For some, the idea of hanging suspended above the ground is pure nightmare. For others, it’s a dream come true—the ultimate, exhilarating defiance of our earthbound nature, and an act of pure freedom.

No one at the nineteenth International Aerial Dance Festival seems to be afraid of heights. At Frequent Flyers’ Boulder studio, dancers dangle from an arm wrapped in swaths of fabric or hang upside ...

The Aerial Dance Emphasis is offered for those students who have a serious interest in aerial dance and its application to dance training, performance, and choreography. Frequent Flyers® Aerial Dance ...

For aerial arts enthusiasts — spectators and practitioners alike — the local scene is soaring, from a festival this month to classes for all skill levels. ”There’s a rush — and a fear,” says aerial ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... They fly through the air with the greatest of ease, or so it appears. The daring young men and women on the flying trapeze make it look effortless, thanks to ...

Dancers at Pulse Dance Studio in Lititz will soon take their moves to the sky — or at least, mid-air. The Lititz dance studio will offer aerial arts classes beginning this month. Dancers hang from ...

Fly-by-Night Dance Theater has announced their 9th NYC Aerial Dance Festival. The performances will feature Aerial Dancers on a variety of apparatus including: harness, trapeze, rope, canes, lyra, ...

From the ceiling, giant red curtain-like silks hang from a simple pulley system connected to the walls. Five hoops, or lyras, are hung on the wall behind them. On the floor are various mats that Kim ...

Broomfield-based Iluminar Aerial’s spring shows will bring extravagant acrobatics to some classic tales. Iluminar puts on a selection of family-friendly shows every year, each one with its own theme ...

Most artistic directors find their muse in the classics: Stravinsky , Tchaikovsky, or, occasionally, a particularly moving sunset. Valerie Morris found hers on a PlayStation. In “Light vs the Dark,” a ...