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 ...

Fifteen minutes into my trial aerial silks lesson at Bumbershoot Aerial Arts, I am close to tears. Despite clear instructions from two compassionate teachers, I cannot get the hang of the first move: ...

FARGO — In a studio where students learn to climb, spin and trust their strength, change is part of the process. At FM Aerial and Movement Arts that change is happening off the silks as well. After ...

An aerial silk artist battled the elements to break a dangerous world record at a dizzying height. Erika Lemay (Portugal) set the highest suspended aerial silk free roll (blindfolded) at a height of ...

MILTON — During certain hours in the Art Academy of Milton, people can be found climbing, wrapping, dropping and diving in aerial silks classes that build strength, flexibility and even courage. How ...

Karen Dade — an aerial artist and jeweler — began studying ballet at age 9. As she got older, she developed problems with her right foot that prevented her from dancing as intensely, so she found a ...

A friend coaxed her into trying a class, and from the first time she climbed a silk, she was hooked. For more than a decade, that spark has driven her toward fulfillment of a longtime dream: owning ...

Haigood is particularly excited for the cross-pollination between disciplines at this year’s festival — from circus arts to theater to aerial dance. “I really want to offer the aerial arts community a ...

ST. LOUIS — It's a new year, and for many, that comes with resolutions to get more into fitness and exercise, but don't think you're limited to exercising at your typical gym. Thursday morning, I ...

An aerialist ascended silk fabric hung from the ceiling during an Aerial Arts at Carolina club practice. They spun, spiraled and swayed toward the end of the silk but came to a stop just before ...

AIRBORNE: Waverly Jones, pictured, took her first aerial lesson in 2010. She went on to perform with members of LCD Soundsystem and judged Ecuador’s national aerial and pole competition before opening ...