When you think of contortionists, images of circus performers (perhaps a la Cirque du Soleil) likely come to mind. The bending, twisting, and stretching seem impossible — and never fail to mesmerize.

It’s tempting to say that Otgo Waller’s life has taken some bizarre twists. But that’d be too easy. So let’s offer, instead, that Waller always has been flexible about dealing with curves that life ...

SEATTLE — Peter Amelia is a trapeze artist and contortionist with Seattle’s Versatile Arts and Arcadia circus schools. "Increasing flexibility has just changed my life so dramatically," Peter said.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are some performances that are difficult to watch and also difficult to look away from — and Ukrainian contortionist ...

Aleksei Goloborodko, a performer in Cirque du Soleil’s hit show LUZIA is profiled in CBC series, Cirque Life Image | Aleksei Goloborodko, a performer in Cirque du Soleil’s hit show LUZIA is profiled ...

Ricardo Sosa, a native of Cuba, has been a contortionist for most of his life. At 52 years old, he is world renowned in his profession, but even with his fame, he has kept the humility of a graceful ...

Britt Hertz facilitates a head-to-head flexibility battle between professional gymnasts and contortionists.

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 ...

There are some performances that are difficult to watch and also difficult to look away from — and Ukrainian contortionist Oleksandr Yenivatov has seemingly mastered that tough line to walk. The ...