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A dance or circus act for two or three performers, usually with metallic body paint and costumes, consisting of a series of hand-to-hand balances and other acrobatic poses which are held for a few seconds before slowly moving into the next pose.

Also, a single person act, usually with metallic body paint and costume, that focuses on stillness. This version's balance component are usually not the result of //apparent// acrobatic effort, even if they are physically taxing.

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Definition based on the [[https://www.contortionhomepage.com/gloss1.html|Contortion Glossary]] by Greg Ullman and Tige Young