How to Juggle Patterns With Rings

It doesn't matter if you can juggle nine rings at a time or three. If you don't incorporate a pattern you won't be impressing anyone. By creating a pattern or, better yet, breaking up patterns, you can keep your ring juggling routine fresh and exciting for yourself and for an audience. By understanding a few different techniques and principles, you can vary your juggling into infinite patterns.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Juggling rings

1. Pay attention to your natural tendencies. If you're a juggler who focuses on being technically sound, this is a sign you need to pay attention to who is watching you. The principal rule with ring juggling is to position your body so viewers can watch the fat side of the rings. This adds a layer of depth and excitement to any trick you perform.

2. Add rings stored around your forearm or passed by an assistant gradually. This can wow a crowd in seconds. Many expert ring jugglers can handle nine at a time. Enticing a crowd with the number of rings you juggle is both simple and complicated.

3. Break juggling patterns down to its most basic element with simple change and repetition. If you are concerned with patterns, it is safe to assume you already know a number of tricks. Instead of doing them one a time, show them off for a short while and transition into the next.

4. Invent your own tricks and incorporate them into a pattern to express your personality. Experiment and create your own eye-popping maneuvers, and weave them into proven crowd pleasers.

5. Read the crowd by picking up on subtle cues as to whether you are entertaining them. If you hear chatter amongst the crowd, it is a sure sign they need a change. Anticipate these moments, and alter your pattern before the crowd demands it.