Toss juggling: Difference between revisions
imported>Alexander Wiebel m (cleanup) |
imported>Alexander Wiebel (cascade pattern) |
||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
'''Toss juggling''' is the form of [[juggling]] which is most recognizable as 'juggling'. Objects, typically balls, clubs or rings, are repeatedly thrown and caught in a variety of different patterns and styles. | '''Toss juggling''' is the form of [[juggling]] which is most recognizable as 'juggling'. Objects, typically balls, clubs or rings, are repeatedly thrown and caught in a variety of different patterns and styles. | ||
==Cascade Pattern== | |||
The simplest form of toss juggling is the three ball pattern cascade. Most jugglers learn this as their first pattern. The balls are thrown with alternating hands. The left hand throws from the left side to the right side and the right hand vice versa. When the ball of the left hand is on its top most position the right hand comes into play. | |||
The cascade pattern is extendable to any odd number of objects. The only thing that changes is the frequency the balls have to be thrown. Most of the time also the height of the pattern increases with an increasing number of balls as a larger pattern allows a slower frequency. | |||
==Remark== | |||
The term "toss juggling" is only used by a very small subset of jugglers referring to "pure juggling" (throwing and catching juggling) in contrast to the wider range of circus skills usually associated with the term "juggling" like diabolo, devilstick, cigar boxes and more. | The term "toss juggling" is only used by a very small subset of jugglers referring to "pure juggling" (throwing and catching juggling) in contrast to the wider range of circus skills usually associated with the term "juggling" like diabolo, devilstick, cigar boxes and more. | ||
Revision as of 17:14, 17 February 2007
- For a more general discussion of juggling, please see the main article: Juggling.
Toss juggling is the form of juggling which is most recognizable as 'juggling'. Objects, typically balls, clubs or rings, are repeatedly thrown and caught in a variety of different patterns and styles.
Cascade Pattern
The simplest form of toss juggling is the three ball pattern cascade. Most jugglers learn this as their first pattern. The balls are thrown with alternating hands. The left hand throws from the left side to the right side and the right hand vice versa. When the ball of the left hand is on its top most position the right hand comes into play. The cascade pattern is extendable to any odd number of objects. The only thing that changes is the frequency the balls have to be thrown. Most of the time also the height of the pattern increases with an increasing number of balls as a larger pattern allows a slower frequency.
Remark
The term "toss juggling" is only used by a very small subset of jugglers referring to "pure juggling" (throwing and catching juggling) in contrast to the wider range of circus skills usually associated with the term "juggling" like diabolo, devilstick, cigar boxes and more.