Contortion (sometimes contortionism) is a performance art in which performers called contortionists showcase their skills of extreme physical flexibility...
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contort or contortion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Contortion is an act of twisting and deforming. Contortion may also refer to: Contortion, a performance...
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Cú Chulainn (redirect from Contortion of Cúchulainn)
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...
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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...
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Cigar box juggling Cloud swing Clowning Club swinging Contact juggling Contortion Corde lisse Cradle Cyr wheel Danish pole Devil sticks Diabolo or Chinese...
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Aerial silk (redirect from Aerial contortion)
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...
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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....
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Frontbend (category Contortion)
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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Nicholson Peninsula (redirect from Contortion Spur)
USGS. Taniwha Cove USGS. Alberts 1995, p. 662. Alberts 1995, p. 455. Contortion Spur USGS. Alberts 1995, p. 223. Alberts 1995, p. 181. Alberts 1995, p...
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born 1994)[citation needed] is a Russian contortionist. In addition to contortion, he has trained in classical and modern dance and Chinese martial arts...
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Contorsion tensor (redirect from Contortion tensor)
The contorsion tensor in differential geometry is the difference between a connection with and without torsion in it. It commonly appears in the study...
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The Madness of Many (redirect from Cognitive Contortions)
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...
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Acrobatics (section Contortion)
A fixed doubles trapeze act Aerial hoop act Aerial silks Contortion (sometimes contortionism) is a performance art in which performers called contortionists...
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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...
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currently in the show include: Chaos synchro Russian cradle Aerial bicycle Contortion Balancing on chairs Rola bola Acro net Aerial straps Yo-yo Banquine Retired...
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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...
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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...
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Dhulbahante Garadate (section Contortion)
The Dhulbahante Garadship begun in the 16th century, as a successor to the Sultanate of Adal with Garad Shishore assuming the royal title in approximately...
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emphasis on performance, including bands such as James Chance and the Contortions, DNA and Sonic Youth. Early contributors to the genre included the US...
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(Interlude from contortion, cerceaux) Nostalgie (Intro to russian swings) Simcha (Character parade, Russian swings) Gamelan (Contortion) Ephra (Flying...
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complaining. The term "gurn" may also refer to an involuntary facial muscular contortion experienced as a side-effect of MDMA consumption. Gurning contests are...
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acrobatics, animal tricks, balloon twisting, caricatures, clowning, comedy, contortions, escapology, dance, singing, fire skills, flea circus, fortune-telling...
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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...
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trampoline), aerial acts (such as trapeze, aerial silk, corde lisse), contortion, stilt-walking, and a variety of other routines. Juggling is one of the...
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Marinelli bend (category Contortion)
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...
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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...
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gravity-assisted positions, and physical training such as gymnastics, contortion, or yoga may make it possible for some. American biologists Craig Bartle...
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James Chance (category James Chance and the Contortions members)
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)...
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Lydia Lunch's Queen of Siam, Gray, the work of James Chance and the Contortions (who mixed Soul with free jazz and punk) and the Lounge Lizards (the...
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who also danced and were particularly noted for their acrobatics and contortionism. Their careers peaked during the 1940s, when they featured prominently...
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