Gypsy Yo Yo by David Levitan

I’ve been in love with the Gypsy Thread effect since I first saw it in Sussex, England forty years ago! This is a wonderful take on this effect created by David Levitan and brought to you by the other Englishman, Mark Mason. What a great idea and routine! “In fact, I never had a Yo-Yo, I just had a Yo!” Mark cracks me up!  The DVD instruction on this by Mark is perfect – he really explains everything so cleanly and clearly that you’ll learn how to do it on the first watching.  One of the clearest explanations I have seen for a long time.  Great Job Mark!

Effect: David Levitan has taken the classic Gypsy Thread plot and made it super cool. Bring from you pocket a real Imperial Yo-Yo. After showing the Yo-Yo go up and down several times, you explain to your audience that, as a kid, the string was always far too long and the Yo-Yo would always hit the ground. Trying to adjust the length, you proceed to snap the string, breaking off a small piece. This is repeated several times until all that is left dangling from the Yo-Yo are a few inches of string.

The pieces are rolled together into a ball and added to the small, dangling Yo-Yo string. Without any cover etc., the very end of the string is slowly pulled, the ball unravels and the Yo-Yo string is once again fully restored. The string is wound back around the Yo-Yo. You finish by showing the Yo-Yo freely spinning up and down and back to its original state.

The gimmick is custom-built, inside a real Yo-Yo. We love the method and handling. This effect is perfect for so many different types of show. Perfect for stand up, strolling, kids’ shows, emcees, trade shows. This prop fits into any performer’s pocket and is always ready to go.

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