Acrobatics
Human feats of balance, agility, and coordination across cultures.
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Acrobatics is the performance of human feats of balance, agility, and motor coordination, derived from the Ancient Greek ἀκροβατέω (akrobatéō) meaning 'walk on tiptoe, strut'. Acrobatic skills are used in performing arts, sporting events, and martial arts, and are most extensively performed in acro dance, circus, gymnastics, and freerunning, with lesser use in ballet, slacklining, and diving. Though commonly associated with human body performance, the term also describes other types of performance, such as aerobatics.
Quick Facts
- Field
- Performance art
- sport
- martial arts
- Known for
- Feats of balance
- agility
- and motor coordination
- Cultural traditions
- Ancient Greece
- China (Tang dynasty)
- European Middle Ages
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Background
Acrobatic traditions are found in many cultures, with evidence of the earliest such traditions occurring thousands of years ago. Minoan art from c. Ancient Greeks practiced acrobatics, and noble court displays of the European Middle Ages often included acrobatic performances that involved juggling.
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- Wikipedia: Acrobatics (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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