Alesya Goulevich

Hula Hoops

By Dominique Jando

Although she was born in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Alesya Goulevich is Belorussian. She came from a family of circus performers: Her father is the famous clown Fedor Goulevich (of the duo Goulevich & Voronetskiy), and her mother, Nadia Bilienko, was an aerialistAny acrobat working above the ring on an aerial equipment such as trapeze, Roman Rings, Spanish web, etc..

Trained within the circus by her parents and other artists that she met during their various engagements, Alesya became a proficient unicyclist, worked as a clownGeneric term for all clowns and augustes. '''Specific:''' In Europe, the elegant, whiteface character who plays the role of the straight man to the Auguste in a clown team., and eventually created her energetic hula-hoop act.

Based today in Miami, Florida, she has worked in major circuses all over Europe, Asia, and America.

See Also

• Video: Alesya Goulevich, Hula-Hoop Act in the Big Apple Circus production of Carnevale! (2003)