Degree of difficulty: 10.In 2005 a Chinese company, the Guangdong Acrobatics acrobatics Art of jumping, tumbling, and balancing. The art is of ancient origin; acrobats performed leaps, somersaults, and vaults at Egyptian and Greek events. Acrobatic feats were featured in the commedia dell'arte theatre in Europe and in jingxi (“Peking Troupe, attracted international attention with Zhao Ming's acrobatic version of Swan Lake Swan Lake (Russian: Лебединое Озеро, Lebedinoye Ozero, Swan Lake , a dazzling blend of ballet and acrobatics. Audiences went crazy for the production's stars, husband and wife duo Wei Baohua and Wu Zhengdan. If you missed the live performance don't fret. Wei's extraordinary balance, flexibility, and control can be seen in YouTube clips. In Butterfly Lovers The Butterfly Lovers or Liang Zhu is a Chinese legend about the tragic romance between two lovers, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, from whom the name of the legend is known in Chinese (梁山伯與祝英台, , Wei perches in first arabesque arabesque (ărəbĕsk`) [Fr.,=Arabian], in art, term applied to any complex, linear decoration based on flowing lines. In Islamic art it was often exploited to cover entire surfaces. en pointe atop Wu's head. Yes, his head. If that isn't crazy enough, she promenades there. Don't try it at home. www.youtube.com |
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