August 31 was the birthday of Marietta Zanfretta (1832-1898), one of the greatest female tightrope dancers in the world, then or now. To be a tightrope dancer is an order of difficulty beyond being a mere walker. The artist actually performs ballet up and down the wire. Zanfretta could even dance en pointe on the […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:54AM on August 31, 2025