1) Circus skill 2) English boy name 
[circus act] A Risley or Risley act (also antipode or antipodism) is any circus acrobalance posture where the base is lying down on their back, supporting one or more flyers with their hands, feet and/or other parts of the body; spinning a person or object using only one`s feet. The act is named after Richard Risley Carlisle (1814-1874) who...
Type: Term Pronunciation: riz′lē Definitions: 1. Samuel D., U.S. ophthalmologist, 1845-1920. See: Risley rotary prism