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1219:Fire eating
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1100:Slacklining
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1005:Aerial silk
1000:Aerial hoop
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896:13 November
807:Iron tongue
760:Fire eating
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452:Hoop diving
372:Danish pole
357:Corde lisse
332:Cloud swing
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252:Aerial hoop
232:Acrobalance
1420:Categories
1360:Roustabout
1319:Ringmaster
1264:Trampoline
1035:Contortion
982:contortion
972:Acrobatics
855:References
812:Magic acts
750:Escapology
735:Contortion
552:Ringmaster
352:Contortion
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242:Acro dance
237:Acrobatics
212:music hall
208:vaudeville
90:Gymnastics
65:Acrobatics
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1314:Puppeteer
1115:Tightrope
1105:Slackwire
1055:Hair hang
1050:Cyr wheel
832:Strongman
715:Blade box
691:Whistling
562:Rola bola
477:Jump rope
427:Hair hang
367:Cyr wheel
277:Balancing
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1147:Juggling
768:illusion
666:Unicycle
661:Twirling
656:Tumbling
542:Puppetry
472:Juggling
337:Clowning
297:Bullwhip
282:Banquine
196:sideshow
192:carnival
120:Puppetry
48:a series
46:Part of
35:Sideshow
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1365:Showman
1343:Related
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1120:Trapeze
977:balance
676:Voltige
641:Trapeze
457:Hooping
204:variety
200:busking
140:Theatre
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1125:Flying
1075:Risley
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247:Adagio
188:circus
125:Speech
70:Ballet
37:, and
31:Circus
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105:Music
95:Magic
85:Dance
80:Clown
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