Rope-dancer
11ropedancer — noun an acrobat who performs on a rope stretched at some height above the ground • Syn: ↑ropewalker • Hypernyms: ↑aerialist * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : one that dances, walks, or performs acrobatic feats on a rope extended through the air at some …
12Martin Nürenbach — Born unknown Germany Died 1780 Tavastia, Finland Martin Nürenbach, or Nurembach (unknown 1780), was a German acrobat, actor, dancer, tight rope dancer and theatre director, active in Sweden, Norway and Finland. He is known as the founder o …
13ropedancer — ropedance, n. ropedancing, n. /rohp dan seuhr, dahn /, n. a person who walks across or performs acrobatics upon a rope stretched at some height above the floor or ground. [1640 50; ROPE + DANCER] * * * …
14BLONDIN, CHARLES — an acrobat and rope dancer, born at St. Omer, France; celebrated for his feats in crossing Niagara Falls on the tight rope; b. 1824 …
15equilibrist — n tightrope walker, ropewalker, rope dancer, high wire artist or performer, slack rope artist or performer, Circus Sl. ballet broad; funambulist, balancer; aerialist, aerial gymnast or artist or performer; circus performer, Sl. kinker …
16equilibrist — noun Date: 1760 one (as a rope dancer) who performs difficult feats of balancing • equilibristic adjective …
17Margaret Woffington — Margaret Woffington, by John Lewis, 1753. Margaret Peg Woffington (18 October 1720 – 28 March 1760)[1] was a well known Irish actress in Georgian London …
18Roger Palmer, 1st Earl of Castlemaine — Roger Palmer, 1st Earl of Castlemaine, (1634 1705) was the husband of Barbara Villiers, one of Charles II s mistresses. He was also a noted Catholic writer and courtier.Born into a Catholic family, Roger was the son of Sir James Palmer, a… …
19Chipperfield's Circus — was the name of a famous British family circus. The show toured Europe and the Far East. The dynasty goes back more than 300 years, making it one of the older family circus dynasties.[1] Contents 1 History 2 James William Chipperfield …
20Machiavel — is a Belgian rock group founded in 1974 and still recording and touring today. Its first few albums are typical of the progressive rock movement while the later albums are harder.HistoryThe first yearsMachiavel is a Belgian rock group formed in… …
