acrobat
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“They used me as a model in their diving program,” says Louganis, who trained as an acrobat and dancer as a child before moving to diving.
From Salon • Aug. 10, 2024
Midway, an acrobat stood balanced on the shoulders of another who walked the entire length of the runway and back.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2024
The acrobat, in his 20s, fell while riding the "wheel of death" apparatus at the Hippodrome Circus in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, on Wednesday evening.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2023
A late-evening fairy ballet for dancers in billowy white costumes was a high point, as was the lovely, all-too-brief scene in which the acrobat Christine Wunderlich recited a monologue during an aerobic silk performance.
From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2023
A flame, seemingly detached, swung like an acrobat and licked up the palm heads on the platfonn.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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