Tag Archives: inspiration

Linda Farkas – Pregnant!

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Chazz Parham

Linda is one of the most graceful contact staff spinners around. Her technical skills are also first class – this video is full of legs and feet techniques and I’m a fan of those minimal Matrices. She doesn’t let a … Continue reading →

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Toumba Improvised Contact Staff

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Chazz Parham

Toumba has become a familiar face in the online contact staff community recently. He’s got some super-long improvised sequences, something you don’t see that often. Toumba is a man to keep your eyes on as I’m sure there’s much more … Continue reading →

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New Video! Acrostaff and Contact Staff

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Chazz Parham

I finally made a new video. Well, I didn’t make it, I’m just in it. Piers, from Van Loop Media and performance shot and edited the video. He makes some amazing circus videos so I recommend you go and give … Continue reading →

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Xmas Double Staff

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Chazz Parham

Mr Jedly was pioneering double staff contact and SoSC waaay back in the day. His Xmas staff video shows he’s still on the case and innovating in 2015.

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Polantis’ Xmas Contact Staff Video

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Chazz Parham

I failed abysmally to get involved with the Contact Staff Facebook group‘s Christmas video tradition this year. Thankfully lots of other people were less lazy than me. This video is my personal favourite of the bunch. Polantis has a great … Continue reading →

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Brett’s Dragon and Doubles Performance

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Chazz Parham

Brett Schmerl totally smashing a dragon staff and doubles contact routine. The delicate technicality of the dragon staff section is my favourite part of this act, but, of course, the doubles is top class as well.

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Aileen – Synergy

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Chazz Parham

Aileen does it again. Beautiful, fluid movements combined with technical contact staff tricks.

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Tricking – Matt Emig

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Chazz Parham

Ok, so this isn’t contact staff but indulge new recent tricking obsession. I think the future of contact staff is in body movement and I’m currently spending a lot of time trying to learn tricking and incorporate it in to … Continue reading →

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Fei Cha – Partner and Doubles and Triples

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Chazz Parham

One of the best fei cha videos I’ve seen. Some leg tricks I’ve not seen elsewhere plus some amazing partner and double fei cha work. The one triple fei cha trick is impressive, sure, but the dude looks like a … Continue reading →

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Lewie West *Swoon*

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Chazz Parham

Lewie West’s moves make me go weak at the knees. He’s the most consummate movement artist I know of. You can see so many influences in his work; tumbling, tricking, breakdance, contemporary dance and more. How he mixes these influences … Continue reading →

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