Fifteen minutes into my trial aerial silks lesson at Bumbershoot Aerial Arts, I am close to tears. Despite clear instructions from two compassionate teachers, I cannot get the hang of the first move: ...

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 ...

Crissy Langhammer knows how it feels to lean into the tension. As an aerial silks instructor, there is a physical tension being up on a silk or rope: Your body isn’t used to being up in the air, ...

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 ...

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 ...

SARTELL — Inside a cozy Sartell fitness studio, Laura Brand is taking yoga to new heights. Brand, 37, teaches a variety of classes at Barre Bodies, a boutique fitness studio opened four years ago by ...