In the past, I’ve written quite a bit about the history of plate spinning. You can click here, here, and here to read what I’ve written. Plate spinning is one of the oldest, easiest, and most popular forms of juggling. Today I will teach you various ways to get a plate spinning and some basic and not so basic tricks that can be done with spinning plates. The form of plate spinning we’ll focus on is what is called dynamic plate spinning, where the plate leaves the stick during most tricks. There are certainly other tricks that can be done, but those taught here will hopefully provide a great foundation for you to build upon. Let’s start out with three methods of getting the plate spinning.
Now let’s learn a few basic tricks.
Now let’s take a look at some moderately advanced tricks, including two that I invented.
If you can learn many of these tricks, you’re going to be well on your way to mastering the art of dynamic plate spinning. Below are some other videos to inspire you and give you other ideas to try.
I hope that these videos have inspired you to try some new ideas with a spinning plate.
David Cain
David Cain is a professional juggler, juggling historian, and the owner of the world's only juggling museum, the Museum of Juggling History. He is a Guinness world record holder and 16 time IJA gold medalist. In addition to his juggling pursuits, David is a successful composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and singer as well as the author of twenty-six books. He and his children live in Middletown, OH (USA).