Fundamental Props: Brief discussion of cups, balls, final loads, and wands.

Definition: includes terms and information on basic stacking and a super simple routine

Fundamental Skills: #1 Acting. Provides methods of holding out, Beginning Sleights such as fake transfers, french drop, classic pass, misdirection with wand, secret loads, tip over load, loading nested cups, stealing from tabled cup, stealing from between cups.

Fundamental Skills #2: Timing. Includes faking the load, cool cup moves such as wand thru cup, rollling a cup, Charlie Miller Move, Mendoza move, and more.

Fundamental Skills #3 Routining. Includes a 2nd level routine.

Fundamental Skills #4 Misdirection. Includes a 3rd level routine, final loading actions, and an impromptu cups & balls using coffee cups.

Part II: Advanced Wand Moves. Includes vanishes using the wand, the Vernon wand spin, the Williamson striking vanish, and the drummer's spin.

Information on opening the routine, body sequences, mastering the final load, ending sequences, ending rhythms, creative loading systems.

Full coverage of Dai Vernon Cups & Balls routine, Ammar's Stand Up Cups & Balls

Next section contains "interview" commentary by many performers on the Cups and Balls. Including: Dominique Duvivier, Mike Rogers, Kate Medvedeva, Eric DeCamps, Shanker Junior (on Indian Cups & Balls), Joachim Solberg, Bob Sheets, Gazzo (Street performing), Tom Mullica, Paul Gertner, Johnny Ace Palmer, Tommy Wonder, Michael Skinner, Johnny Thompson, Bruce Cervon, David Williamson, Aldo Colombini, and Johnathan Pendragon.

Ends with a coverage of the Delaporte Cups & Balls table, and a partial Bibliography.

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