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Acrosport may refer to: * One of two aerobatic sports aeroplanes,
Acro Sport I The Acro Sport is a single-seat aerobatic sportsplane designed by US aviation enthusiast Paul Poberezny in the early 1970s for homebuilding. Plans are marketed by Acro Sport Inc. The Acro Sport is a short-span biplane of conventional taildra ...
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Acro Sport II The Acro II is a two-seat aerobatic sportsplane designed by US aviation enthusiast Paul Poberezny in the 1970s for amateur construction. It is an enlarged version of his previous Acro Sport I, sized up to carry two persons. Plans are avail ...
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Ovo (Cirque du Soleil) ''Ovo'' is a touring circus production by Cirque du Soleil that premiered in Montréal, Canada in 2009. ''Ovos creator and director, Deborah Colker, took inspiration from the world of insects. The idea for ''Ovo'' was not to be about the acts, ...
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Acrobatic gymnastics Acrobatic gymnastics is a competitive gymnastic discipline where partnerships of gymnasts work together and perform figures consisting of acrobatic moves, dance and tumbling, set to music. There are three types of routines; a 'balance' routine ...
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Acrobalance Acrobalance is a floor-based acrobatic art that involves balances, lifts and creating shapes performed in pairs or groups. A performer on the ground doing the lifting and supporting in an acrobalance formation is often called the ''base'', while ...
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Gymnastic formation Gymnastic formation is a collective art based on gymnastics expressed by 30 to 5000 figurants using only human bodies without instruments. It is commonly presented in Japanese schools as a part of physical education curriculum. The expression of t ...
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human pyramid A human pyramid is an acrobatic formation of three or more people in which two or more people support a tier of higher people, who in turn may support other, higher tiers of people. People above the bottom tier may kneel or stand on the shoulders ...
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Human tower (gymnastic formation) Human tower is a performance variation of gymnastic formation. Together with the human pyramid A human pyramid is an acrobatic formation of three or more people in which two or more people support a tier of higher people, who in turn may supp ...
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Castell A ''castell'' () is a human tower built traditionally at festivals in Catalonia, the Balearic islands and the Valencian Community. At these festivals, several ''colles castelleres'' (teams that build towers) attempt to build and dismantle a ...
, human towers performed in Catalonia, Spain ***
Muixeranga The ''Muixeranga'' () is the collective name given to the performance of ancient street dances and human pyramids or '' castells'', originating in the ancient Kingdom of Valencia (currently the Land of Valencia), which are still preserved in the ...
, human towers in the Valencian Community ***
Govinda sport Dahi Handi (also known as Gopal Kala or Utlotsavam) is an entertainment and Competition, competitive event associated with Krishna Janmashtami, the Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Krishna. During the event, which takes place during Augus ...
, human towers to celebrate the birth of Krishna {{disambiguation