RI acrobats win special prize

RI acrobats win special prize

JAKARTA: Three Indonesian girls won a special prize for their
extraordinary performances at the eighth International Acrobatic
Festival in China.

Shinta, 12, Empi, 12, and Susi, 14, of the Indonesian Safari
Park Acrobatic group were awarded a trophy, a token of
appreciation and prize money.

They captivated the jury with their stick balancing
performance. Clad in Balinese costume, Shinta, the main acrobat,
held a stick in her mouth on which a small table and a plate of
fruit were balanced above her head while she danced to the sounds
of Balinese gamelan music.

China, North Korea, the United States, Germany, Sweden,
Mongolia, Egypt, France, Hungary, Belgium, Ukraine, Poland and
Indonesia took part in the festival in Wuhan from Oct. 26 to Nov.
1.

China took out three gold medals and North Korea a silver
medal.

Safari Park Acrobatic Troupe, formerly the Oriental Circus, is
the only national circus/acrobatic group in Indonesia.

Jansen Manansang, director of the group, said the special
prize awarded to the Indonesian delegation was "beyond his
expectations" as it was the first time they had competed in the
event. (sim)