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Juggling

Juggling is the art of repeatedly throwing several objects in the air and catching them, so that at least one object remains in the air at all times. Common juggling props include balls, beanbags, rings, clubs, knives, and torches, although other props are occasionally used.

More generally, the definition of juggling may be stretched to include all forms of artful object manipulation. Such variations include prop spinning and balancing, diabolo or Chinese yo-yo, devil stick, bounce juggling, cigar box manipulation, and contact juggling (where one or more balls are skillfully rolled across the hands and body).

The earliest known record of juggling is Egyptian, from the 15th Beni Hassan tomb of an unknown prince, dating from the middle kingdom period of about 1994-1781 B.C.

Modern independently verifiable records for number of objects juggled (defined as at least two catches per object - a "qualifying run") are 10 balls, 10 rings, and 7 clubs. The less stringent requirement (at least one catch per object - a "flash") has been reached with 12 balls (beanbags), 13 rings, and 9 sticks (or 8 traditional clubs). It has been said that the limits of human ability lie around the 14-ball mark, though evidence to back this up is understandably scarce.

Juggling involves doing the same thing repetitively. It is this uniformity that is difficult to master. The simplest trick to learn is the three ball cascade. Other more difficult tricks can be described by a mathematical notation called siteswap.

Juggling is one of the circus arts.

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Juggling School
Learn to juggle, 3 ball tricks, devil stick tricks, diabolo tricks, trouble shooting, stories, jokes, routines, and links.
http://www.geocities.com/jugglingschool

Internet Juggling Database
Juggling resource containing event information, articles, links, videos, and club listings.
http://www.jugglingdb.com/

Juggling Information Service
Juggling help, list of jugglers' home pages, picture gallery, festival information, club and organizations list, magazine information, and software.
http://www.juggling.org

How to Juggle 3 Balls
Instructions on the 3 ball cascade.
http://www.yo-yoguy.com/info/ball/

Jewish Jugglers
A resource for Jewish jugglers to learn more about their heritage, and how it may be incorporated into juggling, and how juggling can be incorporated into Jewish aspects of life.
http://www.juggling.org/~jews

Wonko's Juggling World on the Web
Juggling, diabolos, unicycling, and a juggling chat.
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Cavern/8755/index2.html

Vete's Juggling Page
Devil sticking, juggling balls, clubs, and bouncing balls. How to make balls, clubs, and cigar boxes.
http://hem1.passagen.se/vete/juggling.html

Juggling for Beginners
Instructions on how to juggle 3 and 4 balls and how to juggle clubs.
http://www.sherston.freeserve.co.uk/HTML/Circus/Juggling.htm

Learn to Juggle
Animated instructions shows you how to juggle 3 and 4 balls.
http://home.eznet.net/~stevemd/juggle1.html

Juggling Theatricks
Juggling lessons, shows, supplies, and photos.
http://www.angelfire.com/va2/DeJuggler

World Juggling Day
Introduction and contact information.
http://www.juggle.org/wjd/

The Juggling site of the moon
Learn to juggle, history, photos, and links.
http://hem.passagen.se/mavros/

Juggle Mania
About, forum, and tricks.
http://www.jugglemania.net/

Crazy Tie Guy
How to juggle, juggling tricks, instructions on making your own juggling beanbags and clubs, juggling routines, juggling stories, and contact information.
http://www.crazytieguy.com/juggling.htm

Juggling World
Biography, booking information, guestbook, tricks, photo gallery, and links.
http://www.jugglingworld.biz/



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