Roman Ladders

Roman Ladders

Roman Ladders is a circus act where 4 or more people perform acrobatics on specially made ladders. the people in the middle push the ladders out while the people on the outside do tricks like fish or feet

External links

* The [http://tutorials.simplycircus.com/equilibristics/roman_ladders.htm Roman Ladders] page at Simply Circus. Includes access to the Simply Circus handbook on Roman Ladder acts.


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