Aerial silk performances are only seen by most people at concerts or theater shows. Nick Erickson, associate professor in the Theater department at LSU, is changing that for the Baton Rouge community.

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 ...

There’s a new fitness class in Spokane Valley that’s taking exercise to new heights. In September, lifelong gymnast Sherrie Martin launched Spokane Aerial Performance Arts and began offering classes ...

CHELMSFORD — Sanjyot Chatwani watched as her 16-year-old student Gianna Hebert attempted a 360-degree aerial drop Wednesday evening. Clutching bright blue silks hanging from the ceiling, Hebert waited ...

The origins of the art of aerial silks is debated, but it was in the late 1980s when Cirque du Soleil revamped the technique and brought it to the masses. Now, fitness groups in Southwest Florida are ...

Instructor: Gala Orba, of Boulder, who has been doing aerial silk dancing since 2009. She was trained at the Boulder Circus Center’s AirCat Aerial Arts program, and she has attended the Frequent ...

After years of Yvette Reyes leading the silk ropes, ownership of the studio is transitioning to fellow instructor Sarah Seger.

Former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen can’t stop raving about aerial silk and owes her recent weight loss and svelte look to this art form. Actors Aamir Khan and Katrina Kaif enthralled audiences with ...

Whether you feel like getting sweaty in hot yoga or would prefer something more restorative, you can find a yoga class to suit your mood. Aerial yoga, which combines yoga poses with a hammock or silks ...

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 ...

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 ...