u/That_Change_8687

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I HAVE 25 Questions for wire walkers

I’m all ears :D

I’m unfortunately in rural Montana :c there’s no one to relate to and I have a ton of

Questions for wire walkers !!!!

(Slack wire, tight wire/ high wire preferred please add a note if you’re knowledge is from slack line-I’ve heard it doesn’t translate well :) 👍) 

1- It’s it bad to be flexible/ how flexible are you scale 1-10

2- do you have a dominant foot? 

3- are you better balancing on one foot or the other? If so which foot and does it correlate to your dominant hand, this question may be bias to ambidextrous people 

4- how did you start? 

5- who/ what/ where do you draw inspiration from 

6- what’s your focus level before a performance? I’ve seen/read interviews where walkers say they have to be incredibly focused all the time (mostly high wire) and others that seem very relaxed and confident when not performing skills

7- what was your first wire set up like 

8- shoes? Shoes. Do you like them, can you go without them? Do you prefer leather soles? Pros and cons? Tell me everything 

9- are there other skills you do or just wire ? 

10- what was your best moment? In relation to wire walking but no real criteria for answer 

11- where/ for whom do you work? (Optional) (all questions are optional) 

12- balance poles? (Like shoes) tell me everything! 

13- (can you or how do you turn around on the wire? It feels impossible!

14- what’s your favorite skill 

15- what’s the fastest skill you learned 

16- can you do a pull up? If so how many 

17- why do you wire walk? 

18- how does your rig work? 

19- What are the materials you need? 

20- what can you go without? 

21- do you all know how to juggle? 

22- favorite terms for equipment/ skills? 

I’m getting off track 

23- what’s your dream gig 

24- safety line/ or no

25- where do you look when you’re on the line? 

u/That_Change_8687 — 5 days ago