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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]
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.
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
Hailing from Jammu, India, Arshiya’s contortionist act has a creepy, zombie-like feel to it. And while it looks as if the 13-year-old has no bones, which makes it possible for her to put her ...
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Drops can combine aspects of free fall, rolling or otherwise rotating oneself before landing in a new pose. Preparation for a drop can make for a pretty wrap, but the ultimate goal is the fall rather than the pose. Of the three trick types, drops require the most strength and are also the most potentially dangerous. Aerial silk duet
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.
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.