Cheerleader goes viral over 'walking on air' video

An American cheerleader is the talk of the internet after appearing to walk on air.

Ariel Olivar from Manvel High School in Texas posted the above video to Twitter recently and immediately went viral.

In the video, Olivar performs a beautiful 'invisible box' trick, appearing to levitate as she steps over the non-existent box.

“The video was my third time trying it," she said.

"It’s hard to explain, I just keep the leg in the same exact spot.

“It is actually kind of challenging keeping it there.

“The technique...is to bring the other leg higher than the other as if you are actually stepping over a box.”

Olivar's original tweet has been retweeted over 120,000 times in just a few days.

The video has seen many social media users trying to copy it, with mixed results.