Circus

Circus

A public entertainment consisting performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals, tightrope walkers, jugglers, unicyclists and other stunt-oriented performers.

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Knife juggling is a variant of toss juggling using special knives which are thrown and caught. Although knives are sometimes juggled recreationally, it is generally a performance art. Knife juggling ...

keepie uppie

Entertainment; Circus

Keepie uppie, or "kick-ups" is the skill of juggling with a football using feet, lower legs, knees, chest, shoulders, and head, without allowing the ball to hit the ground.It is similar to Kemari, a ...

juggling club

Entertainment; Circus

Juggling clubs, or simply clubs are a prop used by jugglers, as are other props such as balls or rings. A typical club is in the range of 50 centimetres (20 in) long, weighs between 200 and 300 grams ...

joggling

Entertainment; Circus

Joggling is a competitive sport that combines juggling and jogging. People who joggle are called jogglers. The most common objects used in joggling are juggling balls, or sometimes juggling clubs, ...

hat manipulation

Entertainment; Circus

Hat manipulation is a form of juggling in which the manipulator performs feats of skill and dexterity using a brimmed hat such as a bowler hat or a top hat. Tricks can range from rolling a hat up and ...

flair bartending

Entertainment; Circus

Flair bartending is the practice of bartenders entertaining guests, clientele or audiences with the manipulation of bar tools (e.g. cocktail shakers) and liquor bottles in tricky, dazzling ways. Used ...