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{my other life } Dori Swope nail tech e juggling t joining th de." ings abou the best th the friends I have ma "One of is community In her other life: juggler Joining the Juggling Set A nail tech at Essence Hair Salon in Pasadena, Calif., Dori Swope first learned to juggle at age 16 when she was taught by a cute boy who lived nearby. "It was just something I did once in a while when I would see three objects lying around," she says. "I would juggle to make my friends laugh." A few years later she bought a set of juggling clubs and thought it would be fun to learn. "It was anything but fun! Every time I picked them up to practice I ended up with bruises everywhere," she says. "Every couple of years I would drag out those clubs and give it another shot. I never mastered the skill. Two years ago I decided to buy new clubs — I was just sure the clubs were the problem!" After searching the Internet, she came across Bryan Langholz. "Bryan has a juggling group that meets in South Pasadena and he invited me to come try out some of the clubs they use so I could see what my options were in purchasing new ones," she says. "I found a fun, diverse group of people who were very friendly and welcoming and I have been part of the South Pasadena Juggling Club ever since." Though not as consistent as she'd like to be, Swope has finally mastered the clubs, and learned a few new tricks as well. "I have learned to pass clubs and enjoy learning new patterns. It's always challenging and sometimes very frustrating," she says. "I've been practicing throwing doubles. I recently learned to do a spin while passing and I'm trying to perfect three-ball juggling over my shoulder. "One of the best things about joining the juggling community is the friends I have made — people I would have probably never met if it weren't for our common denominator of juggling." NAILS (ISSN 0896-193x) (USPS 001-426) is published monthly, by Bobit Business Media, 3520 Challenger Street, Torrance, California 90503-1640. Periodicals postage paid at Torrance, California 90503-9998 and additional mailing ofces. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Nails, P.O. Box 1067 Skokie, IL 60076-8068. Please allow 6 to 8 weeks for address changes to take efect. Subscription Prices - United States $20 per year; Canada $57 per year; Foreign $87 per year. Single copy price - $5; Big Book - $40. Please allow 6 to 8 weeks to receive your first issue. Bobit Business Media reserves the right to refuse non-qualified subscriptions. Please address Editorial and Advertising correspondence to the Executive Ofces at 3520 Challenger Street Torrance, California 90503-1640 or online at www.nailsmag.com. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced either in whole or in part without consent of Bobit Business Media. All statements made, although based on information believed to be reliable and accurate, cannot be guaranteed and no fault or liability can be accepted for error or omission. Subscribers: If the Post Ofce alerts us that your magazine is undeliverable, we have no further obligation unless we receive a corrected address within 2 years. 206 | NAILS MAGAZINE | JUNE 2013