Vassar Today

Jugglin' with the Barefoot Monkeys

By Samantha Soper '91
Three students juggling
Three students juggling
Club juggling
Club juggling
Contact juggling
Contact juggling

The Vassar student juggling and circus arts group, the Barefoot Monkeys, takes time out to show off their tricks on a sunny spring afternoon. This year, the group performed many fire shows as well as other performances during All College Day, Primal Scream, Aural Pleasure, I Won’t Grow Up Day, Parents’ Weekend, and Founder’s Day. “Being a Barefoot Monkey means sharing, bringing, and teaching the joy of juggling to others,” said the group’s leader Paul Grabowski ‘03. Pictured above: Top: From left to right, Ben Hummon ‘06, Grabowski, and Jordan Campbell ‘06 juggle four balls each. Middle: Grabowski tosses Spinning Plastic Thingies of Death (a.k.a. clubs). Bottom: Dave “Elias” Repka ‘05 concentrates on contact juggling. Not pictured: Thomas Depaul ‘03, Greg Frumin ‘04, Mike “Mooch” Mucciolo ‘06, Alex McDermid ‘06, Meena Yust ‘06, Stacy Smith ‘06, Alex Corby ‘06, Miyo Davis ‘05, Kim Lefkowitz ‘04, and Adrienne Berka ‘06.