The Flying Cavarettas

The Flying Cavarettas were an American aerialist act that gained widespread popularity in the 1960s and 1970s for their acrobatic performances and international tour and media appearances.

Initially composed of teenaged siblings, the team, inducted into the Circus Ring of Fame in 2009, is best known for its role in popularizing acrobatic and circus shows on the Las Vegas Strip, the brief pop cultural notoriety of catcher Jimmy Cavaretta, and the athletic accomplishments of lead flyer, Guinness World Record-holder Terry Cavaretta.

[1][2] Training in St. Petersburg, Florida, in municipal facilities, at times with circus greats Faye Moses and Fay Alexander, sisters Candace (Kandy), Maureen (Moe), and Marlene (Molli) were added to the act in 1964, and the team began touring and competing with a double cross-over aerial and trampoline act, featuring young Terry as primary flyer.

[7][8] In 1966, "The Flying Cavarettas" released a pop single, "I Tried to Treat You Right", on V&O records,[9] paired with "I Want to be Free", a solo effort by Jimmy.

[6][7] Also during this period, Terry's aerial achievements both individually and with the group continued to establish a reputation as one of the world's premiere aerialists.