2025
Master Classes
COLIN MYLES
The Seven Weaves You Need with Colin Myles
Colin is an award-winning balloon artist with a reputation as one of the finest balloon weavers of balloons there is. In this masterclass you will learn the methods he employs to help you open up a whole new skill-set. You will be able to use these weaves and designs in deliverable sculptures, line work, dresses, costumes and even large-scale twisted decor pieces. Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to add significantly to your core skills. This class is not restricted to advanced weavers, beginners and intermediate weavers will also be able to participate and gain valuable knowledge and skills to take your balloons to the next level!
Colin will include seven weaves in this class:
Traditional Weave, both open ended, and closed weave
X Weave
Box Weave
Brick Wall weave
Tak Weave
Single and double Flat Weave
8:30 - 12:30 Wednesday 2/19/25
MATT FALLOON
Show-Craft with Matt Falloon
Does your client want you to entertain 120 kids in a 60 minute window? Impossible with balloon twisting, but no sweat with a balloon show! Performing a show as a balloon artist can give you a competitive edge a market full of line twisters. Want to double your rate for your weekend bookings? A balloon show is an upsell that your clients will be dying to book! A balloon show is so amazingly unique, that it captures the curiosity and imagination of the hosts, as many haven’t even heard of the concept, let alone experienced it.
Matt Falloon has spent 27 years performing shows, and in that time has performed thousands of shows, for hundreds of thousands of children, in every setting from living rooms, backyards, halls, schools, public events, and theaters. Through this experience, Matt has amassed shelves full of independent and industry awards, and decades of knowledge, experience, and advice that he is sharing for the first time in this US exclusive Masterclass. The class aims to teach the fundamentals of each aspect of a show, from the first inquiry contact, right through to the five star review!
Class content:
- Booking process, hints, tips and shortcuts.
- Character development.
- Safety and comfort.
- Routines and material.
- Show structure.
- Turning a show into a “production!”
- What material works well with kids and why? What material engages the adults in the room. What ensures repeat bookings?
- Home shows, hall shows, school shows. The differences and how to maximise effectiveness in each arena.
- Material crossover. Making your twisting gigs improve your shows, and your shows improve your twisting gigs!
- Where to spend your hard earned money.
- How to keep scores of excited kids still and interested in your show? - Controlling noise levels and managing engagement.
- E.L.F.s (If you know, you know). How to manage those kids.
- Pre arrival site preparation.
- Routine philosophy and structure.
- Audience participation vs Parental participation, when and how to use this tool!
- Extensive Q and A throughout.
1:30 - 5:30 Wednesday 2/19/25