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acrobatics
- In acrobatics
…balls, barrels, tightropes, trampolines, and flying trapezes.
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circus acts
- In circus: Acts of skill
The flying trapeze was invented by the French acrobat Jules Léotard in 1859. That same year another Frenchman, Jean-François Gravelet (stage name “Blondin”), crossed Niagara Falls on a tightrope. These events excited public interest in the work of the aerial gymnast and acrobat. By the turn…
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