Have you ever considered running away and joining the circus? Years ago, this very thought crossed Aerial Silks Instructor Whitney Ellis’ mind. Aerial Silks are new to Northern Michigan and can be ...

Northern Lights Aerial Studio, in downtown Duluth, is about to celebrate its first birthday. Beginners' classes are open to everyone — even newspaper columnists. Instructor Alexa Wavrin, right, helps ...

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 ...

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 ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Karen Dade — an aerial artist and jeweler — began studying ballet at age 9. As she got older, she ...

Thanks to a grant from Spokane Arts, a local performance troupe is reaching new heights. Since August 2011, Spokane Aerial Performance Arts has provided local instruction in the circus arts, including ...

I’m tucked into my turquoise-colored silk cocoon, hanging two feet above ground and watching huge, white snowflakes fall outside the window above me. In other words, I’m in complete bliss. I’ve just ...

MUNCIE, Ind. — Lindsay Fuller will tell you starting a small business is terrifying. She should know; she’s done it three times. “I always wanted to have something for myself, something I could be ...