Alesya Goulevich

From Circopedia

Hula Hoops

By Dominique Jando

Although she was born in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Alesya Goulevich is Belarusian. She comes from a family of circus performers: Her father is a famous clown, Fedor Goulevich (of the duo Goulevich & Voronetskiy); her mother, Nadia Bilienko, was an aerialist.

Trained within the circus both by her parents and by other artists whom she met, Alesya became a proficient unicyclist, worked as a clown, and eventually created her energetic and unusually elegant hula-hoop act.

Based today in Miami, Florida, Alesya has worked in major circuses all across Europe, Asia, and the United States.

See Also

• Video: Alesya Goulevich, Hula-Hoop Act in the Big Apple Circus production of Carnevale! (2003)

Aerialist: Any acrobat working above the ring on an aerial equipment such as trapeze, Roman Rings, Spanish web, etc.Clown: Generic term for all clowns and augustes. '''Specific:''' In Europe, the elegant, whiteface character who plays the role of the straight man to the Auguste in a clown team.Spanish Web: A vertical rope, or corde lisse, covered with fabric.