Hailey Van Nyhuis started training and performing in circus arts at the age of 10 as a member of Circus Spire Youth Troupe in Oakland, CA. After seven years as a youth performer, she expanded her training as a student at Circadium School of Contemporary Circus in Philadelphia, PA. She graduated in June 2024 as a specialist in dance trapeze and contortion. She applies contortion, acrobatic, and aerial silks training to explore new trapeze movements and push the boundaries of a trapeze act.