Stuart was born in London and began gymnastics at the age of 12. He represented Great Britain in Sports Acrobatics for 10 years where his Men’s Four achieved a ranking of No. 1 in the world. Once retired from competition he joined the world renowned Cirque Du Soleil in 2008 in Montreal with the show Saltim Banco and then toured with the show Kooza for over 5 years where he performed in the teeterboard act. Stuart then transferred shows to the new touring show KURIOS where he performed the duo Aerial Straps Act. Stuart recently created the new duo Aerial Straps act for Mystere at Treasure Island in Las Vegas.
Another performance focus involves special events for CDS including more recently the Opening Ceremony for the Pan Am Games and One Night for One Drop.
Stuart graduated from Northumbria University with a BSc (Hons) Sport Management and is furthermore a certified PT, strength and conditioning, acrobatic and aerial coach; he was artist coach for strength and conditioning on the show Kooza. He has been coaching, touring and exploring workshops since he was a gymnast progressing to an artist and now ready to take it that step forward helping within retreats and festivals to really build those spiritual and life fitness goals. Stuart’s vision is to help people achieve their fitness, performance and life goals through trust, belief, and confidence in themselves