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The National Endowment for the Arts had a couple of stilt dancers from New Orleans.

From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026

This year's carnival featured musical performances, bedazzled horses, huge dragons and dancing stilt walkers.

From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026

It’s shifted over the years — there were stilt walkers for a bit, and Sawdust’s historical site notes there was once a mascot in “Jelf,” part jester, part elf.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025

"Conducting research on Must Farm is a bit like getting an estate agent's tour of a Bronze Age stilt house," said David Gibson, report co-author and Archaeological Manager at CAU.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 20, 2024

They dodged acrobats and a stilt walker and a harp player.

From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman

Standing on stilts near the top of the canyon, it is surrounded by brush and dirt on either side and is more than 200 feet from the nearest house north of Mulholland.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

The fishermen, who live in rudimentary wooden houses on stilts, say they now earn no more than $10 to $20 a week from catches, compared to $100 a decade ago.

From Barron's ● May 20, 2026

To avoid our planet’s environmental inconveniences, the stilts can rise above any inclement weather.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

Excavators were at work along the shoreline - houses built on wooden stilts over the lagoon were still being pulled down, their planks collapsing into the water below.

From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026

An indoor ladder grew stilts, turned into stairs.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen