PERFOMING BASIC CIRCUS SKILLS is a complete guide to performing circus skills, including juggling, balancing, devil stick, diabolo, stilts, unicycling, tumbling, acrobatic balancing, ladders, pyramids, and clowning. THIS BOOK is based on the author's actual experiences as a performer from the seventh to twelfth grades in the Fresno YMCA Gym Circus; as a competitive tumbler from the seventh grade to the end of college; and as a teacher of circus skills when he was a YMCA Physical Director. SUBJECTS COVERED INCLUDE: Learning Circus Skills Juggling Balancing, Spinning, and Manipulative Skills Unicycling Tumbling Individual and Partner Balancing Pyramids Ladders Clowning Staging Acts and Amateur Circuses"