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| − | [[Tightrope walking]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tightrope_walking] (English) | + | [[Tightrope walking]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tightrope_walking] (English) ('''[[koorddans]]'''[http://www.interglot.com/dictionary/nl/en/search?q=koorddans] in [[Dutch]] and in [[Afrikaans]]) is a practice usually found as [[circus]] act or as a daredevil stunt, and refers to the art of walking (dancing or otherwise [[performer|performing]]) along a taught thin wire or rope. It is an old tradition in many countries and is also referred to by its Latin name as '''[[funambulism]]'''[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funambulism]. |
Related to it are the activities referred to as '''[[slack rope]] walking''', or '''[[slacklining]]'''. | Related to it are the activities referred to as '''[[slack rope]] walking''', or '''[[slacklining]]'''. | ||
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Tightrope walking[1] (English) (koorddans[2] in Dutch and in Afrikaans) is a practice usually found as circus act or as a daredevil stunt, and refers to the art of walking (dancing or otherwise performing) along a taught thin wire or rope. It is an old tradition in many countries and is also referred to by its Latin name as funambulism[3].
Related to it are the activities referred to as slack rope walking, or slacklining.
The Dutch and Afrikaans term is koorddans and literally translated means "rope dancing", and a koorddanser is thus a tightrope walker, -performer or -dancer, i.e. a "funambulist".
Sources
Bosman, D; Van der Merwe, I.W. and Hiemstra, L.W. 1964. Tweetalige Woordeboek Afrikaans-Engels. J.L. van Schaik: p.381.
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koorddansen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tightrope_walking
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funambulism
Interglot Translation Dictionary[4]
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