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 ...

You might not guess it to watch me type, but once upon a time, I was pretty flexible. This is in large part due to a class I took (more years ago than I care to admit) at the San Francisco School of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This world record comes with a serious twist. Full-body contortionist Shakirudeen Alade, 25, landed a Guinness World Record for his skills walking on his hands — with his legs flexed behind his back, ...

She's been dubbed the world's bendiest woman and, as these extraordinary pictures show, contortionist Julia Guenthel is nothing if not supple. The blonde bombshell, who performs under the stage name ...

Warped time signatures, percussive mathematics, spider-fingered fretwork, dazzlingly atmospheric keyboards and immediately arresting vocals collide within THE CONTORTIONIST, who have achieved a career ...

To East Berlin last week went the intellectual acrobats and performing seals of Communism’s traveling peace circus. Two hundred strong, they staged their third meeting of the World Peace Council ...

Britt Hertz survives the world’s strictest contortion coach, learning how far she can stretch her body in intense training sessions. Defense Department workers no longer required to submit DOGE's ...