The arial hoop is a circular steel apparatus suspended from the
ceiling, on wich circus artists may perform aerial acrobatics. It can
be used static, spinning ou swinging. Tricks that can be performed
include the Candlestick, Bird's Nest and Crescent Moon.
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Aerial Silks is a type of peformance in which one or more artists
perform areial acrobatics while hanging from a fabric. The fabric may
be hung as two pieces or a single piece, folded to make a loop,
classified as hammock silks.
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Pole dance combines dance and acrobatics centered on a vertical pole.
This performance art form takes place not only in gentleman's clubs as
erotic dance, but also as a mainstream form of fitness, practiced in
gyms and dedicated dance studios.
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