khukri dances from Nepal are prominent in the sub-continent, while all known linked ("hilt-and-point") sword dances are from Europe.
Wands - Need Source!
The origin of the floating wand is somewhat of a mystery. If anyone has valid citations or references for historical use of the levitating wand effect, please send us an article at your earliest convenience!
Fans - from Wikipedia
A fan dance is a dance performed with one or more fans. This form has been adapted in various countries. The Korean fan dance, for example, evolved from Joseon Dynasty court dances and remains a popular form of traditional Korean dance. The Spanish or Portuguese flamenco makes dramatic use of fans. There also exists a form of fan dance in traditional Yu'pik culture in western Alaska; it bears little resemblance to the other forms represented herein.
Clubs - from Wikipedia
Juggling clubs, or simply clubs are a prop used by jugglers, as are other props such as balls or rings. A typical club is in the range of 50 cm (~19.7 in) long, weighs between 200 and 300 grams, is slim at the "handle" end, and has its center of balance nearer the wider "body" end. The definition of a club is somewhat ambiguous; sticks or rods are allowed under the current Juggling Information Service (JIS) rules for juggling world records.[1]
The term "juggling club" can also mean a social organization where jugglers meet to practice and socialize.
Clubs are sometimes referred to as "pins" due to their resemblance to bowling pins. However, the two vary greatly in construction, weight and weight distribution, and are not interchangeable for most purposes.
Sphere - from Wikipedia
Sphere can be based on aerial juggling or contact juggling. For this brief introduction, we will focus on the contact juggling aspect of Sphere manipulation.
Contact juggling is a form of object manipulation that focuses on the movement of objects such as balls in contact with the body. Although often used in conjunction with "toss juggling", it differs in that it involves the rolling of one or more objects without releasing them into the air...