Method2 Making Yourself Levitate
1 Stand at a slight angle with your back to your audience. Stand in a diagonal position with the heels of your feet pointed towards the audience and your toes pointed away from them. Place both feet flat on the ground so they’re side-by-side.[9]
- To avoid drawing any suspicion, try slowly pacing back and forth while setting up the trick. Then, stop and get into position after your final turn. This will make it seem like you ended up in your stance by chance.
- This trick works best when performed in front of an audience that’s standing still so they won’t be able to move around and get a better look at your feet.
2 Caution your onlookers that levitating is an extremely difficult skill. you’ll only be able to hold yourself up for a second or two, if at all. When you’re ready, hold your arms out to your sides slightly and take a few deep breaths to convey how hard you’re concentrating.[10]
- If you want, you can go as far as to throw in a couple “failed” attempts to lend an element of realism to the trick.
3Rock on the ball of the foot that’s furthest away from the audience.
Fluidly transfer your weight onto the ball of the foot that’s far away from your onlooker while allowing the foot that’s closest to them to hover 1–2 inches (2.5–5.1 cm) above the ground. If you manage to pull this off, it’ll appear as though you’ve succeeded in levitating for a brief moment.[11]
- For added effect, wave your arms around like you’re trying to maintain your center of gravity.[12]
- If you get good enough at finding exactly the right stance and foot placement, this trick will make even the most skeptical member of your audience question whether they can trust their own eyes.
- Slip into a pair of flat-soled shoes with thick, chunky heels. These will do a better job of hiding the angle of your support foot than more flexible footwear, which may leave your arch visible.
4Lower yourself back down to the ground.
Give them just a quick flash of what’s happening and leave them reeling with surprise. By the time their minds begin processing what they’ve just seen, you’ll have already moved on to your next trick or given a bow to finish your performance.[13]- The longer you “float,” the more of a chance your audience will have to deduce that the trick is just an optical illusion and not a real magic trick.