For over 45 years, the Yunnan Flyers have originated many exhilarating acrobatic acts of their own design, including "flying from a swing board," which is influenced by Russian Swing and Eastern European aerial acts.
Kunming, China
"With the power of imagination, you can soar on your own wings!"
Yunnan Swing
When Dan, hero of the 136th Edition of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey®, calls upon the farthest reaches of his imagination, it is the Yunnan Acrobatic Troupe that appears amidst flaming torches and pounding drums. What follows is a dazzling display of aerial ingenuity that would truly seem to be the improbable product of a young boy's wildest circus conjuring. These aerial adventurers catapult to incredible heights while performing amazing acrobatic stunts, culminating their daring display when, one after the other, they launch from their double swing to form a human chain that suspends – upside down – from a single trapeze high above the arena floor!