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Why do performers do warm up exercises?

What is a 'platform'?

Circus Performers

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1
What is a 'platform'?
a rope used to swing on
the name of the tent
a flat area up high that the trapeze artists stand on
clothes that performers wear
2
Why do performers do warm up exercises?
to help do tricks with the animals
so they do not harm themselves as they bend their bodies
to get fit
to help balance
3
What is the most important skill to have to be a circus performer?
flexiblity
all of the answers
strength
balance
4
How do people become part of a circus?
Teach themselves
Go to a circus school
practise from when they are babies
Get it right the first time they try
5
How do tightrope walkers balance?
wear thin bendy shoes and spread their arms out
ride a bike
put special powder on their feet
wear special clothes
6
What is the main reason circuses have changed?
small tents
they don't perform any tricks anymore
no clowns
not as many animals
7
Why do jugglers have to get their timing right?
they will fall over
they will hurt themselves
otherwise the objects will crash down
the balls will pop
8
What important equipment do trapeze performers need?
a bar
a ball
a net
a rope
9
A circus performers job is very.....
quiet
dirty
easy
dangerous
10
Why do some people think circuses weren't good in the past?
because the clowns made people laugh
because it was dangerous
because the tent was too big
because it was cruel to make animals perform tricks