"Circus skills are a group of disciplines that have been performed as entertainment in circus, carnival, sideshow, busking, variety, vaudeville, or music hall shows."
An introduction to the various pieces of equipment used in circus performance, including aerial rigs, trapezes, safety equipment, juggling props, and more. It covers the basics of equipment safety, maintenance, and setup.
Aerial silks: A type of performance art that involves acrobatic moves using fabric hung from the ceiling.
Trapeze: A type of circus equipment consisting of a horizontal bar suspended by ropes or wire for acrobatic performances.
Juggling: The art of throwing and catching objects, often used in circus performances.
Tightrope walking: A performer balancing on a thin wire or rope at a height above the ground.
Unicycle: A one-wheeled bicycle commonly used in circus performances.
Diabolo: A type of juggling prop consisting of two sticks connected by a string with a spool for spinning.
Fire dancing: A form of performance using props that are set alight.
Clowning: The art of entertaining audiences through comedic performances.
Contortion: The art of bending and twisting the body into unusual positions.
Acrobatics: A type of physical activity that involves jumps, tumbling, and other movements requiring agility and coordination.
Stilt walking: A type of performance art that involves walking on stilts.
Cyr wheel: A circular hoop that is spun around by the performer using their body.
Acrobalance: A type of acrobatics that involves two or more people balancing on each other.
Slacklining: A type of tightrope walking that involves a flat piece of webbing instead of a wire or rope.
Aerial silks: Long pieces of fabric that are hung from the ceiling, used for acrobatic and aerial performances.
Trapeze: A horizontal bar suspended from ropes or chains, used for aerial acrobatics and swinging.
Aerial hoop: A metal hoop suspended from the ceiling, used for aerial acrobatics and contortion.
Juggling equipment: Balls, clubs, and pins that are thrown and caught in various patterns.
Chinese poles: Vertical poles made of metal or bamboo, often used for acrobatic performances.
Tightrope: A thin wire or rope that is stretched tight between two points, used for balancing and acrobatics.
Unicycle: A one-wheeled bicycle, often used for balancing and juggling.
Clown props: Various props such as hats, wigs, fake noses, and funny shoes used to create humorous and silly performances.
Fire equipment: Fire poi, fire staffs, fire hoops, and fire eating props used for fire performances.
Acrobatics mats: Thick, cushioned mats used for tumbling and acrobatic routines.
"They have been performed as entertainment in circus, carnival, sideshow, busking, variety, vaudeville, or music hall shows."
"Most circus skills are still being performed today."
"Many are also practiced by non-performers as a hobby."
"Circus schools and instructors use various systems of categorization to group circus skills by type."
"Systems that have attempted to formally organize circus skills into pragmatic teaching groupings include the Gurevich system (the basis of the Russian Circus School's curriculum) and the Hovey Burgess system."
"The basis of the Russian Circus School's curriculum."
"Circus, carnival, sideshow, busking, variety, vaudeville, or music hall shows."
"Many are also practiced by non-performers as a hobby."
"Various disciplines make up circus skills, including juggling, acrobatics, trapeze, contortion, tightrope walking, fire breathing, and clowning. The list goes on!" (not a direct quote from the paragraph, but derived from the given information)
"Circus skills have been performed as entertainment for many years."
"Circus schools have different systems of categorization to group circus skills by type."
"Circus skills have been performed in circus, carnival, sideshow, busking, variety, vaudeville, or music hall shows."
"Systems like the Gurevich system and the Hovey Burgess system have attempted to formally organize circus skills into pragmatic teaching groupings."
"Most circus skills are still being performed today."
"Many are also practiced by non-performers as a hobby."
"Circus schools and instructors use various systems of categorization to group circus skills by type."
"Systems that have attempted to formally organize circus skills into pragmatic teaching groupings include the Gurevich system."
"The Russian Circus School's curriculum is based on the Gurevich system."
"Circus, carnival, sideshow, busking, variety, vaudeville, or music hall shows."