diabolo
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17 sectionsContents
- History
- Origin
- Spread to the West
- Design
- Basic principles
- Tricks and styles
- Fundamental tricks
- Advanced tricks
- Multiple diabolos
- Vertax
- Contact diabolo
- Loop diabolo
- Monobolo
- Performances
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|right|300px|Large and miniature Western rubber diabolos. Wooden sticks are shown in the background
The diabolo ( ; commonly misspelled diablo) is a juggling or circus prop consisting of an axle () and two cups (hourglass/egg timer shaped) or discs derived from the Chinese yo-yo. This object is spun using a string attached to two hand sticks ("batons" or "wands"). A large variety of tricks are possible with the diabolo, including tosses, and various types of interaction with the sticks, string, and parts of the user's body. Multiple diabolos can be spun on a single string.