contortionist
noun
con·tor·tion·ist
kən-ˈtȯr-sh(ə-)nist 
: one who contorts
specifically
: an acrobat able to twist the body into unusual postures
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What has also remained since this Cirque du Soleil production debuted 19 years ago is the array of trapeze artists, hand-balancing performers, contortionists, aerialists, flying bicycle acts, jugglers, roue cyr wheelists, tournik (horizontal bars) troupes, trampoline acrobats and comedy bits.
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Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2024
The body is lying face down, and the legs swing up into the air, backward, and get placed down to the left and right side of the robot's butt in a crazy contortionist's pretzel position.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 17 Apr. 2024
An aerial act who’s practically a contortionist as well is adept at synching his moves to the music.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2024
There are contortionists who can’t fold themselves into as many different shapes as Jewison did during his career.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2024
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Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2024
The body is lying face down, and the legs swing up into the air, backward, and get placed down to the left and right side of the robot's butt in a crazy contortionist's pretzel position.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 17 Apr. 2024
An aerial act who’s practically a contortionist as well is adept at synching his moves to the music.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2024
There are contortionists who can’t fold themselves into as many different shapes as Jewison did during his career.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2024
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contortionist
noun
con·tor·tion·ist
kən-ˈtȯr-sh(ə-)nəst
: an acrobat able to twist the body into unusual positions
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