Contortion (sometimes contortionism) is a performance art in which performers called contortionists showcase their skills of extreme physical flexibility...

contort or contortion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Contortion is an act of twisting and deforming. Contortion may also refer to: Contortion, a performance...

Cú Chulainn (/kuːˈkʌlɪn/ koo-KHUL-in Irish: [kuːˈxʊlˠɪn̠ʲ] ), is an Irish warrior hero and demigod in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, as well as in...

James Chance and the Contortions (initially known simply as Contortions, a spin-off group is called James White and the Blacks) was a musical group led...

The contorsion tensor in differential geometry is the difference between a connection with and without torsion in it. It commonly appears in the study...

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in such bands as Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, James Chance and the Contortions, James White and the Blacks (as he appeared in the film Downtown 81)...

A frontbend is a contortion position where the body is curved forward at the hips and spine. In an extreme frontbend, some contortionists can place the...

born 1994)[citation needed] is a Russian contortionist. In addition to contortion, he has trained in classical and modern dance and Chinese martial arts...

complaining. The term gurn may also refer to an involuntary facial muscular contortion experienced as a side-effect of MDMA consumption. Gurning contests are...

The Dhulbahante Garadship begun in the 16th century, as a successor to the Sultanate of Adal with Garad Shishore assuming the royal title in approximately...

Aerial silks (also known as aerial contortion, aerial ribbons, aerial tissues, fabric, ribbon, or tissu) is a type of performance in which one or more...

A fixed doubles trapeze act Aerial hoop act Aerial silks Contortion (sometimes contortionism) is a performance art in which performers called contortionists...

acrobatics falls into three broad categories: balancing, vaulting and contortion. In chair balancing, one or more acrobats balance on one or more chairs...

contortionist in a Cirque du Soleil video, she began at age 12 to teach herself contortion by emulating poses that she found on YouTube and inventing new poses....

Lydia Lunch's Queen of Siam, Gray, the work of James Chance and the Contortions (who mixed Soul with free jazz and punk) and the Lounge Lizards (the...

Sextile broke its hiatus with the March 2022 release of "Modern Weekend"/"Contortion", both having been written after Wuebben's death. For summer 2022 tour...

Marinelli bend is a form of contortion posture in which the performer (most often female) supports their whole body weight only by biting onto a mouth...

who also danced and were particularly noted for their acrobatics and contortionism. Their careers peaked during the 1940s, when they featured prominently...

(Interlude from contortion, cerceaux) Nostalgie (Intro to russian swings) Simcha (Character parade, Russian swings) Gamelan (Contortion) Ephra (Flying...

USGS. Taniwha Cove USGS. Alberts 1995, p. 662. Alberts 1995, p. 455. Contortion Spur USGS. Alberts 1995, p. 223. Alberts 1995, p. 181. Alberts 1995, p...

is a comedic live performance-art show featuring a series of genital contortions. The show was initially conceived as the title of a highbrow art calendar...

Christine Hahn). The final two days of the show featured DNA and the Contortions on Friday, followed by Mars and Teenage Jesus and the Jerks on Saturday...

Talent where McEntire sang "Can't Even Get the Blues" while Dossi did her contortion, hand-balancing, and aerial performances. In January 2024, it was announced...

punk rock. The term was first used to describe James Chance and the Contortions' 1979 album Buy. Punk jazz is closely related to free jazz, no wave,...

aerobic exercise and cardiovascular routines. Flexibility for performing contortion specifically for erotic or sexual positions may also be practised. O'Relly...

acrobatics, animal tricks, balloon twisting, caricatures, clowning, comedy, contortions, escapology, dance, singing, fire skills, flea circus, fortune-telling...

11, 1980) is a circus performer who specializes in handbalancing and contortion. Pikhienko started in rhythmic gymnastics at the age of five. When she...

such as blending, fading, scaling, rotation, duplication, bending and contortion, shuffling, blurring, redirecting applications, and translating windows...

gravity-assisted positions, and physical training such as gymnastics, contortion, or yoga may make it possible for some. American biologists Craig Bartle...