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Fire Breathing
Origin: Various countries. An act where performers create a plume of fire by blowing a fine mist of fuel over an open flame.
Capoeira
Origin: Brazil. A fusion of martial arts, dance, and acrobatics that is performed as a 'fight-dance'.
Chinese Acrobatics
Origin: China. Acrobats perform gravity-defying stunts like plate-spinning, foot juggling, and the lion dance.
Tightrope Walking
Origin: Various countries. An act that involves balancing and walking along a tightrope suspended in the air.
Clowning
Origin: Italy. Performers make audiences laugh through slapstick humor, exaggerated actions, and comedic sketches.
Russian Swing
Origin: Russia. A large swing which acrobats use to perform aerial flips and tricks.
Flying Trapeze
Origin: France. Performers swing and perform acrobatic tricks on a trapeze that is moving back and forth.
High Wire
Origin: Various countries. Performers walk along a tight wire suspended high above the ground, sometimes using balancing objects.
Contortion
Origin: Mongolia. An act where performers showcase extreme flexibility by bending and twisting their bodies into unusual positions.
Wheel of Death
Origin: Various countries. Daredevil performers execute gravity-defying stunts inside or on the rims of a large rotating apparatus, resembling a space wheel.
Teeterboard
Origin: Europe. Performers jump on one end of the teeterboard to launch another performer into the air who then may perform somersaults or other aerial tricks.
Human Cannonball
Origin: England. A performer is launched from a cannon into the air and lands on a safety net or airbag.
Juggling
Origin: Egypt. Performers throw, catch, and manipulate objects such as balls, rings, or clubs in intricate patterns.
Rola Bola
Origin: Europe. Performers balance on a board resting on a cylinder while executing various tricks.
Diabolo
Origin: China. An act that involves manipulating a spool-like object on a string tied to two sticks.
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