What do you call this?

[Dinobabe]

What is it called when someone rolls a glass or metal ball(s) around their hands, etc.?  Thanks!

[Ms Trish]

Are you talking about baoding balls? (you can google it for pics)

[Magpie Flynn]

contact juggler?

[Rani Zemirah]

I was thinking contact juggling, as well. 

[renfairephotog]

It's Contact Juggling. Rf'er Avidd does it.

[daggrim]

I thought it was doing a Captain Quigg, or perhaps Bogarting the balls.
Daggrim

[Captain Teague]

This kind?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_IcWf8EVjU&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLEF89590CA2C186DA

http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/fushigi-magic-gravity-ball/ID=prod6046773-product?V=G&ext=frgl_Google_Baby,_Kids_&_Toys

[Adriana Rose]

That is contact juggling. A random fact is that Bowie did not do that in the movie he had a guy behind him doing it and in the rear shots the guy wore the costume and the wig.

[Dinobabe]

Yeah!!! That's it!  The reason I asked is because we would like for someone to walk around doing that at Pyrate Faire next year.  As a sneak preview it will be Sept. 29-30, 2012, 2 full days!
Thanks guys!

[Trillium]

the vendor at TRF is Tryout Toys.  The owner is a great guy, they do faires and other things all over the country I believe.  check with them!

[Dinobabe]

Thank you Trillium!

[Tink]

The tidbit about Bowie is true, but I also heard that he learned how to do it after that part of the movie was filmed, so that, yes, he had a stunt double, but eventually could have done it himself. 

[Bobaganush]

Contact juggling, like pin juggling is one of those things I would love to learn how to do.  I wish I had the dedication to learn it.