An aerialist sliding up and down emerald silks. A human body curling itself up into an aerial hoop, known as a lyra, or shimmying up and sliding down the vertical pole known as the Chinese pole. These ...

ATLANTIC CITY -- Aerial artist Erendira Wallenda set a world record Thursday for back revolves on a lyra, or aerial hoop, while dangling 150 feet over the Atlantic Ocean from underneath a helicopter.

Flying through the air with the greatest of ease, the daring young Jillian Ryan recently won an aerial cirque competition with her performance on lyra, also known as the aerial hoop. Jillian, a senior ...

Karla Coreil is making sure turning 50 is fabulous. Not only has Coreil tackled aerial hoops, but she's also now certified to teach it. The latter accomplishment coincided with her golden birthday ...

ATLANTIC CITY -- In the 30 years Erendira Wallenda has been an aerialist, she has performed some amazing stunts. The 35-year-old acrobat has done handstands on a sway pole 75 feet off the ground and ...