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SKYROBATICS

Skyrobatics (1938)

Acrobatics do their act on a show ground for a crowd of people.

JUGGLER

Juggler (1937)

French juggling routine - three sticks and a ball are used and there is some good...

QUICK TIME

Quick Time (1931)

Acrobatic dance performed by an unidentified couple.

TO DEFY DEATH OVER NIAGARA

To Defy Death Over Niagara (1951)

Five Germans practice high wire acts which they hope to perform over...

ACROBATS issue title - PLAYTIME

Acrobats Issue Title - Playtime (1938)

Acrobats practise their act with complicated balancing...

MATTRESS TEST

Mattress Test (1954)

Acrobat testing mattresses. London

PRAGUE: TRICK CYCLIST

Prague: Trick Cyclist (1946)

A Czech trick cyclist performing acrobatic feats on a bicycle.

 

 

THE BARTELS SISTERS IN THEIR ACROBATIC REPERTORY

The Bartels Sisters In Their Acrobatic Repertory

The two Bartels sisters on stage doing...

DANCER

Dancer (1930-1939)

A dancer shows us a bit of tap and a bit of acrobatics.

ACROBATS AND DOGS  aka THE THREE TALLOTAS

Acrobats And Dogs AKA The Three Tallotas (1949)

Footage of acrobatic family and their dog....

A LITTLE PRACTICE

A Little Practice (1931)

Acrobatic dancers, the Locarno Four, practice their moves on a seaside pier and...

ACROBATIC FEATS BY ST PENSBYS aka TRAPEZE AND TRAMPOLINE ACT

Acrobatic Feats By St Pensbys AKA Trapeze And Trampoline Act (1910)

St Pensby's Acrobats...

STRONG MAN

Strong Man (1929)

Strongman called John performs a wall climbing stunt.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 32

Caught By The Camera No. 32 (1935)

Chimpanzees ride scooters and do balancing tricks - no soundtrack.

THE ELEPHANT MAN

The Elephant Man (1924)

Performing elephants - various stunts.

GRACE & RHYTHM - ANDREE & CURTIS THE INTERNATIONAL DANCERS

Grace & Rhythm - Andree & Curtis The International Dancers (1930)

Acrobatic dance is performed...

TURNER TWINS

Turner Twins (1933)

Acrobatic exhibition dance.

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 4 - GIRLS WILL BE DANCERS!

Feminine Pictorialities No. 4 - Girls Will Be Dancers! (1934)

Dancers demonstrate their amazing...

DANCERS ON BEACH on sleeve as DANCERSON BEACH issue title FROM MISSES TO MERSON

Dancers On Beach On Sleeve As Dancerson Beach Issue Title From Misses To Merson (1936)

Troupe...

LES SIX SOEURS DAINEF - THE SIX SISTERS DAINEF

Les Six Soeurs Dainef - The Six Sisters Dainef

The Dainef sisters perform their acrobatic...

SMALL CIRCUS COMES TO ITALIAN VILLAGE

Small Circus Comes To Italian Village (1965)

Circus acts including lions performing.

CHINESE PLATE SPINNERS

Chinese Plate Spinners (1959)

Chinese plate spinners at Murray's Cabaret Club.

BENDING FOR SUPPLENESS

Bending For Suppleness (1931)

Myrtle Winter performing some impossible looking bends and twists with...

CAN YOU GUESS?

Can You Guess? (1924)

The audience is invited to play a guessing game - strange shots are revealed to be...

SKILL ON SKATES - AND ROUND SOME CANDLES!

Skill On Skates - And Round Some Candles! (1926)

Ice skating routine by a man in a devil outfit.

JUST A BALANCER

Just A Balancer (1935)

Good story of the tightrope walker Con Colleano demonstrating his skills on the...

WHEEL WIZARDRY

Wheel Wizardry (1936)

Men and boys do clever balancing tricks on unicycles and bicycles.

THE FAMOUS WALLENDAS

The Famous Wallendas (1937)

Amazing acrobatic stunts on the high wire performed by the famous Wallendas.

STRAINING FOR TRAINING

Straining For Training (1938)

Footage of a circus team in training.

SKILL ON SKATES!

Skill On Skates! (1940)

Pretty Italian girls do spins and stunts on roller-skates at Turin.

THE FOUR SPALLAS

The Four Spallas (1940)

Acrobatic act The Four Spallas show us several skilful balancing postures.

WALKING THE WIRE

Walking The Wire (1930)

Nice film of a woman high wire artist dancing high above the ground on a...

THE DANCE OF THE HOOPS

The Dance Of The Hoops (1931)

Edna Squire Brown performs a dance routine using a hoop as a prop.

WHEELS AND WHIRLS

Wheels And Whirls (1931)

Display of synchronised rolling in exercise wheels.

SURF DANCING

Surf Dancing (1931)

Surf board riders perform various impressive stunts.

TAKE A STEP - !  WITH MISS DOROTHY BOWYER

Take A Step - ! With Miss Dorothy Bowyer (1932)

Miss Dorothy Bowyer performs a gymnastic routine -...

ALL TOGETHER

All Together (1933)

Hundreds of women perform a synchronised exercise routine at a sports stadium.

BIG TOP THRILLS

Big Top Thrills (1939)

Footage of trapeze artist and an elephant performing with the travelling circus.

KEEPING THE BALANCE

Keeping The Balance (1933)

Balancing act the Brothers Hintoni entertain with humorous and scary stunts.

STRENGTH AND BALANCE - LES VOLGAS

Strength And Balance - Les Volgas (1934)

Les Volgas (two men) do an impressive balancing act in the...

GRACE!

Grace! (1932)

Stretching exercise demonstrated by a very supple woman - not for those with bad backs!

SUPER ENERGY

Super Energy (1932)

Footage of Tanita and Mario performing some acrobatic stunts.

THREE GIRLIES

Three Girlies (1936)

Three acrobatic dancers performing for Pathe.

JEAN REMA

Jean Rema (1936)

Cabaret artist and dancer performs her acrobatic take on the Rhumba.

DENISE VANE

Denise Vane (1937)

High kicking dancer Denise vane performs her own acrobatic routine.

JACK JACKIE

Jack Jackie (1937)

A young boy called Jack Jackie does dangerous looking balancing tricks.

ACROBATS

Acrobats (1938)

Les Silver acrobats doing tricks.

THREE BULVONOS issue title - MANORS AND CUSTOMS

Three Bulvonos Issue Title - Manors And Customs (1938)

Footage of the performers the Three...

YUK CHINGS

Yuk Chings (1939)

A troupe of Chinese acrobats 'Yuk Chings' performing.

THE COTRILLOS

The Cotrillos (1939)

Famous acrobat jugglers performing.