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| − | [[Tightrope walking]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tightrope_walking] (English) and [[koorddans]][http://www.interglot.com/dictionary/nl/en/search?q=koorddans] ([[Dutch]] and [[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]. | + | #REDIRECT[[Tightrope walking]] |
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| − | Related to it are the activities referred to as '''[[slack rope]] walking''', or '''[[slacklining]]'''.
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| − | 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".
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| − | Bosman, D; Van der Merwe, I.W. and Hiemstra, L.W. 1964. ''Tweetalige Woordeboek Afrikaans-Engels''. J.L. van Schaik: p.381.
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| − | https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koorddansen
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| − | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tightrope_walking
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| − | http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funambulism
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| − | ''Interglot Translation Dictionary''[http://www.interglot.com/dictionary/nl/en/search?q=koorddans]
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