Aerialist

The Steben Twins perform a fixed doubles trapeze act
Pirates of the Sky, an aerial hoop act
Aerial silks performance by Nofit State Circus

An aerialist is an acrobat who performs in the air, on a suspended apparatus such as a trapeze, rope, cloud swing, aerial cradle, aerial pole, aerial silk, or aerial hoop.[1]

References

  1. "Circus Dictionary". National Institute of Circus Arts. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2009-10-01.