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Thursday, 27 December 2007 |
A school is keeping the art
of Mongolian contortionists alive.
For hundreds of years contortionists
have entertained crowds in Mongolia. The sport is a combination of gymnastics
and circus entertainment.
And for many Mongolians, being
a contortionist has been a way out of poverty.
Additionally, since the opening
of the country to foreign tourism, the “rubber bones” performers
have been in great demand.
Tsend-Ayush Togoochuluuny works
in her school with children as young as six years old.
“I think Mongolian children
are very talented and have the genes of contortionists. Nearly everyone
is interested in becoming a contortionist because it's easily accessible
to the people. They can watch or try and that's why at the school, we
try to satisfy that demand and so practice day and night,” she told
channelnewsasia.com.
Those students interested in
becoming a contortionist have to go through a two month tryout to see
if they have what it takes to maintain this special Mongolian tradition.
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