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In chair balancing, one or more acrobats balance on one or more chairs. The chair(s) may be balanced on other objects and/or on just one or two legs while the acrobat(s) themselves may also perform balancing acts on the chair.
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The chairs used in balance may have notches cut out or extra pieces of material added to allow them to be stacked at otherwise unstable angles.
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