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635:Trick riding
625:Trampolining
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1248:Teeterboard
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1208:Fire eating
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1089:Slacklining
1079:Russian bar
1029:Corde lisse
1019:Cloud swing
994:Aerial silk
989:Aerial hoop
979:Acrobalance
885:13 November
796:Iron tongue
749:Fire eating
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595:Springboard
590:Spanish web
580:Slacklining
570:Russian bar
481:Lion taming
441:Hoop diving
361:Danish pole
346:Corde lisse
321:Cloud swing
251:Aerial silk
246:Aerial pole
241:Aerial hoop
221:Acrobalance
1409:Categories
1349:Roustabout
1308:Ringmaster
1253:Trampoline
1024:Contortion
971:contortion
961:Acrobatics
844:References
801:Magic acts
739:Escapology
724:Contortion
541:Ringmaster
341:Contortion
281:Buffoonery
231:Acro dance
226:Acrobatics
201:music hall
197:vaudeville
79:Gymnastics
54:Acrobatics
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1313:Strongman
1303:Puppeteer
1104:Tightrope
1094:Slackwire
1044:Hair hang
1039:Cyr wheel
821:Strongman
704:Blade box
680:Whistling
551:Rola bola
466:Jump rope
416:Hair hang
356:Cyr wheel
266:Balancing
1384:Category
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1230:Vaulting
1176:Twirling
1151:Bullwhip
1136:Juggling
757:illusion
655:Unicycle
650:Twirling
645:Tumbling
531:Puppetry
461:Juggling
326:Clowning
286:Bullwhip
271:Banquine
185:sideshow
181:carnival
109:Puppetry
37:a series
35:Part of
24:Sideshow
1394:Commons
1354:Showman
1332:Related
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1109:Trapeze
966:balance
665:Voltige
630:Trapeze
446:Hooping
193:variety
189:busking
129:Theatre
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1119:Static
1114:Flying
1064:Risley
1034:Cradle
984:Adagio
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546:Risley
351:Cradle
236:Adagio
177:circus
114:Speech
59:Ballet
26:, and
20:Circus
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1281:Clown
1262:Other
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1181:Baton
1059:Perch
968:, and
476:Lasso
199:, or
99:Opera
94:Music
84:Magic
74:Dance
69:Clown
1186:Hoop
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