{"id":9264,"date":"2017-05-17T09:19:14","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T02:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/?p=9264"},"modified":"2025-11-28T11:33:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T04:33:02","slug":"circus-skills-uncovered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pharecircus.org\/circus-skills-uncovered\/","title":{"rendered":"Circus Skills Uncovered"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Sunita Mager – Now, if you have ever seen one of our shows, then you know what amazing skills our circus performers have.\u00a0It takes them\u00a0years to train and master their skills at Phare Ponleu Selpak<\/a> and they know and do them so well, that each skill deserves to be claimed as a art in itself.<\/p>\n

Who is Doing What?<\/h2>\n

Many times, when we watch a show, we are amazed by what all the performers can do.\u00a0“Look at the acrobat!” we might think, or is it a contortionist? As we sit there in anticipation we might not even have a clue\u00a0what skills are performed or what it’s called that they are doing, and granted, most performers do all kinds of tricks to a small degree; but, they do have a main skill that they perfect.\u00a0So if you are wondering what sorts of skill are performed at the Big Top, below are some common skills you will see in our shows.<\/p>\n

Skills Training<\/h2>\n

In the world of circus,\u00a0each skill has it own unique name and technique. Circus schools and instructors use various systems to group and teach circus skills by type. The most famous being the\u00a0<\/span>Hovey Burgess<\/span><\/a>\u00a0System in which these circus skills are divided into three categories, and each is subdivided into three skill levels:<\/span><\/p>\n

Juggling<\/h2>\n

The skill set of juggling\u00a0 focuses on balancing objects such as toss juggling<\/strong> balls and rings or gyroscopic juggling<\/strong> devil sticks or a diabolo.<\/p>\n\n\t\t