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REGGIE ARMOR
Reggie Armor (1929-2010) was one of the great flyers of the 1960s and 1970s, a triple somersaulter at a time when only a few
flying trapezeAerial act in which an acrobat is propelled from a trapeze to a catcher, or to another trapeze. (See also: Short-distance Flying Trapeze) artists were able to master the triple somersault from the
fly-barOn a flying trapeze rig, the swinging trapeze used by the flyer (as opposed to the trapeze used by the catcher). to the
catcherIn an acrobatic or a flying act, the person whose role is to catch acrobats that have been propelled in the air.. He later created an aerial
thrill actA spectacular act that focuses on the display of danger, whether real or staged., which he performed until his retirement in 1978, due to an accident during a show. Reginald C. Armor was born October 25, 1929 in Los Angeles, California, to a family that had no connection with the circus world. In his teens, young Reggie learned acrobatics on the famous "Muscle Beach" at Santa Monica, California and decided to make a living as an acrobat. He first joined the Dewayne Troupe, with which he worked in both a
teeterboardA seesaw made of wood, or fiberglass poles tied together, which is used to propel acrobats in the air. act and a risley act, and then participated in a few other acrobatic acts. (
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