PATTERNS Archives - Passing Zone

Novaesian Waltz

28th October 2025 by Rene

The Novaesian Waltz is the 3-count version of the Phoenician Waltz. The manipulation differs only in the carry. In the Phoenician Waltz, the second pass of the pass-pass-self base pattern is carried. The second throw in a 3-count is a self. Hence, in the Novaesian Waltz the manipulation starts with carrying a self. The Novaesian …

Cold Shoulder

18th April 202514th September 2024 by Wiebke Schnapper

Cold Shoulder is a new pattern that copies the manipulation of the regular roundabout into a three count base pattern. After a bit of fooling around with different styles of manipulation we came up with a version that doesn’t have zips, therefore contains a magic club that is never thrown – the perfect attribute to make it a beer passing pattern, or in our case an ice cream passing pattern.

Wiebke’s Waltz

4th August 202425th July 2024 by Cameron Ford

Wiebke’s Waltz is a Phoenician Waltz inspired take out pattern on a walking pps feed (the same base pattern as zippy)

It was developed and presented at the 2023 coastless con along with variants in the “wedding waltz” family.

In the pattern, the carry and steal of the subsequent substitution are replaced with a ‘clink’, to toast the Happy couple. This is followed by a phoenetitian waltz turn for another substitute, and a phoenetitian waltz style intercept in preparation for the next clink.

Phoenician Quickstep

5th April 2024 by Cameron Ford

Phoenician Quickstep is a variation on Phoenician Waltz with an extra club! This pattern was first juggled by Helene, Adrian and Cameron at BJC 2024

Göttinger Opernball

2nd January 202419th October 2023 by Piet

Göttinger Opernball is a variation on Phoenician Waltz with 2 extra manipulators! This pattern is invented in Göttingen.

Killer Bunny About

28th August 202327th August 2023 by Philip

In every manipulation pattern, an intercept must always be followed by a carry. Or… must it?

Killer Bunny About is a lab-grown pattern that was designed specifically to answer this question that had baffled passing nerds for centuries. If you want to know the answer, go ahead and juggle the pattern (or simply watch the video). The answer might surprise you!

Gare du Zap^2

22nd June 202219th March 2022 by Nicki

Gare du Zap is the 6-handed siteswap a8999 (global), where you locally throw “pass self zap self self”. The pass (3.3 P) should be in the air a little bit longer than a self, the zap is just a little bit faster that a self (2.7 P).

Why Not Zaps?! (85566)

21st June 202230th June 2021 by Juli

Another “little” 4-handed siteswap passing with Zaps. Great for warming up, super nice outdoors pattern, even with windy conditions.

Heffalot (8882225)

22nd June 202221st June 2021 by Juli

We survived the first year of the pandemic, we are healthy, we are allowed to have a super tiny little juggling convention and we can still pass.

Clean your Clubs!

22nd July 202227th August 2020 by Juli

Playing around with the “Ice Cream Factory” that is “Ivy” on “V”, we noticed a “magic club” that is never thrown. Usually that means we´ll get the beer out, soon… Well, there being a pandemic on the go, we decided to not break all rules and drink from a single bottle but to rather clean our clubs before handing them to the next person. Enjoy!