Passing workshops @ BJC 2024
Thanks for your interest passing, juggling with other people. This page has notes to go with just some of the passing workshops at BJC 2024.
The workshops on this page are mostly based on established “folk-lore”. If you’re interested in finding out more, check out:
- Passing Zone (various resources, many videos)
- The Highgate Collection (PDF)
- passist (web-app)
- Gandini social siteswaps (video)
Passing for total beginners
No juggling experience required. Anyone who can throw and catch can join in. Existing passers: please come, bring clubs for beginners to use, and help.
Main goal: pass 5 objects between 2 people (balls, clubs or other props). Animated illustration (with balls).
Beginner passing notes and next steps.
Ambidextrous passing
Iain made notes of the patterns covered by Cameron and Brook: Ambidextrous passing notes.
Jim’s passing
Pre-requisite: 3‑count passing with 6 clubs (pass-self-self).
Jim’s patterns: take a traditional passing pattern like 3‑count (pass-self-self), but one person crosses all their passes. You make it work by throwing with whichever hand has to. By the end of this workshop everyone should be able to juggle Jim’s 3‑count and probably Jim’s 2‑count. There is also more advanced optional material.
Jim’s passing notes and next steps
Scrambled V
Jo led an introduction to Scrambled patterns, by breaking down the original “Scrambled V” pattern.
You could see the passing.zone video of Scrambled V, which links to more information. Their start is different; in the BJC workshop the manipulator started with two clubs rather than having to do something special to start, that they’ll never do again.
There’s also a slow motion version featuring Aidan Burns.
Zaps passing
Pre-requisite: 3‑count passing with 6 clubs (pass-self-self)
A “zap” is a fast, snappy low pass, that reaches the other juggler more quickly than a normal pass (animation of zaps). Zaps are fun to do, and open up a larger space of passing patterns than you get with just the usual single or double spin passes. This workshop will demonstrate some introductory zap patterns, with no double spin throws.
Zaps passing notes and next steps.
7‑club passing
Pre-requisite: solid passing with 6 clubs, ideally thrown some doubles.
Jo presented a sequence of patterns starting with standard 2‑count versions, and moving on to ambidextrous patterns.