Originally from Manhattan, New York, Glory Dearling is a multidisciplinary aerialist known for her strong stage presence, fluid movement quality, and captivating storytelling. She specializes as a soloist on high-flying aerial net, hoop, and silks, and as a partnering specialist in ensemble work across circus and live entertainment.

Most recently, she performed duo aerial hoop for Flic Flac Dortmund in Germany for their Xmas Holiday show. She has performed internationally with The Silver Starlets and for notable companies including Cirque Éloize, La TOHU, Cirque Italia, and NBA Halftime Shows, and appeared as a semifinalist on Canada’s Got Talent. She is also a stunt performer and actor, an ACTRA member, a dual Canadian-American citizen, an aerial and stadium rigger, and part of the Cirque du Soleil talent pool.

After training in competitive figure skating as a child and transitioning to acro dance and theatre throughout her teen years, Glory immersed herself in the circus world, developing aerial acts under mentors including Stacy Clark, Rachel Walker and Jen Georgopoulos. She is represented by The Casting Solution, a graduate of the International Stunt School in Seattle, and holds a degree in Devised Theatre from York University in Toronto.