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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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Devil sticks

Entertainment; Circus

The manipulation of devil sticks (also devilsticks, devil stixx, flower sticks, devil-sticks, rhythm sticks, gravity sticks, or juggling sticks) is a form of gyroscopic juggling or equilibristics, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Fire staff

Entertainment; Circus

A fire staff is a staff, constructed out of wood or welded metal and Kevlar wicking. They are used for fire dancing and performance.

Fire fan

Entertainment; Circus

A fire fan is a fan, constructed out of welded metal and Kevlar wicking. They are used for fire dancing and performance.

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