Flying Dancers Scale Tall Buildings

Perhaps you've heard about this or seen it recently on major news channels. Just as acrobats fling their bodies in circus acts, performers now showcase off of skyscrapers and similar-size urban structures. Modern choreography has bent the rules to pleasing audiences.

This Friday, Sept. 10th begins a week of building scaling dance. On weekend nights through the 18th at 8 and 9:30pm, an entire troop of dancers from Flyaway Productions will tumble, glide and parade right down the side of the Women's Building. To accompany the show, Ava Mendoza will host a musical serenade by Jewlia Eisenburg.

Celebrating 100 years of being a structure is something worth bringing these amazing stunts to the public. The Women's Building, established in 1971, is a local community center specializing in helping girls and women to achieve equality. The performances can be seen at their location at 3543 18th St., in the Mission District.