Aerial Circus Performing Act Quiz

A trapeze act where a performer jumps from a platform, using gravity to swing on the trapeze.

Jules Léotard invented the flying trapeze.

Leotard, named after Jules Léotard, inventor of the flying trapeze

A maneuver where the flyer is propelled back toward the fly bar following a successful catch.

Protects the flyer from injury in case of a fall or missed catch.

A flyer will take off the safety harness.

The act typically occurs at a height of between 20 and 40 feet above the ground.

Provides a safety cushion in case the flyer misses a catch or falls.

Bar-to-bar flying, high-flying without bars, release tricks to the net.