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  2. Lillian Leitzel - Wikipedia

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    Lillian Leitzel (born Leopoldina Alitza Pelikan; 2 January 1892 – 15 February 1931) was a German-born acrobat who specialized in performing on the Roman rings, for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus.

  3. Acrobatics - Wikipedia

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    Acrobatics were part of village harvest festivals. [3] During the Tang dynasty, acrobatics saw much the same sort of development as European acrobatics saw during the Middle Ages, with court displays during the 7th through 10th century dominating the practice. [4] Acrobatics continues to be an important part of modern Chinese variety art.

  4. Macarte Sisters - Wikipedia

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    They were born into a dynasty of acrobatic and circus performers dating back at least to the early 19th-century (they claimed to the early 18th) [2] who all adopted the surname Macarte in place of their actual surname of Macarthy. An earlier generation of females in the family - their aunts- were using the stage name 'Sisters Macarte' from at ...

  5. The amazing 'strong-women' of the early 1900s - AOL

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    In the late 1800s and early 1900s, a new breed of women started to emerge from the depths of circus tents around the world: the strong-woman. These women quickly drew large crowds of circus lovers ...

  6. Injured hair-hanging circus acrobats hire law firm - AOL

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    PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Seven of the eight hair-hanging circus acrobats who fell to the ground during a "human chandelier" stunt in Rhode Island last month have hired a Chicago-based law firm to ...

  7. Hair hang - Wikipedia

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    The hair hang is an aerial circus act where performers (usually young women) are suspended by their hair, performing acrobatic poses and/or manipulation. Some believe the act originated in South America; others claim the act hails from China.

  8. 'America's Got Talent' acrobat duo stuns with dangerous act - AOL

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    Valo and Bobby, two acrobats who met while in the Bulgarian circus, actually tour with the Ringling Brothers Circus, and are hopeful they'll go far on the show. And so far, so good: fans on ...

  9. Raphaëlle Boitel - Wikipedia

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    Raphaëlle Boitel (born 1984) is a French circus performer, contortionist, acrobat, actress, theatre director, and choreographer.She started as a contortionist street performer as a child, then appeared in internationally touring works by James Thiérrée and others, including La Symphonie du Hanneton (The Junebug Symphony).