Balloon Artist Dale Obrochta -- entertaining
kids and families with balloons since 1988. Available for your
next party.
Balloon
Artist & Entertainer
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Balloon-dude Dale is Chicago's premiere balloon
entertainer and artist. He marvels the crowd with his
spectacular balloon creations. His realistic balloon
building requires no imagination and looks like the
real thing.
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Balloon-dude Dale has amazed television viewers with
his balloon art on WGN TV channel 9 morning news - "I
Can't Believe What I'm Seeing". Host Paul Konrad was
astonished with the recreation of the WGN traffic
helicopter. Food critic James Ward was impressed with
Magical Balloon-dude Dale's artistic skills when
performing for WLS TV channel 7 - Rock'n New Years Eve
Party, held at Navy Pier Chicago.If you haven't seen
him, you may catch his comical humor on the AM1000,
Steve Cochran show which he has appeared 6 times-
AM1000 airs in 38 US States and Canada. AM1000 has
requested Magical Balloon-dude Dale to perform atTrump
Casino, IN., Chicago Sox Convention- Hyatt
Regency, Sox game- Comisky Park, andBandito
Barneys- East Dundee. And his latest outingArlington
Racetrack- Arlington Heights IL.
Balloon
Artist Dale Obrochta on stage at TEDxNaperville
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Balloon-dude Dale has had the honor of performing at
the TargetGrand
Opening(Target Time) extravaganza
opening 5 Target Stores. Included on his grand opening
list has been the home of the 5-time world champion
Chicago Bulls United Center. Magical Balloon-dude Dale
has been interviewed in theStar
Newspaper(July 27, 1997,
Dimension). He received a front page coverage color
photograph along with four color photos including a
one page article. "The energetic entertainer cracks
jokes as he furiously twists and turns several
balloons and even draws faces on the animals. They say
'WOW, it really looks like a dog, it really looks like
Mickey Mouse or it really looks like the Starship
Enterprise.'" states the Star. Magical Balloon-dude
Dale's balloon twisting has appeared in Qualatex ®Balloon
Magic, The Magazinein the Spring
1996 issue, were he createdNoahs
Ark. In the Number 9 issue he contributed to the
articleJoin the Winning Team;
Which he gives his personal experience working with
professional sports teams.
Dale
has appeared regularly at Eat Bartolinli's in Midlothian
IL, Aurelio's Griffith IN and Crete IL, Jullanni's
Pizza in Palos Heights, Cheese Burgers In Paradise,
Lombard, Fox's Pub and Restaurant in Mokena & Orland
Park, Cracker Barrel in Mattenson, IL., Famous Dave's
BBQ Restaurant in Orland Park, IL. and Portillio's
restaurant in Tinley Park and Evergreen Park, IL.
The
back story about the balloon artists Magical
Balloon-dude Dale.
If you ask Dale where he
learned his skills, he will tell you from a bunch of
twisted people. While attending college he met a group
of professional entertainers, which met every Monday and
would practice in the gym. Always wanting to learn how
to juggle, Dale joined this merry group.
This Illinois entertainer learned from world-class
jugglers, unicyclists, magicians, clowns, balloonists,
fire-eaters, theatrical entertainers, and vaudevillians.
“I did not realize at the time how lucky I was to be
working with such talented people and the skills and
techniques that were freely taught to me,” said Dale. “I
have used all my entertainment skills over the years,
but have decided I would rather be a Master of one form
of entertainment, than a jack-of-all-trades. So I became
a master balloonist.”
Dale’s unique mix of comedy and balloon twisting has
been making people laugh since 1984.
His many accomplishments so far in his life have been:
• Married in 1998 with two sons
• Completing a Master’s Degree in Communication &
Training
• Acting as MC for Cable Television Show
• Performing on NBC and WGN
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Balloon-dude Dale's 100 year mission is to become
the best Balloon Entertainer in the Chicagoland
area... whether it kills him or not.
