Photos: Taming the Silks
Katherine Tesch teaches Advanced Kids Silks and Advanced Circus Gym classes at The Circus Academy of Tucson.
Taming the Silks
Teacher Katherine Tesch, Teaching Assistant Ren Carter Tucker, and student and Nola Millet, l-r, watch an unseen student working the silks above them while student Isabel Vincent works on a routine, background left, during an Advanced Kids Silks class at The Circus Academy of Tucson in Tucson, AZ. Photo taken Tuesday, January 19, 2016. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
Taming the Silks
Students warm up during an Advanced Kids Silks class at The Circus Academy of Tucson. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
Taming the Silks
Teacher Katherine Tesch, left, reacts as Isabel Vincent unrolls herself from a silk.Â
Taming the Silks
Tesch helps student Sylvia Vincent wrap a silk.
Taming the Silks
Teacher Katherine Tesch assists Penelope Monroy with exercises on a trapeze, a part of her individualized strength program.
Taming the Silks
Student Molly Lorring gets some help from teacher Katherine Tesch.
Taming the Silks
Tesch demonstrates a routine.
Taming the Silks
Teacher Katherine Tesch demonstrates a routine.
Taming the Silks
Student Abby Gaither-Banchoff strikes a pose while hanging from a silk.
Taming the Silks
Student Abby Gaither-Banchoff shares a laugh with teacher Katherine Tesch.
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