The Art of Showing Off was targeted for jugglers and non-jugglers alike, and The Gravity Playground stays true to this them.

It features jugglers, dancers, physical performers and manipulators strutting their stuff, but it also includes several scenes of children imitating and playing along with the same props that the pros use in their scenes. Watch Lana Bolin run through part of her ring routine, and then watch Barry’s son tie a string to a ring and spin it around in the air. Who’s having more fun? It’s too close to call.

Watch the whole Rhys Thomas clan play with clubs and balls—call it "play" rather than "juggle." The list of performers in this video reads like a Who’s Who of West Coast Talent: Tim Kelly, Stanford Juggling Research Institute, Kevin Axtel, Prisna, Jean Paul Valjean, Mike Mesa and Curt Carlyle of Vanillatown, Keith Everslage and Charlie Brown. Out of towners include Connie Leaverton, Clown Loto and Olga Galchenko doing absolutely no juggling (her scene is an absolute classic—I will not tell you what it is).

I don’t have children, but if I had children, this is one of the videos I would want them to watch and try to emulate. Barry’s Learn to juggle segment in the Extras portion of the DVD uses scarves and is perfectly suited for the young beginner. 

I encourage viewers to watch the DVD with the commentary by Dan and Barry turned on. On the whole, I found their comments and riffs funny and interesting. More hardcore jugglers and performers will want the DVD simply for the seven-minute Raspyni Brothers promo film. These guys have been there, done that, and they have got the promo video to prove it. All I can say is…wow.