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Circus Arts Instruction
Programs that provide formalized training or workshops for people who want to learn or perfect their skills in acrobatics, balance tricks, contortion, juggling, physical comedy and clowning, stilt-walking, flying trapeze and aerials, stage combat (e.g., swordplay), tightrope and other circus arts. Classes may also address the history of the discipline and art of developing a polished performance including music, props, costuming, staging and other supportive elements. Also included are programs that provide advanced classes for skilled circus artists who are in the process of developing or perfecting a new routine.
Circus Arts Clubs
Local clubs and organizations that provide opportunities for members to meet on a regular basis and exchange information about any of the circus arts including acrobatics, contortion, juggling, physical comedy and clowning, fire eating and breathing, flying trapeze and aerials, stage combat (e.g., swordplay), tightrope and other circus arts. Included are Internet-based virtual clubs, WebRings devoted to the subject and clubs where members meet face-to-face.
The above terms and definitions are part of the Taxonomy of Human Services, used here by permission of INFO LINE of Los Angeles.