Circus Skills is a group of pursuits that were traditionally used as a form of entertainment in circus, sideshow, busking or variety/vaudaville/music hall shows. While most circus skills are still being performed today, many are practiced by non-performers as a hobby.

Prop Circus Skills (juggling)

• Juggling (balls, clubs, rings, etc)
• Balancing
• Diabolo
• Devilstick
• Contact Juggling
• Cigar Boxes
• Ball Spinning
• Club Swinging
• Hat Manipulation
• Poi Swinging
• Shaker Cup Manipulation
• Plate Spinning
• Bullwhip
• Lassoo
• Knife Throwing
• Jitter Rings
• Plate Manipulation

Balancing Circus Skills

• Slack Rope
• Tight Rope
• Rola Bola
• Unicycle
• Stiltwalking
• Free Standing Ladder

Aerial Circus Skills

• Static Trapeze
• Silks (tissues)
• Corde Lisse (rope)
• Hoop (circeaux)
• Wire (harness)
• Bungee
• High Wire
• Swinging Trapeze
• Flying Trapeze

Acrobatic Circus Skills

• Acrobalance
• Acrobatics
• Tumbling
• Contortionism

See Also

• Clowning
• Fire Breathing/Fire Eating