There was a lot of twirling and twisting around Times Square on Tuesday. Members of the new Cirque du Soleil show “Wintuk” were out in force showing off their skills—much to the delight of passers-by.

[Matilda Tracy, New York City Resident]:
“I just really enjoy hula hooping.”

The snowballs, as they’re called, put on quite a show, and put a smile on many a face.

[Frosty, Wintuk Snowball]:
“I’m from Wintuk, Cirque du Soleil.”

There were snowballs small and tall. And the most famous of them all was rhythmic gymnast Elena Lev. So how does she do all those tricks?

[Elena Lev, Wintuk Artist]:
“Just flexibility and know your body pretty well. At this point I am just having fun and my body kind of just works together with me.”

People’s faces lit up watching her perform.

[Elena Lev, Wintuk Artist]:
“That’s my goal because I love being on stage and it’s about how people react and how the people look at it and I love to connect and hear what they think about it.”

[Matilda Tracy, New York City]:
“Well it was really fun because it has clowns and it also has acrobatics and a lot of other things.”

The grand finale of her performance was the slinky made up of about 30 hoops.

[Elena Lev, Wintuk Artist]:
“It’s your whole body moving at the same time. You just need to know your body pretty well, and it takes a little bit of concentration and challenge in it, but then it’s fine. It’s easy.”

NTD News, New York.