Rebecca Higby

Rebecca was born and raised in Maine, never to use a yo-yo until she met John Higby. Then, suddenly, with hundreds of yo-yos laying around the house & a cool guy who was there to change her strings and oil her bearings (we’re talking YO-YOs, here), she learned tricks easily. Now she and John travel the world, performing their show to the delight of every age (babies, unable to focus on tricks, enjoy the sight of two people running around in a circle of clapping people, while every man over 50 relives the days of the Duncan man coming to their town), gender (OK, so the girls always want to know more about the hula hoops & Barbie dolls in their show) and culture (again, the spaghetti trick: just switch it to the word “soba” in Japan, and you will have people full-on belly laughing). And yes, when John & Rebecca have children, she will be known as Yo-Yo Ma and/or Yo’ Mama (how many times will she hear that in her lifetime …)

• Website: http://www.yoyoshow.com
• Favorite yo-yo(s): Functionally: Big Ben. Asthetically: any yo-yo involving ’70s pop
  culture.
• Favorite Tricks: For me: Boingy-Boingy, For kids: Spaghetti. Always makes ‘em smile.
• Favorite Joke: It’s not a joke, but I think the word B-Hole is hilarious. Not what
  it stands for, just the abbreviated version.
• Favorite Bands: Bob Dylan, Ben Harper, Damien Rice, Bill Withers, Stevie Nicks,
  Donovan, Buddy Holly, The Who, Bush, and yes, I’ll proudly admit it: Journey.
• Favorite Movies: Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Lost in Translation, Better Off
  Dead, Top Secret!, Anchorman, Roller Boogie (a ’70s roller rink love story
  involving a teenage Linda Blair, who could ask for more), Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo
• Quote: “Pure entertainment is not an egotistical lady singing boring songs
  onstage for two hours and people in tuxes clapping whether they like it or not
  … It’s the real performers on the street who can hold people’s attention and
  keep them from walking away.” –Andy Kaufman