(4 twist in double back)
Off Swinging Rings.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
And triple layout. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
(via Emilio Toledo on Facebook)
Entries Tagged 'Circus' ↓
Thomas Hubener – quad double
March 21st, 2012 — Circus, Gymnastics, rings
double back flyaway – Ring tower
March 17th, 2012 — Circus, Gymnastics, rings
Emily Smith goes to Cirque
March 16th, 2012 — Circus, Power Tumbling
Canadian Power Tumbler Emily Smith on Facebook:
I signed a Cirque contract this week
I will be performing in the show “Chemins Invisibles” from mid-may through September in Quebec. Don’t worry I’ll still be nailing Nationals and coming back to get ready for World Games 2013! PUMPED:
I recall Canadian Olympian Grant Golding coming back after 3 months training with Cirque du Soleil. He looked better, if anything, for the time away from his sport.
Cirque at Academy Awards
March 9th, 2012 — Circus, movies
Here’s a YouTube version of the act.
Classic Hollywood. Classic Cirque du Soleil.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
behind the scenes at Cirque
March 6th, 2012 — Circus, salary (contract)
This new video is easily the best glimpse I’ve seen at what it’s like to join the world’s biggest circus.
It features Head Coach Boris Verkhovsky.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (9min)
No other company offers 10% of the benefits provided by Cirque du Soleil.
(via CirqueduSoleilCasting on Facebook)
Cirque at the Oscars
February 27th, 2012 — Circus
MTV – Cirque Du Soleil Wows 2012 Oscars
‘Iris’ troupe pays homage to Academy Awards honorees.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Ivan Zubkevych – advanced planche
February 22nd, 2012 — Circus, physical preparation
Ivan Zubkevych is a circus acrobat most recently performing in Germany and Switzerland.
He’s got some planche variations I’ve never seen before.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (profanity warning)
I’ve always considered Paul O’Neill the strongest planche man I’ve ever seen. But Ivan is up there with the best.
Who else could contend for the greatest planche all-time?
(Thanks Mia)
Hartung – aerial cartwheel sideways
February 20th, 2012 — beam, Circus, Gymnastics, judging
It sounds like a number of girls have competed aerial cartwheel sideways on Beam, including Rhian Pugh from Wales and the great Corey Hartung in 2002.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (1min 8sec)
After competing and coaching at Florida, Corey went on to Cirque du Soleil.
Hailey Kardos in Canada was awarded an E-part for that skill in Canada.
Thanks Marcus.
Cirque’s Zaia closes
February 16th, 2012 — Circus
Great show. Big shock.
The Cirque du Soleil’s Asian invasion has just suffered another setback. Not long after pulling its ZED … out of Tokyo, the multinational entertainment company is about to shut down its Zaia, directed by Gilles Maheu, out of Macau, after three and half years, interrupting a 10-year contract.
Three and half years is a long run for any show. But with Cirque, a decade is the norm. In Japan, an earthquake and tsunami damaged the ZED box office take at Tokyo Disney.
Why Macau?
Apparently, unlike Las Vegas, where fine dining and entertainment are popular diversions, the people who visit casinos in Macau actually prefer gambling. And there is a bit of a world economic crisis. …
Montreal Gazette – Cirque du Soleil’s Asian Retreat: First ZED, Now Zaia
I saw the beautiful performance in November. The cast had no hint, at that time, that their show was at risk. 
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
It only seems that Cirque keeps opening new shows, and never closing any.
In fact, 4 shows are closing within a fairly tight time period. The two in Asia. Also Banana Spheel – which closed October 2010
Viva Elvis will likely be shuttered in 2012.
… It would be the first of Cirque’s seven Las Vegas titles to close since the opening of “Mystere” in 1993. …
“Viva Elvis” is produced in partnership with CKX Inc., owners of the Presley estate. The title, which drew mixed to negative reviews, was said to be more creatively restricted — by the estate — than Cirque’s “Love” venture with The Beatles. …
Catch Viva Elvis sometime this year. Ticket sales boomed at Zed after the announcement it would be closing. I’m guessing the same thing will happen with Elvis.
Most performers, but not all, will be relocating to other shows.
Superbowl slackline
February 5th, 2012 — Circus
Did you catch slacker Andy Lewis, aka Sketchy Andy?
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
He’s sponsored by Gibbon Slacklines (Facebook).
Click over to YouTube to see Andy’s 2011 Showreel.
(via Browbeat – Who Was That Guy in the Toga With Madonna? And What Was He Doing?)
wall tramp to X Games?
February 1st, 2012 — Circus, Trampoline
… The marketing side of me says, “YAY! I support the effort!” It could possibly bring more attention to the sport of trampoline, increasing visibility and interest. You can never have too much attention.
Then, there’s the artist in me. She says, “Do you really want to place rules and parameters on such freedom of movement?” …
That quote’s from Trampoline Pundit linking to a NY Times article on the idea being pushed by some at the Quebec Circus School:
… “The ultimate goal is to have wall trampoline be in the X Games,” said Julien Roberge …
… Roberge, who trains with members of Canada’s Olympic trampoline team and is considered one of the country’s top bouncers, acknowledges that there must be an organized way to judge an event. He and his fellow trampolinist Ignacio Adarve have written criteria for judges to use to assign points to moves and tricks. In a typical contest, bouncers will perform a series of 10 consecutive tricks, each following a bounce on the trampoline. The highest marks will go to those who perform the most difficult acrobatics. …
read more – Defying Gravity With Creativity
I’m not against the idea either. But Wall Tramp is many years away from getting into the X Games, if ever.
Trampowall first gained popular attention at Cirque’s La Nouba in Orlando.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Yuval Ayalon – 1 arm handstands
January 30th, 2012 — Circus, handstands
Yuval Ayalon from Israel is a circus performer in Vegas.
This short training vid just passed 100,000 hits.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Thanks Dana.
Winter Cup / BlackJack – Vegas
January 20th, 2012 — Circus, Gymnastics
The 2012 Winter Cup & BlackJack Competition will take place once again in Las Vegas on February 2nd to 5th …
BlackJack home page
The Senior National Team and 2011 Visa Championships Qualifier is by invite only, a who’s who of Men’s Gymnastics USA. See the list of registered athletes here. (PDF)
Thursday Feb. 2nd is prelims, Saturday Feb. 4th Finals.
Cirque du Soleil’s Lisa Jones (lisa.jones@cirquedusoleil.com) will be on hand to talk to any coaches who have questions regarding future career opportunities.
