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Ray Pierce started his circus training in 1976 on the tightrope and high wire in Atlanta, GA while working at "The World of Sid & Marty Krofft"  His years of teaching gymnastics and trampoline paid off as he took to it naturally, developing his skills on the static trapeze and other circus skills as well.

Years later when legendary stuntman and flying trapeze aficionado Gary Littlejohn retired and took down his flying trapeze rig, Ray felt a void in the flying trapeze community so he set up a small rig for friends to practice on and along with Vicky Roberge and Carolyn Hennesy founded "The Secret Circus".

"The Secret Circus"

The avocation soon grew until the small rig wasn't enough to contain the interest in his teaching.  A few years later Ray founded the Dream Circus Aerial Arts School in Hollywood at what is now known as Vanguard.  This amazing partnership between Ray and Vanguard founder Jordan Birnbaum paved the way for what is now Hollywood Aerial Arts.

Dream Circus at Vanguard

It was at this location during a production of the Broadway musical "Barnum" that Ray met his wife Tania.

Tania was a professional dancer and actress and had always dreamed of becoming an aerialist but never knew there was a place to learn these skills.  It was a perfect match as they began working together both onstage and off.

In 2005, Ray and Tania moved their aerial home to the new location by Hollywood Park where it continues to grow and thrive attracting aerialists from around the world.