Juggling Rings: The Color Change

With two-color juggling rings, students learn to flip a ring in the air so it shows its other face, juggle two in a cascade and drop one around their neck. They finish with a flashy three-move sequence.

How to play

1. Vertical toss, edge-on with spin, caught by the rim (5 min).
2. Color change: a quick wrist snap on release so the ring turns half over and lands showing the other face (7 min).
3. Two rings in a cascade from hand to hand, just like balls (7 min).
4. The necklace: in the middle of tossing, put one ring over your head so it hangs around your neck (6 min).
5. Build a three-move sequence and show it to another pair (5 min).

Rules

• Toss rings edge-on, never flat toward another person.
• Do the necklace with the ring in hand, never by throwing it at your head.
• Two meters between students.
• The audience claps at the end, not during the sequence.

Variations

Adaptations

• Students with weak hands: use light cardboard rings.
• Students with low vision: use rings with strongly contrasting faces, such as white and black.
• Limited mobility: the whole activity works seated with low tosses.

Learning goals

• Throw with precise wrist spin.
• Learn basic juggling ring tricks.
• Compose a short expressive sequence.

Equipment for a class of 25

• juggling rings: 60

Teacher tip

If your rings are a single color, put colored tape on one face. Common mistake: tossing the ring too high; the color change shows best with tosses at head height.

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