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Below is a list of all the various skills you would have seen on Skillicious along with links to more information and ideas on how you can get involved. Don't just sit there! Get Skillicious!

Skills

Acrobatics
Bankina have wowed us with their incredible acrobatics with some of the most amazing balance and strength skills we've ever seen. They're actually part of a circus group called Circolumbia, and this is their website: www.circolombia.com. If you want to learn acrobatics have a look at what's on offer in your area or check out your local circus school, have a look for one here: www.circusarts.org.uk.

 

Art
The Secret Wars battle artists were joined by two of the artists from School Wars to show us their skills and their illustrations were great. If you want to find out more about it go to www.secretwars.co.uk and if you want to find out about how to get involved in School Wars just go to www.schoolwars.co.uk.

Beatboxing
Bellatrix gave us a great Skillicious Master Class, and a massive thank you to the Boxettes for coming down to perform with Hannah and Gary. Beatboxing is all about practice and developing you're own sound but if you want to find out more about Bellatrix here is a link to her myspace page: www.myspace.com/bellatrixbeatbox.

Biketrials
The Trails Bike crew put on a great show for us. If you want to find out more about it, why don’t you see if there’s a club near you, have a look at this website for more information: www.biketrialuk.co.uk/Clubs.htm.

BMX Racing
This Skillicious Whizz Kid tore up the track on his BMX - if it looked like something you'd like to try why don't you go to a race event to check it out? Here's a website that will tell you when and where all the action is happening: new.britishcycling.org.uk/bmx.

Bocking

Did you see how bouncy Team Pro Bounce were? Absolutely amazing! Here is a link to their website: www.davidgrantacrobatics.com. What they were doing is called Bocking and it’s obviously requires a lot of training. If you want to give it a go look around on the web for the appropriate safety gear first!

Break Dancing
Kenrick and the Boy Blue Crew gave us a great Skillicious Master Class packed full of cool moves. If you want to start break dancing there are lots of courses all over the country like this one: www.breakdance-classes.co.uk, just search for one in your area.

Cheerleading
Meet the high kicking, pom pom throwing Pineapple Cheerleaders! They have some serious moves and if you want to give it a go why don’t check out their website: www.cheerleadingcompany.co.uk.

Cycle Racing
Today’s Master Class was with Olympic Gold Medalist Jamie Staff – what a nice guy! We filmed with him at the incredible Calshot Velodrome, and here is a link to their website: www.calshot.com

Footbaka (Jianzi)
One of the Boredom Busters on SKillicious were the crazy skill known as Jianzi. In this country it’s also known as Footbaka and you can find out more about it on this website: www.footbaka.com.

Freestyle Frisbee
Freestyle Frisbee is a great skill for having a go at in the park in the summer – and it’s easy to get your hands on one from somewhere like this www.mookie-toys.co.uk.

Globe Walking
Joe showed us his cool Globe Walking skills in the studio and he even topped it off with some Diablo tricks at the end – what a legend! This is the kind of thing you could learn how to do at your local circus school – have a look at this link to find one near you: www.circusarts.org.uk

Go Kart Racing
Karting is a great skill for boys or girls over the age of 8 and if you want to know where your nearest track is have a look at this website: www.karting.co.uk.

Golf
Golf is a great sport to learn that requires a lot of skill and practice. But with courses all over the country getting started shouldn’t be difficult, just have look at this website for more information: www.englishgolfunion.org/juniorgolf. We got our clubs and the buggy from the nice people at the Weald of Kent: www.weald-of-kent.co.uk, so if you’re in the area check out their course!

Highdiving
Did you see those High Diving Skillicious Whizz kids showing no fear as she gracefully jumped of those boards? If you want to find out were you can have a go, take the plunge and have a look at this website www.diving-gbdf.com for information on pools with diving platforms near you.

Hockey
Hockey is a great team sport to have a go at and the GB Hockey team are on hand for the Skillicious Master Class. If you want to find out more information or where you can go to watch a professional match have a look at this website: www.englandhockey.co.uk.

Magic
Card throwing is a great Boredom Buster and if you practice, you can develop your own routine and throws. If you want to find out more about card tricks and magic in general have a look at this website: www.theyoungmagiciansclub.com.

Sand Sculpting
If you’re hitting the beach this summer you’ve got to have a go at sand sculpting. Think big and remember to work out what you want to sculpt before you start. For more ideas and inspiration have a look at this website - www.sandsculpture.co.uk.

Singing
Johnny and his band The Demented rocked it out in the Skillicious studio. Here is a link to their website: www.thedemented.co.uk. If you want to start playing in a band think about what instrument you want to play and look to see if you can have lessons in your area.

Skipping
DDF came over from Belgium to show us their cool Double Dutch skipping and break dancing skills. If you want to find out more about them here is a link to their website: www.ddfcrew.be.

Slacklining
How good did the Slacklining look? Those guys in Germany were showing off some great tricks and if you want to have a go, why don’t you look at investing in your very own Slack Line. We got ours from these guys: www.gibbon-slacklines.com.

Snowboarding
Sliding down a snowy hill on a board is great fun and you don’t even need to leave the country to do it. There are snow centres up and down the country that will rent out all the equipment, just look for your closet one: www.snowboardclub.co.uk/slopes.

Volleyball
Volleyball is a great sport that can be played on the beach or inside. For more information check out this website: www.volleyballengland.org, or look for a club near you on this site: www.volleyballnewsletter.com.

Yo-yoing
If you liked Yuji's double Yo Yo skills your should have a go - but first get some practice with one Yo-Yo. You can find them in loads of toy shops but we got ours from the nice people at www.wickedvision.co.uk.

Wakeboarding
Liam is a wicked Skillicious Whizz Kid and it just goes to show you what can be done if you’re passionate about your skills. As mentioned in the film, you don’t need to fork out for a speed boat as there are lakes with high speed cable tows and companies that will rent out the basic equipment. We filmed with the guys down at JBSki and here is a link to their website: www.jbski.com/. But you can find more lakes on this website: http://www.wakeboardinguk.co.uk/

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