Mary Jane 49
01-06-2008, 08:30 AM
ending over backwards to entertain, it's SNAKEGIRL!
Her nickname is Snakegirl - and just one look at her extraordinary stage act reveals why.
The 18-year-old contortionist, who dresses in a snakeskin costume, is amazing audiences with her incredible poses and eye-watering gyrations.
Nokulunga Buthelezi is so naturally flexible that her mother found her asleep one day when she was three - with her legs tucked behind her neck.
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http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/01_01/snakegirlMS0501_468x318.jpg (http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/01_01/snakegirlMS0501_800x531.jpg)Flexible: Lunga looks like she doesn't have a bone in her body
Six years later, the young girl from South Africa joined a touring circus in the United States and is now a major star of Afrika! Afrika!, a £4.2million extravaganza opening at the O2 arena in London on January 17.
Nokulunga, whose name is shortened to Lunga for the stage, achieves seemingly impossible positions with ease, then ratchets up the act with excruciating twists and turns.
The performer, who now financially supports her mother, grandmother, aunts and cousins, said: "There are so many kids out there in Africa with talent, but I had something different.
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http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/01_01/snakegirlMS0501_468x596.jpgOUCH: Lunga in an eye-watering pose for the show Afrika! Afrika!
Her nickname is Snakegirl - and just one look at her extraordinary stage act reveals why.
The 18-year-old contortionist, who dresses in a snakeskin costume, is amazing audiences with her incredible poses and eye-watering gyrations.
Nokulunga Buthelezi is so naturally flexible that her mother found her asleep one day when she was three - with her legs tucked behind her neck.
Scroll down for more...
http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/01_01/snakegirlMS0501_468x318.jpg (http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/01_01/snakegirlMS0501_800x531.jpg)Flexible: Lunga looks like she doesn't have a bone in her body
Six years later, the young girl from South Africa joined a touring circus in the United States and is now a major star of Afrika! Afrika!, a £4.2million extravaganza opening at the O2 arena in London on January 17.
Nokulunga, whose name is shortened to Lunga for the stage, achieves seemingly impossible positions with ease, then ratchets up the act with excruciating twists and turns.
The performer, who now financially supports her mother, grandmother, aunts and cousins, said: "There are so many kids out there in Africa with talent, but I had something different.
Scroll down for more...
http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/01_01/snakegirlMS0501_468x596.jpgOUCH: Lunga in an eye-watering pose for the show Afrika! Afrika!