Learning how to juggle scarves is a stepping stone to learning how to juggle balls. The big difference between juggling scarves and balls is that when you are juggling scarves, you aren’t really throwing them into the air. Since they are so light, you are picking them up and dropping them. It’s just impossible to throw juggling scarves.
All that being said, I think it’s very useful to learn how to juggle scarves because it helps you understand the cascade pattern. Sometimes people just have trouble getting the concept of the cascade pattern, especially if they have learn the incorrect pattern before. The cascade pattern is the one where the hands alternate throws. To help you understand this better you can see my graphics on the how to juggle page.
Now watch this video tutorial that I put together.
