The origins of the art of aerial silks is debated, but it was in the late 1980s when Cirque du Soleil revamped the technique and brought it to the masses. Now, fitness groups in Southwest Florida are ...

CHELMSFORD — Sanjyot Chatwani watched as her 16-year-old student Gianna Hebert attempted a 360-degree aerial drop Wednesday evening. Clutching bright blue silks hanging from the ceiling, Hebert waited ...