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“Plymouth, Michigan to host regional Yo Yo Competition ”
Mideast Regional Yo-yo Contest
Saturday, July 10, 2010 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Plymouth, Michigan
Plymouth Cultural Center
525 Farmer Street
Plymouth, Michigan, 48170 .
Sponsored by: The City of Plymouth, Duncan Toys, and various other yo-yo manufacturers.
Mike and Gail Maloney, of Plymouth and Canton, Michigan are organizing the event this year. This year, appearing at the event will be members of the elete Duncan Crew. http://www.yo-yo.com/ who will be performing throughout the day.
Yo-yoing has become a fresh entertaining activity for a whole new generation of children due to the amazing technology of the ball-bearing yo-yo. Children of all ages are encouraged to compete and show their skill. There will be a sports ladder division with winners from all age groups – ages 2-102! Talented players may freestyle (one or three minutes to music) to show their best tricks and compete to win prizes. People are also invited to watch or learn these fabulous tricks.
The Mideast Regional Yo-Yo contest is part of the League of Regional Yo-yo Contests and includes the following states: Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, western Pennsylvania, Kentucky, West Virginia and Tennessee.
The winner of the single yo-yo three-minute freestyle competition will get a seed to the National Yo-yo Contest in Chico, California. See http://www.nationalyoyo.org/contest/index.htm
There will be many different styles of yo-yo play to view including:
The Traditional One Yo-yo method (yo-yo attached to the finger/string.)
Two Handed Yo-Yo Play (two yo-yos attached to the finger/string working simultaneously performing tricks)
Off-String Style (4A) – the player has a string attached to their finger only. The yo-yo is NOT ATTACHED to the string – yet the yo-yo returns to the hand.
Freehand Style (5A) – the player grabs onto a counterweight that is attached to the yo-yo – but is not attached to the player’s hand. The counterweight, string, and yo-yo are all part of these amazing tricks.
Organizer , Gail Maloney will be available for interviews or other details concerning the event. Contact her, using the information below:
Gail Maloney
(734) 451-0115
email us at: YoYogenius@comcast.net
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