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as in gymnasts
one who performs feats of physical strength, balance, and agility on special apparatus
a child who is a natural acrobat with a superb sense of balance
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as in chameleons
a person who dexterously and expediently changes or adopts opinions
a political acrobat whose opinion on any issue is whatever will get the most votes
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Recent Examples of acrobats
Think fire dancers, aerial acrobats suspended from the roof, and live jazz.
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Shivani Vora, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024
Cirque Du Soleil, the famed circus company whose shows often combine acrobats and storytelling, launched a new production in Waikiki, Hawaii earlier this month.
—Mark Gray, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
This is done by acrobats, who shuffle themselves up a 50-foot pole to grab bags with playing orders suspended high above the square.
—John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
There are acrobats with striped costumes and animal-like ears who engage in a lengthy pillow fight.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Dec. 2024
Renowned Hawaiian designer Manaola Yap is part of the costuming and design team for the show, which features an awe-inspiring cast of acrobats, comedians, musicians, and hula dancers shining a light on the spirit of Hawai‘i.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
Fabrice Morvan and Rob Pilatus were two Munich club kids, Black European dandies scoring excellent post-hip-hop MTV bubblegum bangers, dancing like acrobats and dressing like Cher.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2024
Shivani Vora, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024
Cirque Du Soleil, the famed circus company whose shows often combine acrobats and storytelling, launched a new production in Waikiki, Hawaii earlier this month.
—Mark Gray, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
This is done by acrobats, who shuffle themselves up a 50-foot pole to grab bags with playing orders suspended high above the square.
—John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
There are acrobats with striped costumes and animal-like ears who engage in a lengthy pillow fight.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Dec. 2024
Renowned Hawaiian designer Manaola Yap is part of the costuming and design team for the show, which features an awe-inspiring cast of acrobats, comedians, musicians, and hula dancers shining a light on the spirit of Hawai‘i.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
Fabrice Morvan and Rob Pilatus were two Munich club kids, Black European dandies scoring excellent post-hip-hop MTV bubblegum bangers, dancing like acrobats and dressing like Cher.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2024
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