With certifications through Integrative Nutrition, Power Pilates 1 & 2 and 200hr RYT through Yoga with Carson Academy she puts a big focus on fitness, health and helping others find their happiness. Through her circus career she's traveled all over to train with reputable coaches such as Jessica John, Brit Crumpton, Robin Berry, TT Robson, Caitlyn Larsson, Christine Van Loo, Siobhan Jonstone, Tori McGrory, Jen Bruyer, Sarah Romanowsky, Kerri Kresinski and many more. Born and raised in Philly, KP has since traveled along the east coast until finding her home in Virginia Beach. Her first circus class with Julianna Hane in South Carolina was where she found the start of a new fitness and creative journey. After completing her personal trainer certification in 2010 she was determined to find a fun and interesting workout. Kelsey has been training circus aerial arts since 2011, she specializes in aerial silk as well as aerial sling(hammock), rope(corde lisse), & dabbles on lyra. ![]() The report added that the female acrobat had been married to her husband for more than a decade and left behind two children.Founder/Owner of VB Aerial Arts Collective LLC and KP Aerialist performing arts. The Paper, a state-run news website, reported that during the show, a host had boasted to the audience that in order to make the performance look “real,” the performers were not equipped with any safety measures. The company has reached an agreement on compensation with the family of the acrobat, and will be punished according to regulations, the statement said.Ĭhina’s Acrobats Association said in a statement Sunday it was “devastated and shocked by the tragedy” and called for acrobatic groups and performers to pay greater attention to safety measures. The use of a crane in the performance was also a violation of regulations, it added. The company failed to obtain approval from authorities prior to the show, and failed to provide essential safety protection and emergency measures during the performance, the investigation found. The show was hosted by a local farm business owner, who contracted the Anhui Yaxi Performing Arts Media Company to run the performance, the statement said. In another statement released Tuesday, the Tongqiao government said an investigation by authorities had ruled the tragedy was an accident. The acrobat couple are seen performing another set of aerial silks routine before the accident. “No matter how skilled the performers are, there will always be mistakes. At least put a safety net underneath so the (performer) can be protected from falling,” said a comment on China’s Twitter-like Weibo platform. “This kind of mid-air acrobatic performance is really dangerous. Others called for stricter regulations on the acrobatic industry and better protection for performers. ![]() Many users questioned why the woman did not wear any safety belt, and why there was no safety net or crash mat on the ground. Videos of the horrific moment shocked Chinese social media. Her husband attempted to catch her with his legs but failed, the footage showed. But she lost her grip and and plunged to the hard stage amid screams from the crowd. Online footage of the incident showed the couple being pulled high into the air by a crane above a large outdoor stage, with the woman holding on to her husband whose arms were wrapped around two pieces of fabric hanging from the crane.Īs they swung in mid-air, the woman wrapped her arms around her husband’s head and hung off him during a transition act. ![]() She was taken to hospital but died of her injuries, the Tongqiao district government said in a statement Monday. The woman, surnamed Sun, fell to the stage while performing a mid-air routine on Saturday with her husband in a village near the city of Suzhou in central Anhui province. A Chinese acrobat has fallen to her death during an aerial silks performance, sparking horror and outcry on social media over the lack of safety measures.
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