Steve Mills (juggler) explained

Steve Mills (1957 – June 3, 2023)[1] was an American juggler and unicyclist from Morristown, New Jersey. He was the inventor of the "Mills' Mess" juggling pattern.[2] [3] Mills was taught to juggle by Ron Graham, a juggler and mathematician.[4]

The Dazzling Mills Family

In 1978, Mills married Carol Sue Haines.[5] They began performing a juggling and unicycle act,[6] later accompanied by their children Michelle and Anthony. Together the group became known as The Dazzling Mills Family.

They had performed at venues such as Harlem Globetrotters basketball games,[7] the Arnold Fitness Expo, fairs,[8] and schools.[9] Television appearances included PM Magazine, The Statler Brothers Show, The Penn and Teller Show, Daily Planet, Most Daring, Smoking Gun Presents, and The Shotgun Red Variety Show.[10]

Carol stopped performing in 2004 because of a nerve disorder.[5] Kris Groth, who married Michelle in 2009,[11] joined the group in 2008.[12] In 2011, a baby girl, Chloe, was born to Kris and Michelle.[13] In 2014, the group's web site stopped advertising for the group and was moved to advertising Steve as a solo act.[14] The web site subsequently went dark in late 2017.[15]

Awards

Mills was a winner of the International Jugglers' Association Championships in 1975, 1976 and 1978.[16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Remembering Steve Mills . Juggling Information Service Committee . June 6, 2023.
  2. Book: Dancey, Charlie . Charlie Dancey's Compendium of Club Juggling . 1995 . Butterfingers Books . UK . 1-898591-14-8 . 116 . December 13, 2010.
  3. Arthur Lewbel . Winter 1994–1995 . 46 . 4 . Academic Juggler - A Messy History and Other Academic Notes . Juggler's World . 31 . International Jugglers' Association . December 13, 2010 . Apparently [Ron] Graham experimented with many patterns that crossed hands or changed direction in the Mess way, some of which were likely to be close to the current Mess: Steve studied Ron's patterns, and other jugglers as well, including films of Vaudeville jugglers. From this stew, the Mess emerged. Ron and Steve juggled at the YMCA in Morristown, N.J., when the mess was created, but the name "Mills Mess" was given to this trick some years later on the West coast by Ed Jackman, Barrett Felker, and/or Norm Johnson..
  4. Web site: What got you juggling? . Steve Mills . December 13, 2010 . I learned from Ronald Graham, a well known ... in 1972, when Ron continually prodded me to give it a try..
  5. Web site: Steve and Carol Mills . Dazzling Mills Family . December 13, 2010 . Steve and Carol were married August 5th, 1978 and they began performing straight off the bat doing street shows in New York. . https://web.archive.org/web/20100409013912/http://www.dazzlingmills.com/Carol.html . April 9, 2010 . dead.
  6. October–November 1978 . 30 . 6 . Brief Notes . IJA Newsletter . 6 . International Jugglers' Association . December 14, 2010.
  7. Mark Singer . August 11, 1980 . Talk of the Town, 'Steve & Carol' . The New Yorker . 24 . New Yorker Magazine . New York, NY . December 13, 2010 . ABSTRACT: Talk story about Steve and Carol Mills, a couple who do professional juggling in Father Demo Square... They entertain between halves of Harlem Globetrotters basketball games.
  8. April 14, 2010 . Dazzling Mills Family returns to County Fair . The Post-Journal . Ogden Newspapers . Jamestown, NY . December 13, 2010.
  9. October 22, 2009 . From Watson to 'America's Got Talent' . Town Crier . Youngstown, OH . December 13, 2010.
  10. Web site: The Dazzling Mills Family - Television appearances . dazzlingmills.com . December 13, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081204033203/http://www.dazzlingmills.com/tvdates.htm . December 4, 2008 . dead.
  11. Andrew Mayo . October 23, 2009 . Behind the lights: faces of the fair . Raleigh Public Record . Raleigh, NC . December 13, 2010.
  12. Web site: The Dazzling Mills Family - School assemblies - Fairs - Upward Award night Speaker - Family Entertainment . dazzlingmills.com . March 25, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081016012709/http://www.dazzlingmills.com:80/ . dead . October 16, 2008.
  13. Web site: The Dazzling Mills Family - Juggling, Unicycling, Acrobatics and Fun for all ages! . dazzlingmills.com . March 25, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110808025857/http://www.dazzlingmills.com:80/ . dead . August 8, 2011.
  14. Web site: Steve Mills - Juggler, Unicyclist, Acrobat . dazzlingmills.com . March 25, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140328103101/http://www.dazzlingmills.com/ . dead . March 28, 2014.
  15. Web site: Crawl history for www.dazzlingmills.com . March 25, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/19970414140050/http://www.dazzlingmills.com/ . April 14, 1997 . dead.
  16. Web site: Championships Results 22nd to 31st IJA Summer Festivals 1969-1978 . International Jugglers' Association . December 13, 2010.

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