How to Make Juggling Balls
By: Helico Juggling is known as a form of object manipulation. The most recognizable form of juggling is toss juggling, where the juggler throws objects through the air and catches them. Jugglers often refer to the objects they juggle as props, the most popular of these objects being balls, beanbags, rings, clubs, or bouncing balls. Some performers use potentially dangerous objects such as chainsaws, knives and fire torches, although when juggled by a trained performer and using the proper equipment is usually is far less dangerous than it appears. Juggling also includes most prop-based circus skills such as diabolo, devil sticks, poi, cigar box manipulation, fire-dancing, contact juggling, and hat manipulation. The word "juggling" comes from the Middle English jogelen, meaning to entertain by performing tricks, in turn from the French jongleur and the Old French jogler. There is also the Late Latin form joculare of Latin joculari, meaning to jest.