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[Music]

[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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