Glossary
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Fake Slapping
Clowns pretending to smack other clowns in the face.
FAKE SLAPPING
Clowns pretending to smack other clowns in the face.
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Fakir
Artist who performs while laying on a bed with nails or shards of glass; or spending a long period without eating.
FAKIR
Artist who performs while laying on a bed with nails or shards of glass; or spending a long period without eating.
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Fire Eating
Circus act in which an artist pretends to eat fire.
FIRE EATING
Circus act in which an artist pretends to eat fire.
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Flic-Flac
A back hand spring on the ground; flip flap
FLIC-FLAC
A back hand spring on the ground; flip flap
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Flyer
An acrobat that is propelled in the air, either in a flying act, fly in the air or in an acrobatic act (i.e. teeterboard). Lightweight performer that doubles with the catcher in trapeze acts.FLYER
An acrobat that is propelled in the air, either in a flying act, fly in the air or in an acrobatic act (i.e. teeterboard). Lightweight performer that doubles with the catcher in trapeze acts.
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Flyer
Trapezist who performs tricks in the air and is caught by a catcher.
FLYER
Trapezist who performs tricks in the air and is caught by a catcher.
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Flying Trapeze
Aerial act in the trapeze.
FLYING TRAPEZE
Aerial act in the trapeze.
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Free Ladder
Vertical ladder with one or two acrobats balancing on it on the ground.
FREE LADDER
Vertical ladder with one or two acrobats balancing on it on the ground.
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Funambulist
In the late 18th century, tight rope walker.
FUNAMBULIST
In the late 18th century, tight rope walker.
Glossary Consultant - União Brasileira de Circo Itinerante (Brazilian Union of the Travelling Circus)
