Welcome to the upside-down world of Andrii Bondarenko.
Andrii is a 28-year-old Ukrainian acrobat touring with Cirque du Soleil’s newest Big Top show Kurios.
Enjoying spring… #Handbalancing #handstand #acrobatics #gymnastics @nature #Snapseed #gymnasticsshoutouts #yoga #neverstopdancingig A photo posted by Andrii Bondarenko (@andrii_bondarenko) on
Here’s how he “warms up.” If you’re currently snacking on chips or eating a burrito, you’ll want to put them aside:
My warm up combination
Posted by Andrii Bondarenko on Thursday, April 23, 2015
We suddenly feel very, very weak.
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Here’s some more of Andrii in action:
Handstand training from another view #adventure #10app #handstand #handbalancing #acrobatics #gymnastics #gymnasticsshoutouts #cirquedusoleil #kurios A video posted by Andrii Bondarenko (@andrii_bondarenko) on
OK that’s enough. Gimme back those chips.
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Mary Nana Moyer
im speechless alright!
musctop
wow. He can dance on my pole anytime
Chris
Cirque du Soleil has been giving gymnasts a professional life after competition for two to three decades now.
Glücklich
Wish I could do stuff like that.
Bill Purcell
How is that even possible?
Daws
I’m pretty sure if I tried to do a handstand I’d fall on my head and be paralyzed.
TampaBayTed
He’s amazing, but craps up that superb body with all that ink.
SteveDenver
The second time Cirque came to Denver, I volunteered and received a free ticket. But there was more needed than ushering people to their seats, I became a taxi for performers needing physical therapy, getting haircuts, going out dancing after a show. It was a load of fun.
One of my first tasks was picking up people from a reception. The Eastern European gymnasts and strong men were gorgeous, but petite. I would say between 5′-to-5’6, and little muscle units. “Ve vis Cirque,” was about the extent of English.
These guys have been doing this stuff all their lives.
dsp
@TampaBayTed: what ink? Andrii has zero tattoos! Beautiful ink free body!
dsp
@TampaBayTed. …my appologies. Just saw he recently got a tattoo…. Agreed…..craps up a beautiful body!
OzJosh
@Chris: And mindless colour and movement in a theatrical setting for audiences who actually don’t like theatre.
Chris
@OzJosh: Of which I am one — eye candy and music that I can’t understand; but it shore is purty!!!