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Someone who solved gravity by refusing to take it seriously.
means A performer who does spectacular feats of balance, agility, and tumbling — think tightrope walks, flips, and human pyramids.
from From Greek akrobatēs, 'one who walks on tiptoe' or 'climbs high,' built from akros 'high, topmost' (the same 'tip' that gives us acropolis, the high city) and bainein 'to walk, to go.' So an acrobat is, quite literally, a high-walker — the word climbs as the performer does. It reached English through French acrobate in the early 19th century.
- word origin
- Greek for walking on tiptoe
- flying trapeze
- Invented in 1859 by a Frenchman named Leotard
- the leotard
- Yes, named after that same trapeze artist
- brain wiring
- Inner-ear balance sharpens with years of falling
- core truth
- Catching is harder and scarier than letting go
nadia comaneci — romanian gymnast who scored first perfect 10 at 1976 montreal olympics
cirque du soleil — canadian circus company founded 1984, employs 4,000+ acrobats worldwide
flying wallendas — german-american circus family performing high-wire acrobatics since 1905