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• Simply Circus Handbooks
• FAQ's and Tutorials
• Library Books
• Other

In development.  See Steven for access to the latest draft.

Tumbling For Scouts (PDF).  A book of stunts, tumbling, acrobalance, wire walking, clowning, giant puppets and more.

Teaching Manual for Tight Wire and Slack Rope. Edited and compiled by Jeff Davis.  Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

Tight wire Walking. This web page from the folks at Skylight Circus in the UK gives some excellent information on tight wire walking.

• Circus Techniques, page 139  (Hovey Burgess.  1989, Brian Dube)

Notes on Tight Wire from Jay Linn Circus Arts.  This page contains notes from Jay Linn on building and walking on a tight wire.

Notes on Tight Wire.  This page contains notes on tight wire walking that we have collected.  This needs to be turned in to a full handbook, but for now you may find these notes helpful.

Wikipedia article on wire walking