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Last Saturday, I did my first "real" street magic performance. I've done a bunch of stuff around the city with strangers before but I have always been careful to limit myself to two or three people, or sometimes a larger crowd at a party.

On Saturday, I went to the "Cavalcade of Lights" show. It's basically a tradition here in Toronto for the month of December, it's a night of light shows, fireworks, food, etc. Since it was quite dark and there were hundreds of people there, I wasn't entirely sure what to do. But then I decided to pull out my pair of D'Lites. I've been working on a routine for about a month but had yet to perform it to anyone.

I started out by wandering around on my own, just tossing the light back and forth. A few young kids instantly latched on to me and I started tailoring my perfomance to them. Before I knew it, I had a crowd of over 30 people completely surrounding me. I must have gone on for about 10 minutes, just improvising new moves, using the crowd. It was amazing, the kids were laughing, the adults were smiling, everyone was having fun. I finished up, gave them a little wave and walked away calmly to thunderous applause.

I love magic.

Wow, congratulations Jennie!
It sounds like you had a blast and I'm sure you got that rush of well being and confidence when you were finished so successfully.
Way to go!

I have never done street magic, but I think this is one of the best way to learn to become a magic entertainer with "presense"!