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* ''' Each number in siteswap represents the number of beats between throws for one object '''
* ''' Each number in siteswap represents the number of beats between throws for one object '''


= Vanilla Siteswap =

Siteswap that describes "normal" juggling patterns that are like the 3 ball cascade are called '''vanilla siteswap'''.

Because we only describe these patterns, vanilla siteswap has some some additional rules:

* '''only one object can land on the same beat''' (= no multiplexes)
* ''' each hand throws on a separate beat''' (= only one object is thrown on each beat = no synchronous patterns)




== Example: 3 object cascade ==
== Example: 3 object cascade ==


This is the normal 3 ball cascade with two hands. Each arrow points to the next event with the same object 3 beats later.
This is the normal 3 ball cascade with two hands. Each arrow points to the next throwing event with the same object 3 beats later.


Numbers and arrows are colored with the color of the object involved:
Numbers and arrows are colored with the color of the object involved:

Revision as of 15:15, 15 December 2021

Siteswap is a mathematical model to calculate possible juggling patterns and also notation to write down juggling patterns as a series of numbers.

Central Description

Siteswap assumes that each throw happens on a beat.

  • Each number in siteswap represents the number of beats between throws for one object


Vanilla Siteswap

Siteswap that describes "normal" juggling patterns that are like the 3 ball cascade are called vanilla siteswap.

Because we only describe these patterns, vanilla siteswap has some some additional rules:

  • only one object can land on the same beat (= no multiplexes)
  • each hand throws on a separate beat (= only one object is thrown on each beat = no synchronous patterns)


Example: 3 object cascade

This is the normal 3 ball cascade with two hands. Each arrow points to the next throwing event with the same object 3 beats later.

Numbers and arrows are colored with the color of the object involved:

  • ball A: red
  • ball B: blue
  • ball C: black

3-ball-cascade-siteswap.png

Right and left hand are written underneath the numbers as R and L . As expected, all throws cross to the other hand.

The last three dashes represent throws that have not been made yet.