Contortion Wiki - concept

acrobatic_gymnastics

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 17:50:12 +0000

concept Acrobatic gymnastics Also: Sports Acrobatics Ar: جُمْباز An international sport (though not Olympic-level) featuring tumbling, balances, lifts and pyramids. Athletes may compete in Mixed Pair (male base / female top), Women's Pair, Men's Pair, Women's Trio or Men's Four.

acrobatics

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 18:24:10 +0000

concept Acrobatics AR: بهلوان(Acrobat) CN: 杂技 A general term for skills requiring significant body control (balance, strength, and/or flexibility). Commonly seen in circus performances, and perfected by popular troupes from China and Mongolia. Describes some of the slower, more controlled elements in the sport of gymnastics, like the

active_stretching

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 04:13:44 +0000

concept Active Stretching static-active stretching A method of increasing active flexibility in which a pose (such as a high lift of the leg) is assumed and then held using no assistance other than the tension in the muscles opposing the muscles being stretched. This is the type of flexibility that is most useful for movement.

adagio

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 04:13:44 +0000

concept Adagio A balletic dance with lifts and balances, set to a leisurely pace, performed by a man and one or two women. ---------- Definition based on the Contortion Glossary by Greg Ullman and Tige Young

adductor_muscles

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 04:13:44 +0000

concept Adductor Muscles A pair of muscles on the inside of the thighs which pull the legs toward each other, and are stretched when performing a straddle split. ---------- Definition based on the Contortion Glossary by Greg Ullman and Tige Young

aerial_silk_act

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 17:58:06 +0000

concept Aerial Silk Act An act choreographed around Aerial Silk.

aerial

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 16:57:03 +0000

concept Aerial Any act or pose not supported by the floor, or mounted at a height that, if dismounted form, it can not be immediately re-mounted upon. Includes Aerial Rope, Lyra, Bungee Rope, Butterfly Lift, Trapeze, Aerial Cube, Aerial Pole, Aerial Silk Aerial can also refer to a somersault or cartwheel preformed without hands touching the ground, i.e., the performer is intentionally in freefall in the middle of the action.

alias_vs_nickname_vs_act_name

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 20 Jul 2024 17:30:45 +0000

concept Alias vs Nickname Vs Act Name Every artis has at least one proper name. They may have multiple proper names - used in differnt contexts, with different groups of people. A nickname is based off a proper name, a regulary used shortening, an experience or action, it's a responce to that person as they exist.

apache

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 19:12:02 +0000

concept Apache Pronounced: ah-PAHSH Also: La Danse Apache, Bowery Waltz, Apache Turn, Apache Dance and Tough Dance Not: uh-PATCH-ee, A group of North American Indian tribes. A acrobatic dance form, usually steeped in early 1900s Parisian street gang imagery, that frequently choreographs approximations of violence, in a similar manner to theatrical sword duels.

artistic_gymnastics

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 04:13:44 +0000

concept Artistic Gymnastics An Olympic-level sport for men and women, performed on apparatus and judged both individually and by team. Men's events are floor exercise, horizontal bar, parallel bars, pommel horse, still rings and vault. Women's events are balance beam, floor exercise, parallel bars and vault.

asana

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 04:13:44 +0000

concept Asana A named pose in the practice of Yoga. Unless it's a Mudra. Names are usually Sanskrit based - a ancient default, like Latin and Greek are to Europe - but pretty nobody speaks that as a first language. The common language - past Hindi, Bengali, and many many many other languages with unconsolidated local dialects - is English. So Romanizations are to be found for everything. Usually, multiple Romanizations, because there are a lot of people to potentially make them.

ballistic_stretching

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 04:13:44 +0000

concept Ballistic Stretching The use of momentum or “bouncing” to force a limb beyond its range of motion in order to warm up or increase flexibility. Examples would be leg swings or bouncing in splits. Such stretches can be dangerous and may lead to injury, however if done carefully (with light force and small amplitude of bounce), experienced stretchers may benefit from these exercises.

bandhanritya

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 04:13:44 +0000

concept Bandhanritya बन्धनृत्य (Sanskrit) Any of several ceremonial dances with backbending acrobatics, performed in temples in Orissa State, India, originally by girls, later by boys. ---------- Definition based on the Contortion Glossary by Greg Ullman and Tige Young

barrel_act

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 18:17:04 +0000

concept Barrel Act Also: Chinese Barrel, Racket routine An act involving frontbends through a cylinder (sometimes externally styled as an open-ended barrel) sized to accommodate the performer. This act usually does not involve backbending, but may involve splits. A western variant uses an unstrung Tennis Racket - the racket's shorter length (as opposed to it's diameter) usually means the performer has to include more variations to supplement the length of the act. Emphasis may be placed on…

beighton_scale

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 04:13:44 +0000

concept Beighton Scale Designed by Peter Beighton. Defines hypermobility as achieving 3 of the following 9 actions; * Place both palms on the floor with the legs straight * Hyperextend the right elbow 15 degrees * Hyperextend the left elbow 15 degrees * Hyperextend the right knee 15 degrees

box_act

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 04:13:44 +0000

concept Box Act Also: body packing; enterology; packanatomicalization An act in which a contortionist squeezes their body into a small box or transparent container. ---------- Definition based on the Contortion Glossary by Greg Ullman and Tige Young

carpet_spin

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 03:02:16 +0000

concept Carpet spin Spinning a piece fabric balanced directly on an extended hand or foot. This is usually maintained while entering and exiting other poses, perhaps several in a row, as part of a demonstration of the performer's balance. Compare to Plate spin

clown

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 19:34:38 +0000

concept Clown A character that emphasizes narrative or humor. They may be capable of acrobatic or contortion feats, but attention is not drawn to these at the expense of their main function. A clown, in this context, does not require white facepaint or comedic costume.

contortion_act

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 18:00:39 +0000

concept Contortion Act A repeatable performance with one or more contortionists as the central focus. A single flexible move does not an Act make, a dance choreography might include significant flexibility and contortion, but focus more on the dance than the contortion.

contortionist

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 18:23:36 +0000

concept Contortionist Also: bender; frog; kinker; Limber Jim; posture-maker; posture-master; posture-mistress; rubber man; India rubber man; plastic acrobat; snake-man; snake-woman AR: فتاة ليونة (Flexible girl) CN: 柔术演员 An acrobat who specializes in bending the body into unusual postures.

dislocation

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 04 May 2023 04:01:49 +0000

concept Dislocation [verb] To injure a joint by temporarily forcing the bone out of its normal socket. [noun] In men's gymnastics, a rotating of the shoulders when performing a backwards turn on the still rings. Many skills in acrobatics appear to involve dislocating a joint, when they actually do not.

duo_act

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 18:56:21 +0000

concept Duo act An act with two contortionists. Poses might involve both performers, but also may include mirrored solo moves. One performer - usually the heavier one - defaults to the 'base' of two person poses. While costumes are consistant along gender lines; males paired, females pared, combinations usually contrast.

dynamic_stretching

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 04:13:44 +0000

concept Dynamic Stretching The use of a controlled swinging movements through the range of motion of a limb, in order to warm up or increase flexibility. ---------- Definition based on the Contortion Glossary by Greg Ullman and Tige Young

equestrian_vaulting

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 04:13:44 +0000

concept Equestrian Vaulting Gymnastics while on top of a moving, but tethered, Horse. ----------

equilibrium_act

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 18:26:18 +0000

concept Equilibrium Act Where an Equalibrist - preform the act while handstanding. The performance usually consists of balances including splits, and frequently backbends. Canes are employed to elevate the performer. The Marinelli Bend often works it's way in, if the performer is capable of it.

extension

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 04:13:44 +0000

concept Extension A term commonly used by dancers to refer to the height of the leg when it is raised into the air. ---------- Definition based on the Contortion Glossary by Greg Ullman and Tige Young

finders_fee_dynamics

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 20 Jul 2024 17:47:14 +0000

concept Finders Fee Dynamics The artist Performs. The artist is not typically responsible for puting their performance in front of a paying audience. There are intermediaries working to do so, and by doing so, themselves earn an income. This extends to online forums. People that put content in front of your eyes without pointing to where you may be able to get more extract their own finders fee - an 'insider' reputation.

flexible

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 04:13:44 +0000

concept Flexible Able to bend back and forth easily or to a great extant. See also: limber, lax, supple. ---------- Definition based on the Contortion Glossary by Greg Ullman and Tige Young

freeze

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 04:13:44 +0000

concept Freeze Also: Applause point, Wait for applause Holding a pose, without the appearance of movement, for an extended period - long enough to register with the audience that it has been held - before proceeding with the choreography. While usually tricks in themselves, freezes are points that invite audience response, similar to punctuation in a sentence.

golliwog

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 19:02:25 +0000

concept Golliwog :!:Derogatory. A grotesquely-dressed black-faced male doll with dark fuzzy hair. In American vaudeville, a contortionist dressed as a golliwog. A variant of a ragdoll act. ---------- Definition based on the Contortion Glossary by Greg Ullman and Tige Young

group_act

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 19:30:00 +0000

concept Group Act A group act compares more closely to a Duo Act than a Solo Act or Duo act; it's choreography is largely redundant. While a solo act may have a move mirrored between two performers, a group act mirrors them multiple times. As such, the choreography is easier to expand to a unknown count of individuals.

hamstring

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 04:13:44 +0000

concept Hamstring The muscle at the back of thigh which is stretched when bending forward with the leg straight. ---------- Definition based on the Contortion Glossary by Greg Ullman and Tige Young

hip_flexors

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 04:13:44 +0000

concept Hip Flexors A set of muscles and ligaments including the iliopsoas muscle and the iliofemoral ligament which influence turnout of the leg from the hip, and are primarily responsible for raising the leg upward. When raising the leg to the front, the hip flexors contract. When raising the leg to the rear, the hip flexors are stretched. The hip flexors are also stretched in the rear leg of any

hypermobile

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 19:09:59 +0000

concept Hypermobile Also: double-jointed; loose-jointed Having unusually lax muscles and connective tissue, and joint sockets that allow an extreme range of motion. More measurably, having a Beighton Score of above 3. ---------- Definition based on the Contortion Glossary by Greg Ullman and Tige Young

isometric_stretching

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 04:13:44 +0000

concept Isometric Stretching A method of increasing flexibility in which static stretching is alternated with tensing the stretched muscle by pressing against the floor or a partner. ---------- Definition based on the Contortion Glossary by Greg Ullman and Tige Young

lax

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 04:13:44 +0000

concept Lax Flexible; loose; relaxed. ---------- Definition based on the Contortion Glossary by Greg Ullman and Tige Young

limbo

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 04:13:44 +0000

concept Limbo Acrobatic dance from the island of Trinidad in which the dancer bends backward and passes underneath a suspended horizontal bar, which moved lower between rounds. Variant Roller Limbo is preformed on roller skates, usually head-first in a side split. ----------

living_statue

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 04:13:44 +0000

concept Living Statue 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.

mudra

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 04:13:44 +0000

concept Mudra A named pose in the practice of Yoga. Unless it's an Asana. Basically (nothing is basic, you know this statement is wrong) if you think it might be sign language or hand signs, it's a mudra.

overextension

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 04 May 2023 03:58:19 +0000

concept Overextension All joints have a natural range of motion with the muscles and tendons that bind them in place. These ranges of motions can be expressed as norms in the human population. These ranges also reflect the actions these joints are put though. If you straighten a leg at the knee, you don't expect it to go past that angle, since it would not benefit the normal uses you have for you legs.

passive_stretching

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 04:13:44 +0000

concept Passive Stretching Also: static-passive stretching; assisted relaxed stretching A general term used to describe a static stretch in which an external force (such as the floor or another person) holds the performer in the static position. Compare to active stretching. Or, The practice of having a relaxed limb moved beyond its normal range of motion with the assistance of a partner.

plate_spin

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 03:27:10 +0000

concept Plate spin Spinning a ceramic plate, frequently balanced at the end of a stick. While similar to a Carpet spin, plate spinning is usually considered more the emphasis of the act; such acts are more acrobatics than contortion.

proprioceptive_neuromuscular_facilitation_stretching

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 04:13:44 +0000

concept Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Stretching Website Also: PNF Stretching, Kabat Method A technique for increasing flexibility which combines passive stretching and isometric stretching at intervals. Originally developed by neurophysiologist Dr. Herman Kabat & Physical Therapist Margaret Knott in the 1940s for rehabilitation, similar techniques can be applied while training muscles for contortion.

quadriceps

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 04:13:44 +0000

concept Quadriceps A group of four muscles at the front of the thigh which contract when the leg is straightened at the knee joint, and are stretched when the leg is bent at the knee joint. ---------- Definition based on the Contortion Glossary by Greg Ullman and Tige Young

ragdoll_act

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 17:26:44 +0000

concept Ragdoll Act Also: Rag Doll Act Pt: boneca de pano It: bambola/bambolotto di pezza Ar: الدمية A ragdoll act is the combination of a contortionist and (sometimes) one or (more likely) two clowns. The act usually starts with the contortionist disguised and ambiguated; Dressed in loosely tailored ragdoll outfit, frequently with a mash on the back of their head to obscure the nature of their moves.

rhythmic_gymnastics

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 04:13:44 +0000

concept Rhythmic Gymnastics Also: Rhythmic Sportive Gymnastics (RSG); Rhythmics An Olympic-level sport for one woman (or 5 women in group competition) consisting of a balletic floor exercise which demonstrates leaps, turns, balance and flexibility while moving and tossing handheld apparatus: a

solo_act

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 18:54:37 +0000

concept Solo Act An act with a single contortionist. “Solo” does not imply nobody else is on the stage, just that nobody else is contributing directly to the performance.

static_stretching

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 04:13:44 +0000

concept Static Stretching A type of stretching in which a relaxed position is held for a significant period of time (about one minute), with gravity being the only force involved in increasing the stretch. Compare to dynamic stretching. ---------- Definition based on the

strongman

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 19:32:47 +0000

concept Strongman A character that draws attention to their feats, not pushing humor or a wider narrative. They are, however, there to support the Contortionist, and do not act independently. They may be capable of other feats, but those are not the focus of the act.

supple

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 04:13:44 +0000

concept Supple Flexible; kept in a soft and bendable condition as a result of regular exercise. ---------- Definition based on the Contortion Glossary by Greg Ullman and Tige Young

supported_act

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 18:58:58 +0000

concept Supported Act An act with a Contortionist and a Strongman - instead of relying on apparatus. Costumes contrast.

suspended_hoop_act

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 17:54:46 +0000

concept Suspended Hoop Act Also: Lyra Act An act choreographed around lyra.

suspended_rope_act

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 17:55:40 +0000

concept Suspended Rope Act Also: Rope Act, Spanish web An act in which the performer performs exercises high above the floor while holding on to a long, vertically suspended rope, or hanging from a loop in the rope. ---------- Definition based on the Contortion Glossary by Greg Ullman and Tige Young

trio_act

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 18:52:25 +0000

concept Trio Act An act with three contortionists. While some moves during a performance will require all three to be involved, it also allows temporary pairings of Duo act and Solo act - one group can keep the audience's attention while the other sets up for the next pose.

turnout

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 04:13:44 +0000

concept Turnout In classical ballet, a rotation of the leg which comes from the hips, causing the knee and foot to turn outward, away from the center of the body. This allows for greater extension of the leg, especially when raising it to the side and rear. ----------

yoga

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 04:13:44 +0000

concept Yoga Rooted in Hindu traditions, yoga is a set of philosophies and practices aimed at exploring concepts of mind, spirit, and body that can't be clearly differentiated. And therefore, people try and do that. Differentiate. A whole lot. Part of the physical discipline stuff is recognizable