[Music] good evening ladies and gentlemen my
good evening ladies and gentlemen my
good evening ladies and gentlemen my name is Rayleigh and I’m a classical
name is Rayleigh and I’m a classical
name is Rayleigh and I’m a classical string instrument player the instrument
string instrument player the instrument
string instrument player the instrument I play dates back to ancient Greece
I play dates back to ancient Greece
I play dates back to ancient Greece between 400 to 500 BC provided by this
between 400 to 500 BC provided by this
between 400 to 500 BC provided by this rich history my performance synchronizes
rich history my performance synchronizes
rich history my performance synchronizes with music to express my inner emotions
with music to express my inner emotions
with music to express my inner emotions when I perform I will leave the audience
when I perform I will leave the audience
when I perform I will leave the audience with nothing but you guessed the right
well so you might be surprised because
well so you might be surprised because normally when I do your tricks people
normally when I do your tricks people
normally when I do your tricks people say wow that’s really amazing I seen
say wow that’s really amazing I seen
say wow that’s really amazing I seen that on a TV before you’re really good
that on a TV before you’re really good
that on a TV before you’re really good at this
at this
at this Wow I would take the common one and say
Wow I would take the common one and say
Wow I would take the common one and say yeah thank you
yeah thank you
yeah thank you that’s very nice of you however that’s
that’s very nice of you however that’s
that’s very nice of you however that’s actually the equivalent of saying that
actually the equivalent of saying that
actually the equivalent of saying that hey I saw it drop in the park I saw that
hey I saw it drop in the park I saw that
hey I saw it drop in the park I saw that you know too before I see that and it’s
you know too before I see that and it’s
you know too before I see that and it’s before well actually seeing a yo-yo and
before well actually seeing a yo-yo and
before well actually seeing a yo-yo and saying that hey that’s new it’s kind of
saying that hey that’s new it’s kind of
saying that hey that’s new it’s kind of more than a giraffe in a park since you
more than a giraffe in a park since you
more than a giraffe in a park since you probably know what a giraffe is from
probably know what a giraffe is from
probably know what a giraffe is from your picture books but how can I blame
your picture books but how can I blame
your picture books but how can I blame you perhaps your understanding of a
you perhaps your understanding of a
you perhaps your understanding of a yo-yo
yo-yo
yo-yo it’s an exactly something like this
it’s an exactly something like this
it’s an exactly something like this perhaps you were thinking something like
perhaps you were thinking something like
perhaps you were thinking something like this flat cylinder with a string
this flat cylinder with a string
this flat cylinder with a string attached and you roll it up fold it down
attached and you roll it up fold it down
attached and you roll it up fold it down get it up so perhaps that’s the your
get it up so perhaps that’s the your
get it up so perhaps that’s the your view of a yo-yo well it’s kind of your
view of a yo-yo well it’s kind of your
view of a yo-yo well it’s kind of your textbook review of the yo-yo or your
textbook review of the yo-yo or your
textbook review of the yo-yo or your children’s book view of the yo-yo
children’s book view of the yo-yo
children’s book view of the yo-yo actually in truth there’s actually five
actually in truth there’s actually five
actually in truth there’s actually five styles of yo-yoing and this is just one
styles of yo-yoing and this is just one
styles of yo-yoing and this is just one of them
of them
of them their names are one eight two eight
their names are one eight two eight
their names are one eight two eight three eight four eight and five eight
three eight four eight and five eight
three eight four eight and five eight yes those are two legit names now let me
yes those are two legit names now let me
yes those are two legit names now let me show you one so one name is the one I
show you one so one name is the one I
show you one so one name is the one I started before it’s called a butterfly
started before it’s called a butterfly
started before it’s called a butterfly yo-yo because it’s really really wide
yo-yo because it’s really really wide
yo-yo because it’s really really wide now that is because this butterfly
now that is because this butterfly
now that is because this butterfly design allows it to sleep longer and
design allows it to sleep longer and
design allows it to sleep longer and allows me land complicated tricks
so thank you now moving out the number
so thank you now moving out the number scale apparently this is called 2a so
scale apparently this is called 2a so
scale apparently this is called 2a so you’ve probably seen this before this is
you’ve probably seen this before this is
you’ve probably seen this before this is called 2 8 it’s called 2a because I
called 2 8 it’s called 2a because I
called 2 8 it’s called 2a because I guess sometimes you can’t use two of
guess sometimes you can’t use two of
guess sometimes you can’t use two of them and we prefer to call them looping
them and we prefer to call them looping
them and we prefer to call them looping yo-yos because you do looping tricks and
yo-yos because you do looping tricks and
yo-yos because you do looping tricks and perhaps you have seen the world classic
perhaps you have seen the world classic
perhaps you have seen the world classic trick called around the world I don’t
trick called around the world I don’t
trick called around the world I don’t know why they call that it’s very silly
know why they call that it’s very silly
know why they call that it’s very silly and as I said before you can’t do two of
and as I said before you can’t do two of
and as I said before you can’t do two of them I have to say I’m not really good
them I have to say I’m not really good
them I have to say I’m not really good at this so let’s try this all right yay
at this so let’s try this all right yay
at this so let’s try this all right yay oh no this is really really bad
oh no this is really really bad
oh no this is really really bad well you can’t go to around the world
well you can’t go to around the world
well you can’t go to around the world that’s something so that’s all right
that’s something so that’s all right
that’s something so that’s all right let’s move along the longer scale and
let’s move along the longer scale and
let’s move along the longer scale and we’re going to go to three eight three
we’re going to go to three eight three
we’re going to go to three eight three eight is really really complicated it’s
eight is really really complicated it’s
eight is really really complicated it’s actually one of the most hardest
actually one of the most hardest
actually one of the most hardest I don’t know number scale you can learn
I don’t know number scale you can learn
I don’t know number scale you can learn so you get two of the 1a yo-yo s– and
so you get two of the 1a yo-yo s– and
so you get two of the 1a yo-yo s– and you do each both hand I have to be
you do each both hand I have to be
you do each both hand I have to be honest with you I do not know how to do
honest with you I do not know how to do
honest with you I do not know how to do that so this is my first try that’s all
that so this is my first try that’s all
that so this is my first try that’s all I can do and I can pull it up I guess
I can do and I can pull it up I guess
I can do and I can pull it up I guess and I don’t know how to deal with us so
and I don’t know how to deal with us so
and I don’t know how to deal with us so I’ll put it back now so it’s time to go
I’ll put it back now so it’s time to go
I’ll put it back now so it’s time to go to for a for a is well it’s kind of new
to for a for a is well it’s kind of new
to for a for a is well it’s kind of new it looks like this it’s a really really
it looks like this it’s a really really
it looks like this it’s a really really big butterfly yo-yo and sometimes we
big butterfly yo-yo and sometimes we
big butterfly yo-yo and sometimes we call it off string because it goes off
call it off string because it goes off
call it off string because it goes off string so let’s see what will happen so
string so let’s see what will happen so
string so let’s see what will happen so yeah it goes off string and you can do
yeah it goes off string and you can do
yeah it goes off string and you can do Austrian tricks with it
Austrian tricks with it
Austrian tricks with it I don’t do this Allah so I might fail
I don’t do this Allah so I might fail
I don’t do this Allah so I might fail great okay
so as you guys do for a yo-yos like that
so as you guys do for a yo-yos like that one are plastic so they won’t break so
one are plastic so they won’t break so
one are plastic so they won’t break so find that yo-yo you call it offhand or
find that yo-yo you call it offhand or
find that yo-yo you call it offhand or freehand because you can actually let it
freehand because you can actually let it
freehand because you can actually let it go and I don’t know why people decided
go and I don’t know why people decided
go and I don’t know why people decided to do this and be assured I won’t do
to do this and be assured I won’t do
to do this and be assured I won’t do this in the hallway because it can’t be
this in the hallway because it can’t be
this in the hallway because it can’t be sometimes really dangerous so I will
sometimes really dangerous so I will
sometimes really dangerous so I will definitely not do that in school so
that’s this is not a yo-yo if you have
that’s this is not a yo-yo if you have been following so far I’ve finished a
been following so far I’ve finished a
been following so far I’ve finished a 5/8 so this is a Japanese wooden toy
5/8 so this is a Japanese wooden toy
5/8 so this is a Japanese wooden toy called kendama can dama not condemn Oh
called kendama can dama not condemn Oh
called kendama can dama not condemn Oh or whatever you guys pronounce it but
or whatever you guys pronounce it but
or whatever you guys pronounce it but kendama there’s three cups and there’s a
kendama there’s three cups and there’s a
kendama there’s three cups and there’s a ball and it’s still a string instrument
ball and it’s still a string instrument
ball and it’s still a string instrument alright so you bounce it and the oh gosh
alright so you bounce it and the oh gosh
alright so you bounce it and the oh gosh okay I’m shaking there’s actually some
okay I’m shaking there’s actually some
okay I’m shaking there’s actually some string tricks you can do I don’t know
string tricks you can do I don’t know
string tricks you can do I don’t know maybe like that but whatever so in the
maybe like that but whatever so in the
maybe like that but whatever so in the short amount of time of two minute or so
short amount of time of two minute or so
short amount of time of two minute or so I was able to show you what five
I was able to show you what five
I was able to show you what five different types of yo-yo and one
different types of yo-yo and one
different types of yo-yo and one Japanese wooden toy so how did this
Japanese wooden toy so how did this
Japanese wooden toy so how did this amazing and awesome sport became I don’t
amazing and awesome sport became I don’t
amazing and awesome sport became I don’t know trap in the park well it’s because
know trap in the park well it’s because
know trap in the park well it’s because that a long time ago there were actually
that a long time ago there were actually
that a long time ago there were actually many of us I remember drawing gray five
many of us I remember drawing gray five
many of us I remember drawing gray five we were playing your tricks in the
we were playing your tricks in the
we were playing your tricks in the hallway and we would just do all sort of
hallway and we would just do all sort of
hallway and we would just do all sort of silly stuff around the world or do
silly stuff around the world or do
silly stuff around the world or do looping tricks until the teacher keeps
looping tricks until the teacher keeps
looping tricks until the teacher keeps us out some people love to play
us out some people love to play
us out some people love to play basketball or some people stop doing
basketball or some people stop doing
basketball or some people stop doing your trick and started to play let’s say
your trick and started to play let’s say
your trick and started to play let’s say video games I came here our grade seven
video games I came here our grade seven
video games I came here our grade seven I think and when I arrived in Canada the
I think and when I arrived in Canada the
I think and when I arrived in Canada the situation didn’t necessarily become
situation didn’t necessarily become
situation didn’t necessarily become better because there’s something called
better because there’s something called
better because there’s something called mobile devices mobile device it’s very
mobile devices mobile device it’s very
mobile devices mobile device it’s very easy for our children I remember in
easy for our children I remember in
easy for our children I remember in grade seven a lot of us just took our
grade seven a lot of us just took our
grade seven a lot of us just took our phones and went to that magic Wi-Fi
phones and went to that magic Wi-Fi
phones and went to that magic Wi-Fi corner
corner
corner video games it’s very hard to convince
video games it’s very hard to convince
video games it’s very hard to convince my friends to play yo-yo tricks now so
my friends to play yo-yo tricks now so
my friends to play yo-yo tricks now so my message is for those who already has
my message is for those who already has
my message is for those who already has a passion yes people has to support the
a passion yes people has to support the
a passion yes people has to support the unique and different but it’s also the
unique and different but it’s also the
unique and different but it’s also the job of those who has a passion to
job of those who has a passion to
job of those who has a passion to protect what they love if you have a
protect what they love if you have a
protect what they love if you have a passion show it to the people around you
passion show it to the people around you
passion show it to the people around you and show them what great qualities they
and show them what great qualities they
and show them what great qualities they bring don’t just put them down and jump
bring don’t just put them down and jump
bring don’t just put them down and jump into the mainstream maintain it and show
into the mainstream maintain it and show
into the mainstream maintain it and show the world that were wonderful qualities
the world that were wonderful qualities
the world that were wonderful qualities your tell’em may bring no matter how
your tell’em may bring no matter how
your tell’em may bring no matter how special or how much of a giraffe it is
special or how much of a giraffe it is
special or how much of a giraffe it is so well without further ado I will show
so well without further ado I will show
so well without further ado I will show you a little bit yo-yo magic I guess if
you a little bit yo-yo magic I guess if
you a little bit yo-yo magic I guess if I can get a string straight artists
I can get a string straight artists
I can get a string straight artists already so Oh music
already so Oh music
already so Oh music [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
to take risk so I’m taking a risk here
to take risk so I’m taking a risk here and telling you guys that here in Canada
and telling you guys that here in Canada
and telling you guys that here in Canada we kind of view ourselves as a culture
we kind of view ourselves as a culture
we kind of view ourselves as a culture collage if I may say so
collage if I may say so
collage if I may say so and if diversity is truly our identity
and if diversity is truly our identity
and if diversity is truly our identity then it’s more of our job to protect
then it’s more of our job to protect
then it’s more of our job to protect what is unique and sure our passion to
what is unique and sure our passion to
what is unique and sure our passion to the world so if you want to see more of
the world so if you want to see more of
the world so if you want to see more of this crazy stuff and not just everything
this crazy stuff and not just everything
this crazy stuff and not just everything in the mainstream then show your hobby
in the mainstream then show your hobby
in the mainstream then show your hobby to the world and let the world see it
to the world and let the world see it
to the world and let the world see it and I will try to do the trick that I
and I will try to do the trick that I
and I will try to do the trick that I failed no I’m not doing it
failed no I’m not doing it
failed no I’m not doing it [Applause]
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