“Tumbling, hat juggling and hand balancing” are listed as only a few of the many talents associated with the ZuZu acrobats on their promotional poster. The ZuZu acrobats will appear on Friday at 7 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. The event is scheduled in honor of Black History Month.

The ZuZu acrobats originally were known as “Zuma Zuma” and wowed the judges on NBC’s hit show “America’s Got Talent.” Their act combines strength, skill and African dance into a live show.

Anna Prisacari, a member of the Student Union Board, said the booking of the ZuZu acrobats was due to a growing trend found at Iowa State.

“After a great success with Chinese acrobats back in spring 2011, we saw a great demand and interest in multicultural, family-oriented show,” Prisacari said. “After watching the videos from ‘America’s Got Talent,’ I said, ‘Wow, I must bring these guys to Ames’.”

The group is from Mombasa, Kenya, and incorporates the traditional dances of the region into their show. SUB describes the show as “a show you would see in a nightclub in the coastal region of Kenya and Tanzania”.

“It’s just something different,” said George Micalone, director of student activities. “There are a lot of other Black History Month events planned outside of our program, but we thought this would just add to the program.”