A Risley is any circus acrobalance

Acrobalance

Acrobalance is an acrobatic art that combines elements of two other arts: adagio and hand balancing.Adagio consists of partner lifts, usually performed by a man and a woman, where the male lifts his female partner in many different poses and positions...

posture where the base is lying down on their back, supporting one or more flyers with their hands, feet and/or other parts of the body.

Risleys can be separated in to three general categories of skills:

• Skills that are based with the hands
• Skills that are based with the feet
• Other

Risley Skills

• Easy Chair
• Front Hang
• Back Hang
• Foot-to-Foot stand
• Hand-to-Foot stand
• Jackknife
• Horizontal
• Shoulder Stand (aka Candelstick)
• Modiied Shoulder Stand (hands on arms)

Risley act means spinning a person or object using only his or her feet.