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| − | Walking on the [[Slack Rope]] is a gymnastic skill, like [[Tight Rope]] walking, and is often used by acrobats, clowns and comedians as a circus or vaudeville act. According to [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: p.227), it was particularly popular in the mid-1800s in South Africa. See for example [[Monsieur Dupree]] (1833). | + | Walking on the [[Slack Rope]] is a gymnastic skill, like [[Tight Rope]] walking, and is often used by acrobats, clowns and comedians as a circus or vaudeville act. According to [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: p.227), it was particularly popular in the mid-1800s in South Africa. See for example [[Monsieur Dupree]] (1833). |
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| + | A modern form of the '''slack rope''' walking is an "extreme sport" version, which arose in the late 1970s, and the activity is today called "Slacklining"[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slacklining]. | ||
See also: [[Tight Rope]] walking (or funambulism). | See also: [[Tight Rope]] walking (or funambulism). | ||
Revision as of 06:06, 4 January 2016
Walking on the Slack Rope is a gymnastic skill, like Tight Rope walking, and is often used by acrobats, clowns and comedians as a circus or vaudeville act. According to Bosman, 1928[1]: p.227), it was particularly popular in the mid-1800s in South Africa. See for example Monsieur Dupree (1833).
A modern form of the slack rope walking is an "extreme sport" version, which arose in the late 1970s, and the activity is today called "Slacklining"[2].
See also: Tight Rope walking (or funambulism).
