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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.
The reviewer wrote, "The acrobatic antics of the Ross Sisters stop the show on two occasions. These kids are fresh, and their work is sensational." [4] In May 1943 they appeared in Post War Revue, presented by Billy Rose at the Diamond Horseshoe nightclub in New York City, [5] where a review praised their "amazing acro contortion work". [6]
Rope act (also called: Spanish web) - Circus act in which an acrobat (usually female) performs exercises high above the floor while holding on to a long, vertically suspended rope, or hanging from a loop in the rope. Scale - In acrobatics, when the leg is raised toward the back and may be held with one hand while standing.
Prilepin Quartet: The four Russian men who are acrobats met when they were 4 years old. Sophie Lennon: A 14-year-old singer from Ireland. Xpogo: A pogo stunt team, hoping to get pogo into the Olympics
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 ...
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 ...
Sofie Clarice Dossi (born June 21, 2001) is an American contortionist, aerialist, YouTuber, dancer, singer, and internet personality.In 2016, she rose to fame on the eleventh season of America's Got Talent.
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 ...