In
toss juggling, a
cascade is the simplest
juggling pattern achievable with an odd number of props. The simplest juggling pattern is the three-
ball cascade. This is therefore the first pattern that most jugglers learn. "Balls or other props follow a horizontal
figure-eight pattern above the hands." In
siteswap, each throw in a cascade is notated using the number of balls; thus a three ball cascade is "3".