One of my loves (and something I’ve been spending a lot of my free time on this last year) is the art of hand balancing. Ever since I was first introduced to the circus arts, I’ve been totally inspired by the acts I’ve seen. It is a beautiful art and requires an insane amount of control and flexibility. I thought I’d share some of my favorite acts here on the blog (at least the ones that are on Youtube). I hope you find these as inspiring as I do.

Anatoly Zalievsky – Amazing act. His style is so graceful. Just beautiful to watch.

Jarek and Derek – Hand to Hand. I saw these guys when Cirque de la Symphonie came through town. The rest of the show was a little underwhelming, but these guys blew me away. Even better in real life.

Dima Bulkin – Umm, wow. That spine!

Andrey Katkov – Cheesy act, but his skills are incredible and his form is just perfect.

Artur – The opposite of above. Imperfect form, amazing act.

Ricardo Sosa – Another cheesy act, but he is one of the masters.

Marco and Paulo Lorador - Another Hand to Hand act. It’s a little old and slightly dated at this point, but these guys are amazing. Muscles anyone?