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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.
Circus skills are a group of disciplines that have been performed as entertainment in circus, carnival, sideshow, busking, variety, vaudeville, or music hall shows. Most circus skills are still being performed today.
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.
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.
The 32nd International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo, 2008 A contortionist performs at the 32nd International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo in January 2008.. The International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo (French: Festival International du Cirque de Monte-Carlo) is an annual circus that takes place every year in the month of January.
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