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ambulant diagram Double Rotation (aka Minuet)This is a pattern for four jugglers A, B, C and D. It can be juggled on a six count, a four count or a three count. The jugglers start in a square formation. On the first pass, A passes with B and C passes with D. The first passes are shown below: 
After the first pass A and C swap places and so do B and D. A and D walk on the inside of the square whereas B and C walk on the outside. 
On the second pass, A passes with B again and C passes with D again. This pass is shown in the next diagram: 
After the second pass A and D make a quarter turn anti-clockwise while B and C make a quarter turn clockwise. 
On the third pass A passes with C and B passes with D. 
After the third pass A and B swap places and so do C and D. A and D walk on the inside of the square whereas B and C walk on the outside. 
On the fourth pass, A passes with C again and B passes with D again. This pass is shown in the next diagram: 
After the fourth pass A and D make a quarter turn anti-clockwise while B and C make a quarter turn clockwise. 
On the fifth pass, A passes with B again and C passes with D again. This pass is shown in the next diagram: 
This is identical to the starting position, except each juggler has moved around two places, so the whole pattern now repeats. |