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= **__Trapeze __**

====Trapeze is one of the main elements that are always present in a circus or aerial performance. Trapeze is very elegant, dangerous and very challenging. It very painful, people that do trapeze end up with really bad rope burns, rips on hands, bruises and very sore muscles. But it is all worth it.==== ====The Trapeze consists of a horizontal bar that hangs in the air supported by two ropes .It involves a lot of strength, flexibility, coordination and grace. Trapeze acts can be performed bysolo, double, triple or as a group act. There are many different styles of trapeze, like static trapeze, swinging trapeze, flying trapeze, Washington trapeze, dance trapeze, triple trapeze and multiple trapeze.====

These different styles of trapeze are different in many ways, the set, the style of the trapeze, the way it is presented and the different skills needed in each one. For example:
====Trapeze is a really fun sport, anyone can and should try. The basic ticks are pretty easy, but for it to look professional it involves a lot of dedication, training and effort. But if you really love it like I do, you start to get use to the pain and enjoy the fun of preforming. It’s a beautiful thing to do and the feeling of doing it is amazing.====
 * ====Static trapeze is a combination of dance, acrobatics, hangs, drops and balances. The trapeze is mostly sable during the act and only moves a bit. The artist moves around the bar and ropes. The great trick of static trapeze if making it look effortless and easy, it must all flow together.====
 * ====Dance trapeze is done on a static trapeze with the difference that the acrobat is a dancer and the act is like a dance on the trapeze. At the top the trapeze is attached to a swivel that allows the trapeze to spin, on a spot.====
 * ====Flying trapeze is when the acrobats fly from one trapeze to the other one. It has a lot of catchers. The acrobat go from a platform then jumps on to the trapeze, fly’s to another trapeze and goes on and on, acts may involve catchers from one trapeze to the other . There is a big net under them.====
 * ====Swinging trapeze is when the is a person on the trapeze then they start swinging and with the movement of the swing they do many different skills and drops and catchers. This act can also be done by two people.====
 * ====Washington trapeze is a bit different it is a metal bar supported by wire cable not rope and is heavier than a normal trapeze. And has a small headstand platform on it. It can be lowered and lifted during the act. The acrobats preform many headstands on the bar and can do a lot of different skills that are not possible in other type of trapeze.====
 * ====Triple trapeze consisted of three trapeze stuck together. It is performed by three acrobats. The can perform tricks and skills like the ones on the static trapeze, and normally the person in the middle is the one that’s always left hanging just holding on to the other two people.====
 * ====Duo trapeze, it is performed by two acrobats and they use a static trapeze. It’s also very dangerous because there is moments when on is just hanging but the other persons feet.====
 * ====Multi trapeze in when there is a large number of trapeze and acrobats, creating different shapes. There are usually about 6 trapeze all stuck together.====

I wish one day be able to perform in front a large group of people, doing the sport I love doing.[[image:yr9innovations-1/jwndiwe.png]]
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