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Olga Pikhienko (born February 11, 1980) is a circus performer who specializes in handbalancing and contortion.Pikhienko started in rhythmic gymnastics at the age of five. . When she was eleven, she started performing with her father, Sasha Pikhienko, [1] at the Nikulin Circus based in Mo
In the first round he performed a ballet and contortion routine: The Swan. The musical accompaniment was Ave Maria by Charles Gounod, played on wine glasses, crystal xylophone and bass guitar by the St. Petersburg trio Crystal Harmony. There was a very enthusiastic response from the audience, and he won easily.
Contortion (sometimes contortionism) is a performance art in which performers called contortionists showcase their skills of extreme physical flexibility. Contortion acts often accompany acrobatics , circus acts, street performers and other live performing arts.
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Contortionist Tsatsral Erdenebileg from Mongolia is the current Guinness World Record holder for the longest Marinelli bend achieved at 4 minutes 17 seconds on 24 Jul 2013. [3] She broke her own previous record held in May for 2 minutes and 34 seconds. [4] The prior record was held by Iona Luvsandorj for 50 seconds in 2009. [5]
This contortionist has used a frontbend to fit himself in this small trunk. 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 backs of their knees behind their shoulders.
Contortionist doing a backbend. A backbend is a gymnastics, contortion, dance and ice skating move, where the spine is bent backwards, and catching oneself with the hands. . Throughout the move, the abdominal muscles, obliques, and legs are used to steady the performer while curving bac
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