Petal Palesa Mokone (24) is one of the few self-taught contortionists from the province. The 24-year-old from Matenteng Village in deep rural Bushbuckridge Local Municipality realised that she can ...

When you think of contortionists, images of circus performers (perhaps a la Cirque du Soleil) likely come to mind. The bending, twisting, and stretching seem impossible — and never fail to mesmerize.

FLEXIBLE Christine Danton, 71, chats about her life as a contortionist, revealing her lithe body can still perform a trick she perfected when she was just seven years old. Sixty-four years on, her ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — This week’s Reaching 4 ...

A TEEN bends over backwards to do her schoolwork while honing her skills as a contortionist. Super-flexible Roxy Kobyliukh, 13, regularly arches her body completely so her feet flip past her head from ...

Ariunsanaa Bataa does things for a living that hurt to hear her talk about – much less look at. Bataa has been a contortionist with Cirque du Soleil since 2009 and part of its touring ‘OVO’ show for ...

In this challenge, contortionists attempt extreme bends and poses. Experts warn the internet will go down in a big way — and ...

Visitors to the United States these days are struck by the bitterness, not to say hatred, that pervades the nation’s political debate. From the ringside, American politics resembles a giant pool of ...

Each time the 16-year-old contortionist bends her legs behind her ears, it appears as if her entire body is a pretzel. She began twisting her limber body to perform circus tricks at age 9. Circus work ...

There was a time when Nestor Cortes was scared to be himself. That reality is a bit hard to believe when it comes to a New York Yankees pitcher best known for the idiosyncrasies he brings to the mound ...