Roman ladders

Circus skill

A performer on a ladder at the Moscow State Circus

Roman ladders are an equilibristic circus skill where four or more people perform acrobatics on specially made ladders. The performers in the middle push the ladders out, while the performers on the outside of the ladders perform various poses and tricks.

## External links[edit]

* Simply Circus: Roman Ladders — Steven Santos' instructional handbook about performing on the Roman ladders

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Circus skills

Acrobatics,
balance, and
contortion|

* Acrobalance
* Adagio
* Aerial hoop
* Aerial silk
* Aerial straps
* Balance board
* Chair acrobatics
* Chinese pole
* Cloud swing
* Contortion
* Corde lisse
* Cradle
* Cyr wheel
* Hair hang
* Hand to hand
* Human pyramid
* Perch
* Risley
* Rolling globe
* Roman ladders
* Russian bar
* Russian swing
* Slacklining
* Slackwire
* Spanish web
* Tightrope
* Trapeze
* Flying
* Static
* Trick riding

Juggling
and object
manipulation|

* Bullwhip
* Cigar box manipulation
* Contact juggling
* Diabolo
* Hat manipulation
* Twirling
* Baton
* Hoop
* Plate
* Fire performance
* Fire breathing
* Fire eating
* Firewalking
* Toss juggling

Vaulting|

* Equestrian vaulting
* Human cannonball
* Teeterboard
* Trampoline

Other|

* Animal trainer
* Lion taming
* Clown
* Circus clown
* Globe of death
* Human firecracker
* Ringmaster
* Strongman
* Target girl
* Wheel of Death

Related|

* Circus school
* Roustabout
* Sideshow
* Flea circus

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