The Basics of Walking on Stilts

Series Summary

Are you tired of your girlfriend being taller than you whenever she wears heels? Are you sick of walking downtown and having people from cars shout at you, "Hey! Why does that grown man look like a five year old?" Have you ever just wanted to see what the world would look like from the perspective of Andre the Giant? Then stilts are the thing for you. Stilt walking isn't just for circus performers, clowns, and carnies, stilts are for anybody and everybody that is tired of being small and wants to be big for a while.

In this free video series, watch as professional circus performer Paul Anderson teaches how to build and walk on stilts. Learn how to saw wood for stilts, how to make tin can stilts, how to build hand held stilts, how to jump on power skip stilts, how to do tricks on stilts, how to saw wood for stilts, how to stand up on circus stilts, safety tips for stilts, and how to market yourself as a stilt walker. Get started with stilts today with these easy step by step lessons from the experts at ExpertVillage.

Video Transcript

"On behalf of Expert Village, I'd like to talk about stilt walking. My name is Paul Anderson from the ABC circus and here we are. Would you like to be a little bit taller? A few inches? A few feet? No problem, put on a pair of stilts and away you go. Who can walk stilts? I've seen 4 year olds walk stilts. I've seen 70 year olds walk stilts. Some physical awareness and balance is appropriate. Can I walk stilts? Well, let's find out. Can you lift up your heels and walk on your heels. Watch how this is. Can you do that? Quite simple. Practically anybody can do that. If you can't do that, well maybe stilts are not for you. If you can, I think you should go forward. There are a lot of different types of stilts, and I'm going to introduce you to all of those stilts. Hand held stilts for kids when you first learn how. Strap on stilts later for when you really know how, and bouncy stilts for when you want to have a lot of fun. "