Circus Skills

You hit the breaks and rotate your rear tire in any direction. If you want to change direction while drifting, turn right and you will go left. DO NOT FALL. IF YOUR ON GRAVEL AND YOU FALL, YOU WILL SCRAPE YOUR BODY TO PIECES!!!!!!!!!!!

It was invented in 1859 by French Acrobat Jules Leotard.

Yes if you just set your mind to do it. Try going to Cirque De Soule

There is no official Guinness World Record held with juggling knives, but many people are known to be able to juggle 5. The world records for juggling clubs include 9 sticks for 9 catches by Bruce Tiemann in 1996, Scott Sorensen in 1997, Chris Fowler in 2003 and Daniel Eaker in 2009; and 8 clubs for 16 catches by Anthony Gatto in 2006. See the related link.

Many types of fuel are used during burns of fire poi. A good rule of thumb is, "The more explosive the fuel, the brighter the burn but the less safe the burn."
White gas (AKA Camp Fuel, the liquid kind not the gas/vapor of course): Bright burn but shorter. The standard fuel used by most performers for its balance between burn time, brightness, and safety.
Lamp Oil ( Tiki torch fuel, NOT Kerosene ): Dimmer burn but much safer than White Gas, burns cooler and is less explosive so ignited oil on clothing is more likely to burn out well before it burns the performer.
Alcohol (High proof alcohols and more usually 'Rubbing' alcohols): Ive only heard of someone using alcohol for burns once, a pair of fire poi were sent to our shop for repairs. The alcohol made a very interesting burn pattern on the wick, the bottem of the wick was untouched by soot or burns and it was all focused completely on the top leash end of the poi.

When first learning, it is best to use a very low setting on the stilts and start seated high so that you can stand naturally. Practice walking while holding onto a fence, wall or handrail for a while until you are confident walking freely.

Once you have some proficiency, you can stand up the tough way. Strap on your stilts while sitting on the ground. Now orient yourself so that you are on one knee with a stilt trailing behing you. Bring your other foot up as much as you can and rest the stilt on the ground in front of you. This puts one stilt in front and one behind. By straightening your legs, you can stand up and pivot, thouhg it requires an enormous amount of leg strength. (It also might require a helmet and elbow pads when you're making your first few attempts)

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There are many places to buy/order Roue Cyr Wheels.

There are different types and quality of Roue Cyr. The Roue Cyr originated in Canada, where it is considered the best quality wheels are made.

When buying a roue cyr, here are some points to consider:

1 - Number of parts: A wheel in less than 5 parts will probably be too big for a car trunk or standard plane luggage, causing lots of extra trouble for regular users. Plus, if you get it shipped, you will pay then a lot more for shipping thus getting a cheaper wheel for the same price.

2 - Material - Steel wheels are cheaper, but very heavy and do not have the shiny look. Same here, if you plan to travel with it, it will mean extra expense and time.

3 - Covering - Some wheel have no covering or unadapted coverings, so you cannot use them on all surfaces....

4 - Quality - Ask around

Also if you want an all aluminum wheel there is someone here in the states named Sam Tribble, he makes great wheels, at least 6 people I know that spin as their main source of income including myself use his wheels.

For such a dangerous job, lion taming does not pay very well. New lion tamers can only expect to earn about $30,000 per year. Top acts can earn a good salary, however.

it's human nature.

The Lion Tamer Metaphor & Leadership By Mickey Straub mickey.straub@SAMInspires.com Question: What does a Lion Tamer bring with him inside the ring? Answer: A whip and a chair. Question: The reason for the whip is obvious, but why does he bring the chair? ------------------------------------------ A few years back, the film maker Errol Morris made a fascinating documentary called Fast, Cheap & Out of Control, in which a lion tamer explains that he brandishes a chair at an enraged big cat to confuse it and dissipate its anger. The animal is biologically programmed to focus on one thing and then attack it. When the lion tamer holds up a chair, the big cat sees four things and all of a sudden, he has four points of interest-the four legs of the chair-and doesn't know which one to focus its anger. The lion has a one-track mind. He loses his original train of thought and gets completely distracted, which dissipates the rage. It's basically animal psychology.

YES!!! Technically, the trapeze is competitive because if you have a trapeze competition, you have to be competitive and have a good routine. What about dance? Dance is a sport! So yes, trapeze is a sport. A sport is an activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determiner of the outcome (winning or losing), but the term is also used to include activities such as mind sports (a common name for some card games and board games with little to no element of chance) and motor sports where mental acuity or equipment quality are major factors.That was from Wikipedia.com - I didn't make that up. Now that I've prove my point, let me just say, TRAPEZE IS A SPORT!!!!!

no - it is defined as an 'aerial art' ie is considered an performance art form along with dance etc. Also a 'circus art'. It is not considered a sport like gymnastics, however I would say the static trapeze combines dance and gymnastic/acrobatics and flying trapeze is more acrobatic. Sport tends to be competitive - trapeze is never competitive.

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"Poi" can also refer to one or two ball-like objects swung on "leashes" of some kind. For example, the poi used in traditional Maori poi swinging, or in modern fire poi dancing. See Related Links for examples of modern poi.

To do a flying trapeze act you must have a trapeze rig and a group of flyers trained to do tricks that can be thrown to a catcher. It can be however long you want it to be. A flying trapeze show is fun to watch if the flyers are wearing costumes.

You either call him a trapeze artist or a trapezeist.

Using sparkling poi is NOT for ameteurs, but is an art form that should only be used by professionals. However, it appears it's the latest rage with teens to young adults. There is no sense in me telling you how dangerous it is and that more people than you think get second or third degree burns, so at least wear safety gear!

It's steel wool.. sometimes actual fireworks are used. Both are dangerous and should *not* be used casually. Fireworks are not altogether reliable, and steel wool is a bunch of tiny molten bits of metal flying in all directions, including straight up and then back down upon your head. Yes, molten steel raining down on you...

If packed right, steel wool does not need white gas. The oxygen will feed the fire enough to burn without fuel. The usual method is to pack the steel wool into a metal cage. Often, it will be packed into a metal cylinder with a cage ending. This will prolong the show as the steel wool rests in the cylinder and feeds into the cage where it burns. The cage is often built of chickenwire or something similar. You'll probably want to wear eye protection and something to cover your skin and head. NEVER try this on your own! Wear proper protective gear!

The artist often carries a balancing pole that may be as long as 12 meters (39 feet) and weighs up to 14 kilograms (31 pounds). This pole increases the rotational inertia of the artist, which allows more time to move his or her center of mass back to the desired position directly over the wire. This effect can be magnified by making the pole as long as possible and by weighting its ends. The pole also helps balance the funambulist by lowering the center of gravity. High-wire artists use drooping, rather than rigid, balance poles. It's possible, in fact, to have such heavy weights attached to the ends of a long, drooping pole that the center of gravity of the performer/pole system is below the wire. In this case, the performer would require no more sense of balance than a person hanging from the wire. Check the related links for more info

Well, the only thing you really have to do is take how many times she rotates before the reduction in the distribution of mass and times it by the reciprocal of the fraction they give you. So, just take 2 times 4/3 and you get 2.67 rps.

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A standard trapeze bar (as used in the majority of flying trapeze acts) is a 3 feet wide and 1" diameter steel bar, usually solid which weighs 5kg (11 lbs) it is usually wrapped in either cotton tape (held in place by double sided tape) or in a coarse tape such as elastoplast. There is a ring welded onto each end of the bar to attach the (usually) 12'6" - 6mm steel cables to it for the swing. A standard trapeze rig is 42 feet long with 26' between catcher & flyer and 16' between flyer and pedistal. The pedistal and flying main bars (crane bars) are rigged at the same height. The catchers crane bar is generally rigged two feet lower. Add this to the fact that the catchers trapeze bar cables are generally around 8'6" long and you have enough space for the flyer to peform his / her tricks in.

It is called a leotard.

Find a rig near you on a website called The Trapeze Net

The pilot of a hang glider hangs from a trapeze. Racing hang gliders doesn't come up often as a competitive event, though.