Category: Circus

working as an acrobat on Cruise Ships

Gymnast / Tumbler Sydney Brown wanted to continue with the sport after High School. She applied to Colleges and auditioned for Cirque du Soleil.

Then her father saw an ad online that Royal Caribbean was looking for performers.

Here’s Sydney’s story.

Performing At Sea | A Behind The Scenes Look

Yvonne Tousek montage

One of the most original and creative gymnasts in history.

After UCLA, Yvonne went on to Cirque du Soleil and is today a talent scout with Casting.

Click PLAY or watch a Yvonne Tousek montage on YouTube.

1-arm handstands are easy

Easy for Andrii. 😀

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Andrii competed Acrobatic Gymnastics for Ukraine until 2006. He’s been in Cirque du Soleil since then — currently in the excellent Kurios show.

He will coach YOU on handstands.

Ludi Furnon on AGT

Ludi was the first French female gymnast to win a medal at Worlds — Bronze on Floor 1995.

When Ludivine Furnon performed for Cirque du Soleil I can’t recall any female acrobat with better physical ability. She is still incredibly fit.

Click PLAY or watch her and hubby Nicolas Besnard on YouTube.

flexibility in straps

Tim Kriegler in Berlin.

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Chinese Lion Dance training

Lion Dance (simplified Chinese: 舞狮; traditional Chinese: 舞獅; pinyin: wǔshī) is a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture and other Asian countries in which performers mimic a lion’s movements in a lion costume to bring good luck and fortune.

The lion dance is usually performed during the Chinese New Year

Some performers compete on poles like these.

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Thanks Jun.

Circus acrobat conditioning

Cirque du Soleil Kurios. It features Yashka Rakitski and Thomas Hubener.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

NEW – R.U.N. by Cirque du Soleil

What would happen if a blockbuster Hollywood action movie was combined with a creative Cirque du Soleil stage production? The Las Vegas Strip will find out in a few short months when the brand-new show “R.U.N” opens at the Luxor on October 24. …

“There will be no traditional acrobatic act in this show. We want this one to be distinctive. That’s why we have been working with a lot of people from the movie industry and the stunt industry,” said Daniel Lamarre, Cirque president and CEO. …

Las Vegas Sun

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Tickets