Combining elements of dance, acrobatics, athleticism and sheer agility, five yellow and-red fleas fling themselves through the air and come together in graceful, perfectly balanced sculptural formations.

The yellow and white costumed fleas jump on stage next for Acrosport, a cross between the adagio and banquine disciplines performed by Anna Gorbatenko, Natallia Kakhniuk, Khrystsina Maraziuk, Elena Nepytayeva, and Olga Varchuk from the Ukrane and Belarus. These costumed insects leap and bound through an act that, while impressive, sorely lacks any real choreography (and this from a director that specializes in choreography). As such we're shown tricks rather than highly skilled techniques. Cirque du Soleil has featured banquine in three of its shows to date - Quidam, "O" and ZED - and at present I would have to rate this performance similar to that featured in "O". While this does not mean the presentation is overly ghastly, it does lack a certain element, oomph if you will, that would bring this piece to that next level.