Contortion (sometimes contortionism) is a performance art in which performers called contortionists showcase their skills of extreme physical flexibility...

contort or contortion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Contortion is an act of twisting and deforming. Contortion may also refer to: Contortion, a performance...

Cú Chulainn (/kuːˈkʌlɪn/ koo-KUL-in Irish: [kuːˈxʊlˠɪn̠ʲ] ), is an Irish warrior hero and demigod in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, as well as in...

James Chance and the Contortions (initially known simply as Contortions, a spin-off group is called James White and the Blacks) was a musical group led...

Cigar box juggling Cloud swing Clowning Club swinging Contact juggling Contortion Corde lisse Cradle Cyr wheel Danish pole Devil sticks Diabolo or Chinese...

Aerial silks (also known as aerial contortion, aerial ribbons, aerial tissues, fabric, ribbon, or tissu) is a type of performance in which one or more...

contortionist in a Cirque du Soleil video, she began at age 12 to teach herself contortion by emulating poses that she found on YouTube and inventing new poses....

The contorsion tensor in differential geometry is the difference between a connection with and without torsion in it. It commonly appears in the study...

A fixed doubles trapeze act Aerial hoop act Aerial silks Contortion (sometimes contortionism) is a performance art in which performers called contortionists...

born 1994)[citation needed] is a Russian contortionist. In addition to contortion, he has trained in classical and modern dance and Chinese martial arts...

Title Length 1. "Arithmophobia" 6:01 2. "Ectogenesis" 4:56 3. "Cognitive Contortions" 4:29 4. "Inner Assassins" 5:30 5. "Private Visions of the World" 4:57...

A frontbend is a contortion position where the body is curved forward at the hips and spine. In an extreme frontbend, some contortionists can place the...

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aerobic exercise and cardiovascular routines. Flexibility for performing contortion specifically for erotic or sexual positions may also be practised. O'Relly...

Records to her name, including one for the highest number of backbends. A contortion pose called "Liberty Low Down" has been named after her. She was featured...

who also danced and were particularly noted for their acrobatics and contortionism. Their careers peaked during the 1940s, when they featured prominently...

(Interlude from contortion, cerceaux) Nostalgie (Intro to russian swings) Simcha (Character parade, Russian swings) Gamelan (Contortion) Ephra (Flying...

Smith turned 18, he joined the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus before beginning contortion training under Master Lu Yi at the San Francisco School of Circus Arts...

Marinelli bend is a form of contortion posture in which the performer (most often female) supports their whole body weight only by biting onto a mouth...

emphasis on performance, including bands such as James Chance and the Contortions, DNA and Sonic Youth. Early contributors to the genre included the US...

[citation needed] She is also very health conscious, practicing yoga and contortion.[citation needed] In 2017, Zita and King Diamond had their first son,...

Teeterboard Finale Acts in Rotation: Diablo Icarian Games Solo Contortion Duo Contortion Retired acts: Juggling Pickpocket Hand-to-hand (Réserve) Cyr wheel...

Sextile broke its hiatus with the March 2022 release of "Modern Weekend"/"Contortion", both having been written after Wuebben's death. For summer 2022 tour...

acrobatics, animal tricks, balloon twisting, caricatures, clowning, comedy, contortions, escapology, dance, singing, fire skills, flea circus, fortune-telling...

Manipulation: An artist manipulates ribbons, contortion and hula hoops. The original act consisted of only contortion, and hula hoops. Snowstorm: A clown performs...

gravity-assisted positions, and physical training such as gymnastics, contortion, or yoga may make it possible for some. American biologists Craig Bartle...

trapeze, aerial silk, corde lisse, Lyra or Ariel hoop, circus hammok), contortion, stilt-walking, and a variety of other routines. Juggling is one of the...

acrobatics falls into three broad categories: balancing, vaulting and contortion. In chair balancing, one or more acrobats balance on one or more chairs...

Christine Hahn). The final two days of the show featured DNA and the Contortions on Friday, followed by Mars and Teenage Jesus and the Jerks on Saturday...

in such bands as Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, James Chance and the Contortions, James White and the Blacks (as he appeared in the film Downtown 81)...