Cirque du Soleil 'Totem' unicyclists wow crowds

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  Xin Wen, left, tosses a silver bowl to Yuting Hao, right, at Bayside, where the Cirque du Soleil performers put on a surprise show for free on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. The cyclists from Mongolia toss and balance silver bowls atop their heads while pedaling on 7-foot-tall unicycles as part of their 'Totem' act. MARICE COHN BAND / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Cirque du Soleil performers put on a surprise show for free in Bayside on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. The cyclists from Mongolia toss and balance silver bowls atop their heads while pedaling on 7-foot-tall unicycles as part of their 'Totem' act. MARICE COHN BAND / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Xin Wen, right, reaches for her bowl from an assistant, while YuRong Wu, from the left, Xuedi He, and Yuting Hao, wait for her. The four performers from Cirque du Soleil's 'Totem' held a free performance at Bayside Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, in which the Shang Dynasty-era unicyclists toss and balance silver bowls atop their heads, using their feet, all the while pedaling seven-foot tall unicycles. MARICE COHN BAND / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Xin Wen, left, and Yu Rong Wu, right, sport intricate makeup, which they applied themselves. The Cirque du Soleil performers put on a surprise show for free on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, in Bayside. MARICE COHN BAND / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Xuedi He checks out a photo of herself shot by a friend while performing at Bayside on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, in her Cirque du Soleil unicycling act. MARICE COHN BAND / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Chinese unicyclists, from Cirque du Soleil's 'Totem,' stretch before their free performance at Bayside, Thursday, February 7, 2013. From the left are, Xuedi He, Yuting Hao, Xin Wen, and YuRong Wu. MARICE COHN BAND / MIAMI HERALD STAFF