Recent research has brought to light a sizeable body of archival materials relating to the presence of the seventeenth-century British rope dancers in the Low countries (Vander Motten; Vander Motten and Roscam Abbing). Apart from revealing the identity of previously unknown British performers, this evidence sheds light on the associations into which they entered with their Dutch counterparts, either as servants or as co-managers. Five Dutch rope dancer, Paulus Rijmers (born ca. 1615 – died 1696), his wife Maria Sasbout (born 1618 – died not long before 17 July 1676), Jacob Brouwer (Born ca. 1616), and the brothers Christopher and Jan Damen (fl. 1656 – 1664) were particularly active in pushing the boundaries of their profession, diversifying their performances as well as seeking out English talent, as is demonstrated by some official documents preserved in various Dutch archives.