If you have ever wondered what it takes to achieve those extreme back bends and flexible twists and turns seen on stage, a series of workshops in Nicosia and Limassol will reveal the tricks.

Feb. 17 (UPI) --A 13-year-old boy from Palestine set a world record for his superior skills as a contortionist. Mohammed Alsheikh, known as "Spider Boy," ran his legs around his own body 38 times to ...

Many people would bend over backwards to avoid performing stunts in front of an audience. But Ariana Ferber-Carter — a professional contortionist and circus coach — is far more flexible, and her ...

Until recently, contortion was consigned to the eccentric world of circus acts and freak-shows. But now yoga enthusiasts are looking for the next challenge in extreme flexibility - and high-profile ...

Russia’s most flexible man has been sent to a maximum security prison for 22 years after being convicted of sexually abusing six underage girls. Mukhtar Gusengadzhiev was initially accused of sexually ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The arrow hits the bullseye, again and again, at the Dance Extensions Performing Arts studio in Canonsburg. Dancer and contortionist, Bella Gantt, 11, has moves most dancers only ...

A teenager in Ukraine has achieved the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the most contortion roll push-ups in 30 seconds despite the ongoing war and “constant bombardment”. Sofia Tepla completed 21 ...