List of siteswaps

Siteswap beats shown as relative height[1][2]
<3p3|3p4|3p5|3p1|3p2><3|3|3|3|3><3|3|3|3|3><3|3|3|3|3>

Below is a list of siteswaps or juggling patterns by siteswap.

Toss juggling requires more balls than hands.[3] Thus tricks such as the one ball cascade toss back and forth, 300,[4] for example, may not be considered valid patterns. Throws back and forth shower style, odd numbers, are the most common one prop practice. Invalid or practice patterns and tricks are marked with an X.

The numbers are as follows:[5]

  • 0 = "missing"/rest [empty hand]
  • 1 = pass [between hands]
  • 2 = hold [one hand/no toss]
  • 3 = (3-ball) cascade toss [between hands]
  • 4 = (4-ball) fountain or columns toss [up and into same hand]
  • 5 = high toss [between hands]
  • ...
  • a = 10 = high columns/fountain toss
  • ...

Symbols:

  • Number: Relative height of a toss. 1, 2, 3...
  • Brackets []: Multiplex. [333]33.
  • Chevrons and vertical bar <|>: Simultaneous and passing patterns.
    • P: Pass. <333P|333P>
    • Fraction: Pass 1/y beats later. <4.5 3 3 | 3 4 3.5>
  • Parentheses (): Synchronous pattern.
    • *: Synchronous pattern that switches sides. (4,2x)(2x,4) = (4,2x)*
    • x: Toss to the other hand during a synchronous pattern.
  1. ^ After Donahue, Bill (2004). "The Mathematics of...Juggling", DiscoverMagazine.com.
  2. ^ Tiemann, Bruce and Magnusson, Bengt (1991). "A Notation for Juggling Tricks, A LOT of Juggling Tricks Archived 2012-06-12 at the Wayback Machine", Juggle.org. Accessed July 8, 2014.
  3. ^ For example, ""1. What is juggling?", IJDb". Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved 2016-11-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Cited in Rosenberger, Phillip (2011). Juggling Basics, Why and How To. ISBN 9780983339700.
  4. ^ Darley, Vincent (1996). "Site Swaps: Examples", Juggling.org. Accessed: October 24, 2016.
  5. ^ "Juggling by numbers: How notation revealed new tricks", BBC.com (BBC article with explanatory video)