It was back in 1994 on a family trip to Disney World when I saw my first Cirque du Soleil show. I was no more than 6 years old, and I was mesmerized by the acrobatic magic before me. With wide eyes, I ...

WHENEVER I TAKE a circus-arts class, I wonder: If I ran away to join the circus, what kind of performer would I be? Would I fly high on the trapeze, ride a unicycle or walk a tightrope? After each ...

The hoop has travelled from school playgrounds to circus acts like Cirque du Soleil, and high-production stage performances. And in the last few years, aerial hooping, or lyra, has been appended to an ...

For 36-year-old Charlene Candiloro, becoming a hula hoop instructor was a happy accident. About two years ago, the Readsboro, Vt., resident visited the Readsboro Arts Festival with her family, when ...

Acrobats can do amazing things using silks or hoops to flip, spin, and perform jaw-dropping feats. Now the kids can do that by immersing themselves in a unique summer camp experience that will help ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Joyous Fisher and Scott Monroe are taking fitness to new heights. The pair opened Cedar Rapids' first aerial fitness studio, Elevate Vertical Fitness, in December. The studio ...

WITHIN minutes of meeting Jen Parry, I'm wrapped in swathes of silk and hanging upside down like a bat. Jen, 46, runs High Hoops, a fitness enterprise with a difference. For starters, she runs it from ...

Karla Coreil is making sure turning 50 is fabulous. Not only has Coreil tackled aerial hoops, but she's also now certified to teach it. The latter accomplishment coincided with her golden birthday ...

ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. – If you’ve ever attended a Cirque du Soleil show and wondered if you could perform those incredible tricks, wonder no more. Jax Beach Aerial Arts in Atlantic Beach is offering ...

WITHIN minutes of meeting Jen Parry, I'm wrapped in swathes of silk and hanging upside down like a bat. Jen, 46, runs High Hoops, a fitness enterprise with a difference. For starters, she runs it from ...