Lessons she learned from her nearly 25 years in the circus help with her current job as a stage rigger — someone who wears harnesses and handles ropes and cables that performers hang from. She works ...

A woman set the Guinness World Record for the largest hula hoop spun by a female. Getti Kehayova is a circus performer, hula hoop instructor and technician at Cirque du Soleil. She comes from a family ...

Tess Munro Pedreros, an aerialist, showcases her work with several electric Hula Hoops at Massey Memorial in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo: Andrew Gibson/Caters News) Tess Munro Pedreros, an ...

It’s safe to say this woman jumped through a lot of hoops to get here. A Las Vegas woman twirled her way into the record books after spinning a hoop so huge, she had to wear protective gear, Guinness ...

Sept. 14 (UPI) --An experienced circus performer put her hula-hooping skills to the test and broke two Guinness World Records-- one involving fire. Guinness World Records announced Grace Good, 30, ...

Méliejade Tremblay-Bouchard spins as many as 12 hula hoops at a time around her torso, limbs, and neck in “Passengers,” from the 7 Fingers, a Montreal-based circus collective, at American Repertory ...

I tried to ignore the pounding in my head and focus on the encouraging words of Oyun-Erdene Senge, the world-class contortionist holding me by the legs in an effort to teach me a headstand. As I ...

Ever convinced yourself that buying a hula hoop or picking up aerial gymnastics is just the thing to get back in shape? You’re not alone. The sea of weird and wonderful classes now available has had ...

Cirque du Soleil has come a long way since its founding by two French-Canadian street performers in the 1980s. It translates to "Circus of the Sun" and is now dubbed the largest theatrical producer in ...

Hula hoops or circus tricks: What would you try to be healthier? Ever convinced yourself that buying a hula hoop or picking up aerial gymnastics is just the thing to get back in shape? You’re not ...