aerialist
noun
ae·ri·al·ist
ˈer-ē-ə-list 
ā-ˈir-
: one who performs feats in the air or above the ground especially on the trapeze
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Renderings show dancers, aerialists and more performing for a packed house, decorated completely as a period circus performance.
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Utilizing special effects, pyrotechnics and state-of-the-art visual and audio technology with extravagant set pieces, the special also features Underwood’s band, dancers, aerialists and a special virtual orchestra in a high-energy production.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2024
Dee Dee Simon* (singer) Sebastian and Sonia* (aerialists) Contact IndyStar pop culture reporter Holly Hays at holly.hays@indystar.com.
—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Sep. 2024
The amiable Yerkes, who started out in the circus and was a skilled trapeze aerialist and tightrope walker, also plummeted from a helicopter through a roof in Breakout (1975), starring Charles Bronson.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Utilizing special effects, pyrotechnics and state-of-the-art visual and audio technology with extravagant set pieces, the special also features Underwood’s band, dancers, aerialists and a special virtual orchestra in a high-energy production.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2024
Dee Dee Simon* (singer) Sebastian and Sonia* (aerialists) Contact IndyStar pop culture reporter Holly Hays at holly.hays@indystar.com.
—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Sep. 2024
The amiable Yerkes, who started out in the circus and was a skilled trapeze aerialist and tightrope walker, also plummeted from a helicopter through a roof in Breakout (1975), starring Charles Bronson.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Aerialist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aerialist. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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