Cigar box is a kind of popular juggling prop which can be used for various of tricks, including high-speed box exchanging in the midair, balancing tricks, and much more. Cigar Boxes are the standard element of a gentleman-juggler style routine. Most of the tricks are done with three boxes; very few jugglers perform tricks with more than three boxes in their routines.

In 1977, Kris Kremo set a Guinness World Record of releasing one box and catching it after a quadruple pirouette, while in 1994, Kristian Kristof broke the record by releasing all three boxes and catching them after a quadruple pirouette.

The world record for the most Cigar Boxes balanced is 211 boxes, for 9 seconds.

Many professional jugglers prefer Dubé Cigar Box, while Beard Cigar Box is also a nice choice for beginners.

Some basic tricks

• quarter turn
• half turn
• middle spin
• grip change
• take out
• lift out
• hand across
• end round

External links

• The Encyclopaedia of Cigar Boxes Page
• Cigar Box Tutorial (in Japanese)
• Cigar Box Tutorial (in Video)by Yaakov Goodman
• Circus Street -- Online Community

See also

• Juggling

Circus skills | Juggling

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