circus skill
group of pursuits that have been performed as entertainment in circus, sideshow, busking, or variety/vaudeville/music hall shows
fire eating
the act of putting a flaming object into the mouth and extinguishing it, either as a part of Hindu, Sadhu, or Fakir performance to show spiritual attainment, or as a sideshow or circus act (starting in the late 1880s)
wheel gymnastics
form of gymnastics using a wheel-shaped apparatus
hand walking
Traveling in a vertically inverted orientation with all body weight resting on the hands
Adagio
acrobatics technique
Hoop Busker
is a street performer who performs artistic movement with one or more hoops
Perch
equilibristic balancing act
Plate spinning
Circus art balancing spinning objects
Static trapeze
type of circus art
Wheel of Death
large rotating apparatus on which acrobatic and balancing feats are performed
Wheel of death
knife throwing stunt involving a human target on a spinning wheel
baton twirling
light metal rod used for keeping time, twirling, and juggling in marching band and parade performances
Russian bar
Circus apparatus
trapeze
aerial circus or gymnastics apparatus
sideshow
theatrical genre
human pyramid
Acrobatic formation
Wall of death
a carnival sideshow with motorcycles riding along a vertical wall
trick roping
western art in rodeo, or wild west shows
yo-yo
toy
taming
act of make obedient, docile and tractable; to train to follow orders of the owner
card manipulation
branch of magical illusion that deals with sleight of hand involving playing cards
diabolo
juggling prop
fire performance
performance art using fire skills
Chinese pole
type of vertical pole used for circus performances
aerial acrobatic
circus arts discipline
Chair acrobatics
type of acrobatics done using chairs
object manipulation
Dexterity play or performance
Target girl
assistant in knifethrowing or other acts
stilt walking
sport using stilts
juggling
circus skill
contortion
skill of extreme physical flexibility
Rolling globe
circus skill where a performer balances atop a large sphere
Roman ladders
circus skill
Russian swing
Circus apparatus
stage magic
performing art involving the use of illusion
acrobatics
performance of extraordinary human feats of balance, agility, and motor coordination
equestrian vaulting
gymnastics and dance on horseback
Risley
foot juggling
Aerial straps
type of aerial apparatus on which various feats of strength and flexibility may be performed
cloud swing
acrobatic act
Aerial silk
type of performance in which one or more artists perform aerial acrobatics while hanging from a special fabric
bed of nails
oblong piece of wood, the size of a bed, with nails pointing upwards out of it
balance board
device used as a circus skill
Danish pole
circus prop
Hat manipulation
form of juggling using a brimmed hat
professional regurgitation
act of controlled regurgitation
sleight of hand
fine motor skills used to entertain or manipulate
Teeterboard
Circus apparatus
Cyr wheel
acrobatic apparatus