10 Traditional Circus Acts

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1.  Clowns
2. High wire acrobats
3. Lion tamer (also other animal acts like performng seals)
4. Contortionist
5. Knife thrower
6. Juggler
7. Trapeze artists
8. Fire eater and sword swallower
9. Strong man
10. Escapologist and shallow diver

The Circus

We went to the circus tonight, Zippo's in Brent Cross. My youngest son is 10 on Monday. We all sang happy birthday from the circus. Here he is with Norman Barrett in the ring.

The circus is a fascinating world. It's amazing that it has survived into the 21st century. The way everyone

gets involved in everyting is striking. No prima donnas really. Many of the acts were fairly ordinary I suppose but we finished with an amazing motor cage act, which really did look death defying. The boys loved it.