Adventurers Take to the Air at Trapeze School

Like skydiving and bungee jumping, flying through the air with the greatest of ease is the latest craze among thrill seekers.

There are over more than 100 trapeze schools around the country and more are opening all the time.

While others are filing for unemployment insurance and plastering the Internet with their resumes, some job-seekers are taking a different path -- chasing goals they'd long ago left behind.

For Magali Boniface, that means a thrilling glimpse at her future from high above the Santa Monica Pier .

"I'm a wife and a mom and a painter ... an artist ... and well, eventually, I am a trapeze artist too!" Boniface said.

Boniface hopes to one day to make a living under the big top.

"I would love to be in the circus, but I don't know if it's going to happen," she added. "It's like a dream."

Boniface isn't the only one with dreams of flying through the air with the greatest of ease.

"Our main demographic is women 19-35 because I think it's sort of like extreme yoga in some ways," trapeze artist Jonathon Conan said.

Boniface concurs with Conan’s explanation. "It reminds me of doing gymnastics and making your body react to what your brain is saying. So it is really a workout that I enjoy," she said.

Trapeze schools and academies can now be found in most major cities. Classes cost about $50 per three-hour session.

By the end of the first session, even the most acrobatically challenged students can grab a hold of a signature trapeze move.

"People are going up with a tremendous amount of fear and coming down triumphant and realizing ... wow ... if I can do that, what else can I do," said Conan.

Trapeze instructor Elizabeth Feldman believes the increasingly popular trend is here to stay.

"People think of it as some obscure sport, but once they get the chance to try it they realize wait ... this could be something I could do for the rest of my life," she explained

Feldman adds that the acrobatics give you an "exhilirating adrenaline rush."

The thrill keeps many students coming back again and again.

"My friends … some of them say that I am crazy, and some of them think that I have guts," Boniface concluded.