Dropabout

The Dropabout is similar to the Roundabout, but the middle position involves a multiplex-dropback.

It's actually closer to the Chopabout.

Here is what to do when the pattern is running and you start at the same position in the patterns as in the Roundabout when person A and C each had two clubs and A normally walks in front of C to do a 'fast'.

In the Dropabout, A still faces C, hand their right hand club to C. Person A then does a hand-across and faces B.

B at this point throw a normal pass to A and A throws a dropback to C. B now throws an extra pass to the middle person (i.e., on a 2-count). Person A now gathers both clubs in their right hand and is getting ready for a multiplex backdrop at the same time A is turning anti-clockwise to face C. On the next normal 4-count pass, A catches the pass from C and throws the multiplex-dropback to B.

Before catching the multiplex, B throws the one club they have left to A in the middle (they had two and did a normal pass to C). Person A turns around and catches the pass from B. A keeps turning, steps next to B, puts one club at their hip that B takes while walking in.

Similar to the Chopabout, to start the pattern the outside people just do 4-count and at a signal from the middle, the person facing the one in the middle throws a pass to the middle, who throws a backdrop in respons. The outside person throwing that pass then throws the 2-count pass and the patterns continues.

The three positions do the following (positions taken from the above description:

Juggler A:

• (just walking into the middle)
• hands a club to left hand of the person they were standing next to (C)
• faces A, catches a normal pass and throws a backdrop
• catches an additional pass from the same outside person (B)
• starts turning and organizing both clubs in a multiplex grip
• turns anti-clockwise
• throws a multiplex dropback and catches a club from C
• turns anti-clockwise
• catches the pass from B
• keeps turning anti-clockwise, steps next to B
• puts one club (holding it at the bulb) at their hip which B takes

Juggler B:

• after A gave a clubs to C, throws a normal pass, but to the middle instead of C
• throws another club to A in the middle on a 2-count
• throws another pass to A (who is currently looking at C)
• catches the multiplex
• does a normal pass to C
• takes the club at the hip from A

Juggler C:

• takes a club from A (when A is walking in)
• throws a normal pass shorter, so that A can catch it after throwing the multiplex
• starts passing to A, who now steps out of the middle

Similar patterns: - Roundabout - Chopabout

More complex patterns with more people: - Scrambled B on Toast