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((Short description|Acrobatic skill))
((More references|date=April 2014))
[[File:Adagio Stag Handstand.jpg|thumb|[[Acro dance]]rs perform a stag shoulder stand.]]
[[File:Acro standing lap dance variation (DSCF2432).jpg|thumb|Three people and a spotter performing a pyramid thighstand on throne]]
'''Acrobalance''' is a floor-based [[acrobatic]] art that involves balances, lifts and creating shapes performed in pairs or groups.<ref>((Cite web|title=Acrobalance 1 – National Centre for Circus Arts – Circus training in London|url=https://www.nationalcircus.org.uk/courses-classes/adult-courses/acrobatic-courses/acrobalance-1/|access-date=2021-03-08|language=en-GB))</ref>
A performer on the ground doing the lifting and supporting in an acrobalance formation is often called the ''base'', while a performer being lifted or tossed can be referred to as the ''flyer'' (or ''flier''). Formats include male/female duo, trio, female/female, and other variations.

Acrobalance acts require a high degree of care, coordination, [[proprioceptive]] awareness, and mutual trust from the performers in order to avoid injury; they are often set to music and performed as part of [[circus]]es. Acrobalance performances can now also be seen on a wide variety of shows such as street performances, incorporated into children's theater and as part of modern dance performances.

==Technique==
Acrobalance is the combination of the two athletic art forms:

* ''[[Adagio (circus skill)|Adagio]]'': consists of partner lifts, often performed by a strong base and a lighter flier, where the base lifts the flier in many different poses and positions. Many forms of adagio also incorporate throws and tosses; the base may throw the flier into [[somersault]]s, layouts, and other acrobatic maneuvers. Many styles of dance incorporate some form of adagio (as dance lifts), including ballet (in [[pas de deux]]), jazz, and lyrical. Ice skaters also perform lifts that belong to the adagio art. Whenever a person lifts another up in different artistic poses, or performs tosses where the bottom mounter catches the top mounter again, it is considered adagio.

* ''Hand balancing'': performance of acrobatic body shape changing movements, or stationary poses, or both, while balanced on and supported entirely by one's hands or arms. It is performed by [[acro dance]]rs, circus performers, gymnasts, and sports acrobats. Hand balancing may be performed by partners or individuals. In partner hand balancing, a strong bottom mounter supports the top mounter in [[handstand]]s, planches and other acrobatic poses.  In solo hand balancing, a single artist performs handstands, one-hand stands, planches and other equilibristic maneuvers, usually on top of [[pommel horse|pommels]], blocks or other apparatuses.

==See also==
* [[Acrobatic gymnastics]]
* [[Human pyramid]]
* [[Castell]]
* [[Human tower (gymnastic formation)]]
* [[Acroyoga]]

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090611234331/http://faculty.concordia.edu/tom_pate/stunts.htm Circus stunts tutorial] - Directions for performing some common acrobalance formations.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100117035023/http://www.truuk.nl/truuk.nl/index.php Truuk.nl] - A database of 220 acrobalance formations, including transitions between various poses.  In Dutch.
* [http://acropedia.org] - is a free resource that brings information and ideas together about the art of acro. This resource has been created to help acrobats develop their practice, and to foster a sense of global community.

((Circus skills))
[[Category:Circus skills]]

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