Silk aerials artistry can be traced back to a circus performer in the 1990s. It is an acrobatic art, intense workout, confidence booster and class offered as a unique way to spend summer break.

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Red aerial silks hung to the floor at National Dance Academy in Coralville before Mimi Ke wrapped the ...

NEW YORK -- Meet Erin Blaire, a New York-based aerialist, who suspends herself above the ground hanging only from her hair. "Aerial is a really beautiful art form," says Erin. "It's exciting to people ...

Final preparations are underway for a big opera event in Jackson this weekend."The Magic of Opera" will include a performance from aerialist Tjaden O'Dowd Cox. Not only does she perform acrobatics ...

Members of Arkansas Circus Arts — including acrobats, jugglers, silk and strap artists, stilt dancers, a balloon artist, a hula hooper and an “Adagio Acrobatic Artist” — join the Arkansas Symphony ...

PRINCE GEORGE — On Team Heidi, Aerialist Aidan Bryant performed his latest nail-biting routine to "California Dreamin" by Sia while competing on "America's Got Talent: Fantasy League." It aired last ...