[playful music] [Hassiem panting] [Hassiem grunts] - Ooh, oh, hey.

Didn't see you there.

I'm Hassiem.

I'm a teaching artist of the New Victory Theater.

I'd love to chat, but I'm kind of in a hurry.

What's that?

Oh, you wanna know what's in my bag?

I don't know.

You see, this is my bag of circus tricks and I normally don't show anyone what's inside plus I've really gotta catch this bus.

[mischievous music] [Hassiem sighs] Okay, I think I have a couple of minutes.

So how 'bout we make a deal?

I'll show you three tricks from my bag.

The only catch is whatever I show you, you have to do too.

Do we have a deal?

Okay, let's see what we've got in here, huh?

Uh-uh.

[plastic crackling] [Hassiem grunting] Nope.

[plastic crackling] [metal clanging] Ugh.

[plastic crackling] [cat meows] Oh, looks like object balancing is up first.

We aren't gonna use a chair though.

At least not yet.

We'll start with something all of you have at home, like [scoffs] this broom.

[Hassiem pants] [mischievous music] Let's go.

[screen booms] When it comes to object balancing, shorter objects make the trick way more difficult.

So a longer object like this broom is a great place to start.

First we want to place the handle of the broom right into the palm of our hand.

Next, we wanna make sure the broom is completely vertical.

Once you think you have it in a proper position, you can let go and immediately begin to move your supporting hand in order to keep the broom balanced.

Once you think you have it mastered on your hand, you could balance on your foot [chuckles] or even on your face.

[mischievous music] [stick taps] Ooh, okay, let's see what trick is up next, hmm.

[paper rustles] Ooh, [chuckles] tumbling.

Now just like object balancing, we'll start with something a little easier, like cartwheels.

[mischievous music] For this next trick, all you need is some space and focus.

First we get into position.

So we wanna begin with one foot in front of the other.

For me, I'm gonna start with my right foot in front of my left.

Next, arms go up overhead.

Now whichever foot is in front, that same side hand will touch the ground first.

So if my right foot is in front, my right hand touches the ground first, then my left.

Next I hop onto my left foot, swing my right foot around, and I finish facing back the way I came.

Next we begin to invert the cartwheel.

So each time I do it, I'm going to kick my legs a little bit higher [mischievous music] [feet crunches] until eventually my legs go all the way overhead.

Just like that.

As you practice this movement, you may wanna have a parent or a friend spot you from behind just to make sure you don't fall backwards.

[flesh slaps] Here we go.

[material crunching] [feet taps] Okay, let's see what our third and final trick will be.

[flesh slaps] [flesh scratching] Hmm, [gasps] oh, no.

Look at the time, I'm gonna miss the bus for sure.

[clock whips] [Hassiem panting] All righty, folks, it looks like for our third and final trick, I'm gonna have to disappear.

[Hassiem panting] [mischievous music] [screen twinkling] [Hassiem panting] [Hassiem grunting] [bag crunching] Hey again, I made it to my destination right on time, thanks to our final trick.

Now as we know at the circus, there's always a little bit of magic.

So for this final trick, you'll just need [bag scrunching] [Hassiem panting] a sheet and a little bit of space.

You'll wanna set yourself up in a doorway or even in a hallway where there's a room you can slip into.

We're gonna lift our sheets up nice and high way above our heads.

Next you'll give the sheet a big toss.

And before the sheet hits the ground, you're going to quickly slip to the side.

[sheet zips] [mischievous music] [sheet swooshes] Remember, you wanna give the sheet a nice clean toss to give the illusion of disappearing.

Go ahead and give it a try.

See if you can convince your family and friends that you have magically disappeared.

[mischievous music] Thank you all so much for joining me today.

I hope you had fun.

[toys rattling] See you next time.