Instructor Sagiv Ben Binyamin, left, Benjamin Fernandez, 6, center, and Theo Fernandez, 9, balance on the trapeze at Cirque School in Hollywood. At Cirque School you can learn how to be an acrobat, from aerial tricks to tumbling to fabric performance to trapeze. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
From left, Jonathan Fernandez, his sons Theo and Benjamin, and reporter Hilary MacGregor take a class at Cirque School in Hollywood. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Sagiv Ben Binyamin, a Cirque School instructor and member of Troupe Vertigo, works with Jonathan Fernandez at the Hollywood school. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Erin Cervantes, a two-year student, practices aerial silk moves. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Sagiv Ben Binyamin helps Benjamin Fernandez, 6, with flips and tricks on trapeze bars at Cirque School. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Lauren Stark, a two-year student, balances on the hands of Justin Anderson, a first-year student, while other students warm up and stretch. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
