Jim Fixed It for Shani…to Learn to Juggle

As you might know, we have our very own Jim at The Circus, who in the spirit of this man – only minus the cigar, the jingle-jangle jewellry, and running marathons in shell suits – has decided to reserect the spirit of popular British children’s television show Jim’ll Fix It.

For his first “Fix”, Jim arranged for someone staying at The Circus to have their very own personal juggling workshop, which as the weather was finally fine took place in the nearby Weinbergspark. Our teacher was Declan, our student was Shani from Sydney, Australia, Jim joined in the fun, and the juggling lesson went something like this:

1) The warm up. As with all physical activity, it is important to prepare your body for what is to follow. So the first step was to stretch out those arms, rotate those shoulders, and do a little dance.

2) Beginning with one ball and then onto two, Declan explained the basic concept…this was obviously a fascinating moment for Bella the dog, who came over to join in the fun.

3) After the preparations, the tips and tricks from Declan, and whole minutes of practise, Shani was ready to attempt the three balls…look Mum, juggling!

4) After such a intense workshop, which included visits by small dogs, the awed gasp of kindergarten children as Jim kept three balls in the air at the same time, and the amused smiles of sunseekers stretched out in the park, it was all over…all that was left was the team photo.

A very pleasant morning in the park…and keep your eye on the blog and the website for next installments of The Circus’s own Jim’ll Fix It…next time it could be you.

(Altogether now…“Now you’ve done it, Jim has fixed it for you, and you and you and bah, bah, baaah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah-bah baaah…”)