Join the circus
By Dru Willis Abilene Reporter-News October 19, 2011
The three-ring Jordan World Circus will be at the Taylor County Expo Center Friday night.
The annual show will take place at the Expo Center's outdoor arena rather than in the coliseum, with tickets ranging from $13 to $17. Many area schoolchildren are given free passes to the show.
The Jordan World Circus is owned and operated by Jody Jordan, who comes from a long background of aerialists and circus performers. The circus usually is through a local service club or police and fire association.
The performances will feature all the elements of a traditional circus show — aerialists, daredevils, clowns, elephants, lions, tigers and other performing animals large and small. The show also will feature the Jordan "Danger Zone" riders in the Globe of Death.
"It's a good little circus," said Rochelle Johnson, Expo Center general manager. "It's not on the same level probably as the Barnum & Bailey Circus, the big one, but it's still a pretty good circus."
The Jordan World Circus is easy for the Expo Center to prepare for, too, because it will be held in the outdoor arena, with dirt floor.
Circus personnel will set up the circus and take it down.
"We just have to clean up the facility before, during and after," Johnson said. "They sell the tickets and the whole nine yards."
The annual show will take place at the Expo Center's outdoor arena rather than in the coliseum, with tickets ranging from $13 to $17. Many area schoolchildren are given free passes to the show.
The Jordan World Circus is owned and operated by Jody Jordan, who comes from a long background of aerialists and circus performers. The circus usually is through a local service club or police and fire association.
The performances will feature all the elements of a traditional circus show — aerialists, daredevils, clowns, elephants, lions, tigers and other performing animals large and small. The show also will feature the Jordan "Danger Zone" riders in the Globe of Death.
"It's a good little circus," said Rochelle Johnson, Expo Center general manager. "It's not on the same level probably as the Barnum & Bailey Circus, the big one, but it's still a pretty good circus."
The Jordan World Circus is easy for the Expo Center to prepare for, too, because it will be held in the outdoor arena, with dirt floor.
Circus personnel will set up the circus and take it down.
"We just have to clean up the facility before, during and after," Johnson said. "They sell the tickets and the whole nine yards."
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