Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A remarkable contortionist family has amazed viewers after showcasing their extreme flexibility skills together in a unique family ...

Aleksei is professional circus artist who began circus contortion training at the age of four. Aleksei's training background includes elements from rhythmic gymnastics, aesthetic gymnastics, and wushu ...

The popularity of circus arts is increasing around the world, however knowledge about injuries and illness in performers is lacking. Circus arts take many forms, including professional companies, ...

Contortionists and acrobats with celestial skills train in squalid conditions as the promise of a former sumo wrestler to restore the national circus to its past glory has gone mostly unfulfilled.

When Oliver Herzfeld did his first training session in a Manhattan athletic studio with contortion instructor Jonathan Nosan in 2016, it didn’t go quietly. “Jonathan pushed me through a lot of scary ...

Jill Chiu climbed a ladder up some thirty feet up to a trapeze where they looked out and got connected to belaying ropes, fastened securely. Then, with a nervous smile, Chiu jumped off, trapeze ...