The Contortion is the art to amaze the people through the corporal flexibility. Formerly Contortion was intimately clustered to the circus and their numbers that make us open mouth. Today it's more than this. It stopped being just the art of contorting the body and it developed for elaborated and beautiful performances. (image 1).


Image 1: Great Shows demand greats performances.


The great numbers mix the dance, the juggling, the humor and even some special effects. Everything to expectant feels surprised and frightened with the great corporal ability. After all, they can do things that the expectant will never can do.

But do you know what exist behind so much flexibility? Dedication, patience, willpower and a lot of training. As well as in the Gymnastics, most of the artists begins soon in the childhood. However, there is a difference. The children are usually the circus daughter's or son's. They was born from parents artists and they inheriting the profession, sometimes because they like, sometimes because they need. Then, the trainers are the acrobats, the tamers of wild animal and even the clowns, he, he!
In last years, it has been increasing the number of schools circus in Brazil and world. There they teach everything. From the simplest jugglings to the amazing flying of the acrobats. This way, it's possible a common child or teenager learn the art of the contortion (image 2) and, depending of their dedication, be able even getting a good job.


Image 2: The school circus also teach contortionism arts.

The circus schools are good activities because, many of these brazilian schools, besides to teach a profession and to promote the entertainment, are part from education projects that to remove poor children from streets and from delinquency. Beautiful!