Her oldest student is 78 and practices with her twice a week. With that encouragement ringing in my ears, I put on my stretchiest leggings and dove in. Here's what the class was like.

I tried a beginner contortion class from a professional contortionist. Here's what I learned, including her favorite must-have products for performance.

In this challenge, contortion lessons come from Sofie Dossi herself.

Contortionist Aleksei Goloborodko performs in the Cirque du Soleil show Luzia during the premiere in New York City.