Acrobatics have been part of human culture from the last 2000 years. It is believed to have started in china as an important element of the village festivals.

1. Know more about the Aerial Acrobat Festivals
Acrobatics have been part of human culture from the last 2000 years. It is believed to have started in
china as an important element of the village festivals. Over there the performers used to show their
talents in the competitions organized by the village head and received fabulous prizes as per their
talents. Most of these performers learned their arts in acrobats from their family, and keep on passing
the talent among the generation. They used to travel from one place to another to perform in front of
the rich merchants and kings, and earn money along with other things from them.
This art and talent of acrobats is running from generation to generation which is modified with practice.
A person needs to have the right balance, alertness and control over different parts of the body like
hand and legs to give out their best as an acrobat. If a person lacks the flexibility of the body he or she
can never be a good acrobat and may end up hurting themselves. In current era this art is getting a
touch of technology and is spreading among the masses at a great extent. This being a part of the
Olympics as a sport, many acrobatics and aerial circus arts school are mushrooming all around the
world to teach people the basics of this art.
Acrobatics have many fields in it and they all require one to use different equipments for their
performance. Trapeze, hoola hoop, rope, cord lassie, ring, and tissue are some of the equipments used
in the acrobatics. Tissue or the aerial silk as known among the aerial acrobats is made up of a strong and
silky aerial dance fabrics so that the performer can easily slide on it while performing the aerial dance.
This material needs to be strong enough to handle the weight of the performer; otherwise the
performer can be injured badly while performing the aerial dance.
If you are also an aerial dance performer and are looking for a great platform to display your talent then
nothing can be better than an aerial dance festival organized by Lynn Coleman. He is an entrepreneur
who tries to support the talented aerial acrobatics performers by giving them a chance to show their

2. talent. For taking part in the festival you need to be 18 years of age or older and should have had
professional training at a circus school. For more information visit aerialartsfestdenver.com.