My response to this is quite simple. Do you want to be a juggler or a magician?
If you do all that XCM and ""cardistry"" during your performance you suck all the magic out of your act ant immediately turn in to a trickster.
It's fine to neatly fan a deck of cards to offer a selection but trust me, although it looks cool, in the end of the day it's about magic, not doing something just because you can.
How is your pass? How is your palming? How is your card control? Dont lie and say it's fine... Concentrate on what matters. The audience is not supposed to know how good you are with cards, there is a difference between excellent and amazing. I'd rather be amazing, theres nothing worse than hearing "wow, you are quick with your hands"
The magic must look like it's just happening, not being manipulated.
Even your friend at school could see it... "whats the point".... Why cant we see it? Just because it takes practice and skill does not make it worth while.
I spent six years developing a coin flourish routine, and I never use it. I wish I could have spent that time perfecting sleights. If it's not a sleight, it's not useful
If you do all that XCM and ""cardistry"" during your performance you suck all the magic out of your act ant immediately turn in to a trickster.
It's fine to neatly fan a deck of cards to offer a selection but trust me, although it looks cool, in the end of the day it's about magic, not doing something just because you can.
How is your pass? How is your palming? How is your card control? Dont lie and say it's fine... Concentrate on what matters. The audience is not supposed to know how good you are with cards, there is a difference between excellent and amazing. I'd rather be amazing, theres nothing worse than hearing "wow, you are quick with your hands"
The magic must look like it's just happening, not being manipulated.
Even your friend at school could see it... "whats the point".... Why cant we see it? Just because it takes practice and skill does not make it worth while.
I spent six years developing a coin flourish routine, and I never use it. I wish I could have spent that time perfecting sleights. If it's not a sleight, it's not useful