Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Music. Video Prod.
• VHS Release Date: September 4, 2001
• Run Time: 52 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305050538
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #407,134 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Learn the Secrets of Juggling the Easy Way!

Master juggler Bret Wengeler takes you step-by-step through the mysteries of this lively art as only a seasoned professional can.

In his witty style, Bret shows you: Three, four and five ball juggling! Club juggling! Special techniques for overcoming common learning obstacles! Secrets to performing variations, moves, body throws, and bouncing tricks! How to eat an apple and juggle at the same time! How to choose the best juggling equipment!

Now anyone, even the most "klutzy" among us, can learn the thrill of juggling! It's fun for all ages!

Bret Wengeler has been juggling since he was six years old. He does commercials for nationally advertised products and he performs his popular "Serious Stuff" juggling show on cruise ships, in theme parks, and on stages all over the world.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for beginners, moderately useful for non-beginners, December 23, 1999

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"moosmess" (Singapore) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Let's Start Juggling [VHS] (VHS Tape)

A mixed bag ... This video provides excellent instruction for those learning to juggle for the first time. Wengeler patiently and clearly explains the steps to learning the basic 3-ball cascade, and how to overcome various learning obstacles. However, if you already can do the cascade, the rest of the video is of only moderate usefulness .. Mr Wengeler simply demonstrates a series of tricks, without advice or instruction for most of them (except for 4-ball, 5-ball, clubs, and eat-the-apple). This can certainly be useful, especially if you have slow-motion on your VCR, but it is best used as a supplement to learning from books and from fellow jugglers who can break down the steps to learning complex tricks such as Mill's Mess. (BTW, Wengeler's section on juggling 5 balls makes it look ridiculously easy).

But if you know what to expect, this is still a good buy, though I would recommend also getting a book such as Dave Finnigan's The Complete Juggler.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars synopsis, August 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Let's Start Juggling [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Hi, I'm Bret Wengeler. I just thought that a run down of what the video contains would be helpful.

With this video, the beginning to intermediate student of juggling will learn three, four, and five ball juggling; Three club juggling; Special techniques for overcoming common learning obstacles; How to eat an apple and juggle at the same time; How to chose the best juggling equipment. Dozens of variation moves, body throws, and bouncing tricks are demonstrated.

Naturally, short of personal instruction, video is the best format for learning juggling, as a book can not reproduce motion in space and time.

To be fair, I should mention that the video does not cover team juggling, or the passing of objects between partners. Individual juggling is the focus here.

The tape is also closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

As the creator of this work, I don't know if Amazon will list this in the review section. If they do, I have to give it five stars. Any less would look like false modesty on my part.

Have fun, and when you do learn to juggle -- remember: Use your new powers only for good -- never evil ;)

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for beginners and those who want to learn new tricks!, July 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Let's Start Juggling [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a great video! I watch it repeatedly to try to learn new tricks, and my brother used it to teach himself to juggle from scratch. Use slo-mo on the VCR for extra insight into how Mr. Wengeler does it.