Glossary - Revision history

Djando: /* D */

2026-07-12T20:07:57Z

‎D

2026-07-12T20:07:37Z

‎D

2026-07-12T20:06:24Z

‎S

2026-07-12T20:05:54Z

‎S

2026-07-12T20:05:12Z

‎S

2025-06-11T18:50:43Z

‎C

2025-06-11T18:49:34Z

‎C

2025-06-11T18:45:57Z

‎C

2023-11-27T20:58:37Z

‎S

2023-04-17T01:41:30Z

‎S

@@ Line 57: / Line 57: @@
 ==D==
-;dance trapeze: See Single-Point Trapeze.
+;dance trapeze: (See Single-Point Trapeze.)
 ;djiguit:(Russian &mdash; Also: Dzhigit). A skilled horseman from the Caucasus; by extension, a trick rider (sometimes called a Cossack).
 ;donut:(U.S.) A small, circular cushion, in the form of a doughnut, used for head-balancing tricks, notably for head-to-head balancing.

@@ Line 57: / Line 57: @@
 ==D==
 ;djiguit:(Russian &mdash; Also: Dzhigit). A skilled horseman from the Caucasus; by extension, a trick rider (sometimes called a Cossack).
 ;donut:(U.S.) A small, circular cushion, in the form of a doughnut, used for head-balancing tricks, notably for head-to-head balancing.

@@ Line 159: / Line 159: @@
 ;sidewall:The canvas wall at the periphery of a circus tent.
 ;silks:(See: Tissu)
-;single-point trapeze: (also: Dance Trapeze), a trapeze of which the ropes are joined at the topmto form a triangle suspended to a single point.
+;single-point trapeze: (also: Dance Trapeze) A trapeze of which the ropes are joined at the topmto form a triangle suspended to a single point.
 ;slack wire:A Tight Wire, or Low Wire, kept slack, and generally used for juggling or balancing tricks.
 ;spanish web:A vertical rope, or corde lisse, covered with fabric.

@@ Line 159: / Line 159: @@
 ;sidewall:The canvas wall at the periphery of a circus tent.
 ;silks:(See: Tissu)
-;single-point trapeze (also: Dance Trapeze), a trapeze of which the ropes are joined at the topmto form a triangle suspended to a single point.
+;single-point trapeze: (also: Dance Trapeze), a trapeze of which the ropes are joined at the topmto form a triangle suspended to a single point.
 ;slack wire:A Tight Wire, or Low Wire, kept slack, and generally used for juggling or balancing tricks.
 ;spanish web:A vertical rope, or corde lisse, covered with fabric.

@@ Line 159: / Line 159: @@
 ;sidewall:The canvas wall at the periphery of a circus tent.
 ;silks:(See: Tissu)
 ;slack wire:A Tight Wire, or Low Wire, kept slack, and generally used for juggling or balancing tricks.
 ;spanish web:A vertical rope, or corde lisse, covered with fabric.

@@ Line 43: / Line 43: @@
 ;chambrière:(French) Long whip customarily used by Equestrians for the presentation of horses "at liberty."
 ;cerceau:(French) See Aerial Hoop.
-;chapiteau:(French, Russian) A circus tent, or Big Top.
+;chapiteau:(French, Russian) A circus tent, or big top.
 ;charivari:(Italian, French) A joyous acrobatic display, mostly tumbling, originally performed by all the clowns of a circus company as a show opener. (Clowns, until the turn of the twentieth century, were generally gifted tumblers; tumbling was considered an "eccentric," or comedic circus specialty.)
 ;cigar box:A juggling prop in the form of a cigar box, which was originally made of actual cigar boxes.

@@ Line 40: / Line 40: @@
 ;cat trainer:(English/American) An trainer or presenter of wild cats such as tigers, lions, leopards, etc.
 ;cathedral: A large, all-in-one self-suspended big top (originated in France by Gilbert Gruss in 2009 for the Cirque Arlette Gruss), that contains the foyer, the house, and the backstage area.
-;cavalerie:(French) The ensemble of the horses in an equestrian circus.
+;cavalerie:(French) The ensemble of the horses in an equestrian circus; a group of horses presented "at liberty."
 ;chambrière:(French) Long whip customarily used by Equestrians for the presentation of horses "at liberty."
 ;cerceau:(French) See Aerial Hoop.

@@ Line 162: / Line 162: @@
 ;strap act:Aerial act performed hanging from a pair of fabric or leather straps. (See Aerial Straps.)
 ;swaypole:A high, flexible vertical pole (originally made of a single piece of wood, and today of fiberglass) atop of which an acrobat performs various balancing tricks.
 ==T==