On 27 July 2008 Ipswich Central in Suffolk, UK went yo-yo crazy by setting two different yo-yo records in one day.Arron Sparks for the most hop the fence tricks in one minute. Arron set a new Guinness World Record with a staggering 144 in one minute. With this kind of talent it is not surprising Arron was ranked 4th at the World Yo-Yo Contest at only 18 years of age & The second Guinness World record of the day was for the most people to yo-yo simultaneously.
The previous record was 432 participants which was set in Canada back in 2006.
Arron entertained the crowd with amazing yo-yo tricks while Guinness World Records Adjudicator, Laura Farmer, verified the numbers with the organizers. It was very close but Ipswich Central set a new record with 435 people, only 3 more than the previous record.
About Aron Sparks - Yo Yoist, Juggler and Performer
Arron was 13 he began to skateboard and by the time he was 16 he was at a level where he could have potentially turned professional. However Arron decided to follow a different path instead…
Arron quickly began to climb the ranks in the Yo-Yo community and by the young age of 15 he was head of the British Yo-Yo association and was performing a professional Yo-Yo act in various UK cabaret nights.
When Arron was 16 he began to take a real interest in juggling and all forms of manipulation. At 17 Arron was approached by a Yo-Yo company to star in an advert and trick video and to do a series of Yo-Yo shows.
Afterwards Arron began to practice juggling more and more. At 18 he was ranked 4th at the World Yo-Yo Contest and worked full time as a juggler. Arron decided to undertake the Circus Space degree course so he could sharpen his skills and experience different performance styles and theories.
In the last 4 years Arron has performed in 6 different countries and has featured on 7 different TV channels.
See Official Website of Arron
http://www.arronsparks.co.uk
