Showing posts with label Contortionists. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Contortionists. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Magdalena Stoilova: Extraordinary Contortionist


Acclaimed as the most flexible girl in the world, Contortionist Magdalena Stoilova, presents to you the most entertaining, captivating and hair-raising performance of what a beautiful woman can do with her body. Stoilova could achieve this level of flexibility and perfection as a contortionist by adhering to a strict regimen of training and dedication. The positions or poses she demonstrates in her artistic performance are truly fantastic, looks humanly impossible unless one is born without bones, and may surpass all other contortionists. Watch this video for over 10 minutes, enjoy it and come to your own judgment on her art.

Nokulunga Buthelezi, the snake woman


Watch Nokulunga Buthelezi, the fantastic contortion star of the show ‘Africa, Africa’ in this video.

Contortionists are capable of unusual form of physical display involving dramatic bending and flexing of their bodies and most contortion performers are associated with acrobatics and circus acts. They have unusual natural flexibility, which is enhanced with gymnastic training.

Some skills performed by contortionists or contortion artists include frontbending skills, backbending skills, splits and oversplits, enterology (squeezing one's body into a small box or other containers too small for a person to fit in). Some of the most famous contortionists are Arne Arnardo, Alexey Goloborodko, Sarah-Jane Honeywell, Lou Jacobs, Doug Jones, Irina Kazakova, Major Zamora, Olga Pikhienko, Pina Conti, Ross Sisters, Richard Rosson and Lilia Stepanova.

 
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