Sora's Signature Moves
Just for reference: these are the moves and performances that Sora has done as well as famous for. Some moves do have clips but some are hard to find.
The Golden Phoenix:
~Created by Layla Hamilton and used in a version of Romeo and Juliet, Sora was challenged in the beginning to perform this maneuver in order to keep her spot in Kaleido Stage. While she does miss the bar, she proves to the troupe that she can do complicated moves in a short period of time.
The Phoenix Act:
~Different from the Golden Phoenix manuever, Sora does this during the show Legend of Phoenix. The most notable part is during the climax, her costume burns off and the fire behind her gives her large wings. It is also a joint show in which Layla Hamilton performs on Broadway while she does it in California. Hence why in the video you see both women.
The Triple Illusion:
~Created by Sora's friend Mia and performed by her, Sora, and Anna, this move is featured in the show Cinderella in which the three play the fairy godmothers. It consists of the three girls using batons hidden with orange cloth, separate to expand the cloth and come together to make a pumpkin in which Cinderella comes out of dressed in her ballgown.
The Mermaid Act:
~Sora's first leading role in Kaleido Stage and it follows the story of The Little Mermaid. A note in this is that while Sora at first stays true to the original way it was played, with time, she had changed the performance to which the mermaid ends up with the happily ever after.
The Legendary Great Maneuver/ Miracle Act (According to the Kaleido Wiki)
~The Legendary Great Maneuver is an extremely dangerous and famous performance that has caused the death of many performers. Only those who can see the spirit known as Fool know what the maneuver actually is. Fool will not tell what the maneuver is unless the performers are ready to perform it. Just hearing what the maneuver entails before being ready will result in the performer becoming over excited and train harder only to result in death.
Two performers swing from twin trapeze placed directly in front of the other. They then leap out and push one hand against each other's hand and push back to their trapeze safely. During Sora and Layla's performance, while their hands are together, the two were seen gliding freely around the air as if they were performing on air. These two are the only known successful team to perform this.
The Angel's Act/ Angel's Maneuver: (KS Wiki)
~One performer launches himself/herself into the air off their partner and poses as an angel in the air. Their partner catches them as they descend back down. When Sora performed it, it lasted longer as she added additional performances before Leon caught her. Five people attempted to perform this: Sora, Leon, Sophie(Leon's sister), Layla, and her partner Yuri. The only two able to successfully perform it was Sora and Leon during the show Swan Lake.
The maneuver is said to be best performed when an "angel" performer does it with a "devil" performer. This was told to Sora by Yuri after he rejoined the Kaleido Star cast the following episode. Because many have attempted it and failed, it is nicknamed as "The Fool's Maneuver" due to it's difficulty. The maneuver is said to be able to unite hearts of both audience and performers alike, which is true when Sora performs it as she somehow causes her fellow performers to rush on stage and perform with her. For more of an "angelic" effect, Kalos planned the show's opening performance to take place before sunrise. When the sun finally rose, the wall behind Sora opened and the light reflecting off Sora's outfit shined like she was a true angel.
The Golden Phoenix:
~Created by Layla Hamilton and used in a version of Romeo and Juliet, Sora was challenged in the beginning to perform this maneuver in order to keep her spot in Kaleido Stage. While she does miss the bar, she proves to the troupe that she can do complicated moves in a short period of time.
The Phoenix Act:
~Different from the Golden Phoenix manuever, Sora does this during the show Legend of Phoenix. The most notable part is during the climax, her costume burns off and the fire behind her gives her large wings. It is also a joint show in which Layla Hamilton performs on Broadway while she does it in California. Hence why in the video you see both women.
The Triple Illusion:
~Created by Sora's friend Mia and performed by her, Sora, and Anna, this move is featured in the show Cinderella in which the three play the fairy godmothers. It consists of the three girls using batons hidden with orange cloth, separate to expand the cloth and come together to make a pumpkin in which Cinderella comes out of dressed in her ballgown.
The Mermaid Act:
~Sora's first leading role in Kaleido Stage and it follows the story of The Little Mermaid. A note in this is that while Sora at first stays true to the original way it was played, with time, she had changed the performance to which the mermaid ends up with the happily ever after.
The Legendary Great Maneuver/ Miracle Act (According to the Kaleido Wiki)
~The Legendary Great Maneuver is an extremely dangerous and famous performance that has caused the death of many performers. Only those who can see the spirit known as Fool know what the maneuver actually is. Fool will not tell what the maneuver is unless the performers are ready to perform it. Just hearing what the maneuver entails before being ready will result in the performer becoming over excited and train harder only to result in death.
Two performers swing from twin trapeze placed directly in front of the other. They then leap out and push one hand against each other's hand and push back to their trapeze safely. During Sora and Layla's performance, while their hands are together, the two were seen gliding freely around the air as if they were performing on air. These two are the only known successful team to perform this.
The Angel's Act/ Angel's Maneuver: (KS Wiki)
~One performer launches himself/herself into the air off their partner and poses as an angel in the air. Their partner catches them as they descend back down. When Sora performed it, it lasted longer as she added additional performances before Leon caught her. Five people attempted to perform this: Sora, Leon, Sophie(Leon's sister), Layla, and her partner Yuri. The only two able to successfully perform it was Sora and Leon during the show Swan Lake.
The maneuver is said to be best performed when an "angel" performer does it with a "devil" performer. This was told to Sora by Yuri after he rejoined the Kaleido Star cast the following episode. Because many have attempted it and failed, it is nicknamed as "The Fool's Maneuver" due to it's difficulty. The maneuver is said to be able to unite hearts of both audience and performers alike, which is true when Sora performs it as she somehow causes her fellow performers to rush on stage and perform with her. For more of an "angelic" effect, Kalos planned the show's opening performance to take place before sunrise. When the sun finally rose, the wall behind Sora opened and the light reflecting off Sora's outfit shined like she was a true angel.