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  • 2022-01-25 (xsd:date)
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  • Woman Hanging by Her Hair in Train Car Is an Acrobat (en)
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  • In January 2022, a video was widely circulated on social media that supposedly showed a woman hanging by her hair on a train car: As this video went viral, some wondered if this footage was some sort of prank, if it featured CGI, or if this woman was actually hanging from some sort of hidden brace that was hidden beneath her jacket. The video shows an acrobat named Darina Matveyeva (according to her Instagram) who specializes in hair hangs or hair suspension. Matveyeva originally posted it to her Instagram account on Jan. 18: Matveyeva has posted several other videos showcasing her unique hair hanging talents on the Chinese social media platform Douyin. In one video, Matveyeva hangs from her hair in various locations around the world. According to the Shanghai Daily, Matveyeva performs with the Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe and has been working on this hair suspension technique for at least a year. Matveyeva isn't the only person who can dangle by her own hair. A few Cirque du Soleil acrobats perform similar stunts. Here's a video of Danila Bim performing her hair suspension act at Volta, a touring show from Cirque du Soleil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmM531NXpNAIn 2015, the BBC profiled another hair suspension artist, Joanna Sawicka (stage name Anastasia IV) who was recognized by Guinness World Records for carrying the most weight with her hair while hanging upside down: 117 pounds. The BBC wrote: Zendra Tabasco is another acrobat known for her hair hanging act. Here's a video of Tabasco talking about this surprising stunt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWcvNfQ7Y8A&list=PL9RDgPtBc9aneV6hDdJd9qc2lWmkBPWyU&index=2In short, the video of a woman hanging by her hair on a train car is indeed real. The video shows an acrobat practicing hair suspension. (en)
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