Performers at halftime for every team in the NBA, led by Ken Kovach – 3-time National Trampoline Champion, and current holder of a Guinness World Record for the most revolutions through a hula hoop while jumping and somersaulting on a trampoline – the Skyriders graced the Camp Simcha gym, clad in red, white, and blue. With a repertoire of complex sequences of forward and backward flips, twists, and somersaults, the acrobats elicited roaring cheers from the audience.
Then it got even better. One performer strapped on a bounce-board (like a flexible trampoline snowboard), and held poses in the air, flipping and spinning even higher. Next, they pulled out a pair of 150 cm snow skis. Then a wakeboard. Then a snowboard. Spinning, flipping, somersaulting, almost hitting the ceiling, the acrobats were unstoppable.
When Ken pulled out bouncy neon-green ball, he selected a few camper volunteers – our very own Mika L., Grace F., Jordana K. and Tallie E. – to participate in a stunt! Each threw the green ball at the precise moment that the acrobats somersaulted, and they had to try and catch the ball mid-flip.
Throughout the show, Simcha-spirit was exploding from the bleachers. The acrobats nearly hit the gym rafters a couple of times, but if was definitely the Simcha energy that raised the roof! Ken Kovach said it best himself after the show: “This is the best camp ever! It’s the best energy of any camp we’ve ever [been to]. We love coming here; Camp Simcha rocks!” Then he grinned. “Zai gezunt” (take care).
-T