Juggling pattern
![A variety of tricks involving a single ball being caught or tossed (7th century), which may then be incorporated into a variety of patterns](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/Juggling_balls_1.jpg)
A
juggling pattern or
juggling trick is a specific manipulation of
props during the practice of
juggling. "Juggling, like
music, combines abstract patterns and
mind-body coordination in a pleasing way." Descriptions of patterns and tricks have been most common in
toss juggling. A juggling pattern in toss juggling is a sequence of throws and catches using a certain number of props which is repeated continuously. Patterns include simple ones such as the
cascade and complex ones such as
Mills mess. A juggling trick in toss juggling is a throw or catch which is different from the throws and catches within a pattern. Tricks include simple ones such as a high throw or more difficult ones such a catch on the back of the jugglers neck, as well as the
claw,
multiplex, and
pass. Systems of
juggling notation have been created to describe juggling patterns and tricks. One of these is
siteswap notation.
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