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<h2 id="circus-skills">Circus skills</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Acrobalance/XSd0Duq8">Acrobalance</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Acrobatics/cdkCU7tz">Acrobatics</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Acro_dance/HhLE2r0F">Acro dance</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Adagio_(circus_skill)/47DtcKbC">Adagio</a></li> <li>Aerial hammock</li> <li><a href="/facts/Aerial_hoop/nJy5pSG4">Aerial hoop</a></li> <li>Aerial pole</li> <li><a href="/facts/Aerial_silk/3j5YS3EB">Aerial silk</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Aerial_straps/rkPkEv1K">Aerial straps</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Artistic_cycling/aRjTXk5q">Artistic cycling</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Equilibrioception/U1JQfwoN">Balancing</a></li> <li>Banquine</li> <li><a href="/facts/Baton_twirling/1z28yxsD">Baton twirling</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Jester/rP4E24kH">Buffoonery</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bullwhip/eJczs6SD">Bullwhip</a></li> <li>Bungee trapeze</li> <li><a href="/facts/Frank_%2522Cannonball%2522_Richards/ErjuIQAe">Cannonball catching</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Barker_(occupation)/BQSjbunq">Carnival barking</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Chair_(acrobatics)/wdec7oDk">Chair balancing</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Chinese_pole/7UD1aPbB">Chinese pole</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cigar_box_(juggling)/WhwB7bKJ">Cigar box juggling</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cloud_swing/WNKI9E0D">Cloud swing</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Clowning/dwMBRAIs">Clowning</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Forms_of_juggling/5zKEhwTd">Club swinging</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Contact_juggling/bpFyB1h3">Contact juggling</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Contortion/t6myEu08">Contortion</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Corde_lisse/7YyXcnHe">Corde lisse</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cradle_(circus_act)/vyUv5ocS">Cradle</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cyr_wheel/j5DMgyvv">Cyr wheel</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Danish_pole/08MuodoQ">Danish pole</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Devil_sticks/RSElgk33">Devil sticks</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Diabolo/hxExuGCr">Diabolo or Chinese yo-yo</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Double_trapeze/KhDD1T2d">Double trapeze</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Fire_performance/B0lNKKbC">Fire performance</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Color_guard_(flag_spinning)/raE2DmoD">Flag spinning</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Flying_trapeze/rHL9AImt">Flying trapeze</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Risley_(circus_act)/MfQunRry">Foot juggling</a></li> <li>Freestanding ladder</li> <li><a href="/facts/German_wheel/6WvqQUft">German wheel</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Globe_of_death/BJyICLHP">Globe of death</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Hair_hang/UMnoUXkw">Hair hang</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Hand_to_hand_acrobatics/JUVWhyJs">Hand to hand</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Acrobalance/XSd0Duq8">Hand balancing</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Hand_walking/JHVfnvER">Hand walking</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Hat_manipulation/hyJjhkP8">Hat manipulation</a></li> <li>Hoop diving</li> <li><a href="/facts/Hooping/4horcUPp">Hooping</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Human_cannonball/sS7n5fNo">Human cannonball</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Human_pyramid/9o89dD9b">Human pyramid</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Juggling/s2MHCgNH">Juggling</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Skipping_rope/kvCkB6oc">Jump rope</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Knife_throwing/aUUd4HDN">Knife throwing</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Lasso/d8g7t1vw">Lasso</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Lion_taming/1lnXaIK4">Lion taming</a></li> <li>Mexican cloud swing<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mime_artist/yNExW9my">Mime</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Multiple_trapeze/KhDD1T2d">Multiple trapeze</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Object_manipulation/v8IbnY79">Object manipulation</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Perch_(equilibristic)/GFMUr9Es">Perch (equilibristic)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Physical_comedy/uxjK1lUs">Physical comedy</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Plate_spinning/GTz4pz5E">Plate spinning</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Stunt_Pogo/dosyrgsH">Pogo sticking</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Poi_(performance_art)/Dr3KSIHC">Poi spinning</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Puppetry/eIC58sLA">Puppetry</a></li> <li>Rebound straps</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ringmaster_(circus)/C4Y5fVo7">Ringmaster</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Risley_(circus_act)/MfQunRry">Risley</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Rola_bola/2brm6cNJ">Rola bola</a>, <a href="/facts/Balance_board/2brm6cNJ">balance board</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Rolling_globe/bXvK1o5d">Rolling globe</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Roman_ladders/wUgdKlPv">Roman ladders</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Russian_bar/UVGAzjNG">Russian bar</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Russian_swing/5jSJMBEq">Russian swing</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Slacklining/vwmyBkAa">Slacklining</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Slackwire/fQgA9WDW">Slackwire balancing</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Spanish_web/k5yWXKBL">Spanish web</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Springboard/2xSrLcPN">Springboard</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Stage_combat/V6jySpzc">Stage combat</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Static_trapeze/KhDD1T2d">Static trapeze</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Stilt_walking/CzcrfoxG">Stilt walking</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Teeterboard/MnPkmGWJ">Teeterboard</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tightrope_walking/mjPyYQMF">Tightrope walking</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Trampolining/rhL9uQkP">Trampolining</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Trapeze/qL2KIhMy">Trapeze</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Trick_riding/NJKk1wH2">Trick riding</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Trick_roping/uBLTs1uV">Trick roping</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tumbling_(gymnastics)/yw9WpIlA">Tumbling</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Twirling/jUT9ySC5">Twirling</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Unicycle/MDf0yPAw">Unicycle</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ventriloquism/UjgAWjwA">Ventriloquism</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Equestrian_vaulting/anYkfuaV">Voltige</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Wall_of_death/lLJ5HER4">Wall of death</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Wheel_of_Death_(Space_Wheel)/82CXJgIK">Wheel of Death</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Whistling/umHL5kTN">Whistling</a></li></ul> <h2 id="sideshow-attractions">Sideshow attractions</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Bed_of_nails/lnjyQlwp">Bed of nails</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bee_bearding/bIjCCTez">Bee bearding</a></li> <li>Blade box</li> <li><a href="/facts/Body_modification/vkhH7P7A">Body modification</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Body_piercing/ECHodBSI">Body piercing</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Chapeaugraphy/AoJEqzvQ">Chapeaugraphy</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Contortion/t6myEu08">Contortion</a></li> <li>Electric act</li> <li><a href="/facts/Entomophagy/WmP6nCp7">Entomophagy (insect eating)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Escapology/WJIfmb1z">Escapology</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Fire_breathing_(circus_act)/82v0rbnq">Fire breathing</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Fire_eating/0KsXxs6v">Fire eating</a></li> <li>Girl to Gorilla, a <a href="/facts/Pepper%2527s_Ghost/zaz8Jv1p">Pepper's Ghost</a> illusion</li> <li>Glass eating</li> <li>Glass walking</li> <li><a href="/facts/Gurn/XLnMWAQq">Gurner</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Suspension_(body_modification)/QRF8T170">Hook suspension</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Human_blockhead/P2XjQYMh">Human blockhead</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Human_dartboard/LT8LEyac">Human dartboard</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Impalement_arts/bEtskDuj">Impalement arts</a></li> <li>Iron tongue</li> <li><a href="/facts/Magic_(illusion)/GSoeYUVA">Magic acts</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Professional_regurgitator/NPfppERK">Regurgitator</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Shallow_diving/fRxCLd3n">Shallow diving</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Snake_charming/zXBoWGCn">Snake charmer</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Strongman_(strength_athlete)/sw1NBDXB">Strongman</a></li> <li>Sword ladder</li> <li><a href="/facts/Sword_swallowing/gUAJmHY1">Sword swallowing</a></li></ul> <p>Of course, there are many other arts that are not included in this list, and some are more modern so they have not appeared. </p> <h2 id="further-reading">Further reading</h2> <ul><li>Burgess, Hovey (1976). <i>Circus Technique</i>. Drama Book Specialists. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-0-910482-72-1.</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"The Classification of Circus Techniques" by Hovey Burgess. The Drama Review: TDR, Vol. 14344425Aleeyah18, No. 1, Popular Entertainments (Mar., 1974), pp. 65-70. doi:10.2307/1144863. <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Aerial Acts". Flying High Circus, Florida State University. Archived from the original on 31 December 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2012. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091231031858/http://mailer.fsu.edu/~mpeters/airacts.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20091231031858/http://mailer.fsu.edu/~mpeters/airacts.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>