Circus Comes To Town, Performers Talk Life Under Big Top
Ever wonder what it would be like to travel with the circus?
Photo Credit: Cole Bros. Circus
from: northfork.patch.com
Posted by Lisa Finn (Editor),
July 23, 2013
As the circus hits the East End this week, performers open up about what it's like to live the dream shared by many of life under the Big Top.
The Cole Bros. Circus has set up its tent in Southampton at the Shinnecock Pow Wow grounds; shows will take place on Tuesday at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Next, the circus will head to Greenport, where the tent will be set up at the Polo Grounds on Moore's Lane for shows on Wednesday and Thursday at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.
But, while most kids only dream of joining the circus, for some performers and circus families, it's the only life they have ever known.
Wendy Aguiar, 15, who rides motorcycles in large globes and performs as a showgirl, has been performing with the Cole Bros. Circus since she was six years old.
Ever wonder what it would be like to travel with the circus?
Photo Credit: Cole Bros. Circus
from: northfork.patch.com
Posted by Lisa Finn (Editor),
July 23, 2013
As the circus hits the East End this week, performers open up about what it's like to live the dream shared by many of life under the Big Top.
The Cole Bros. Circus has set up its tent in Southampton at the Shinnecock Pow Wow grounds; shows will take place on Tuesday at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Next, the circus will head to Greenport, where the tent will be set up at the Polo Grounds on Moore's Lane for shows on Wednesday and Thursday at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.
But, while most kids only dream of joining the circus, for some performers and circus families, it's the only life they have ever known.
Wendy Aguiar, 15, who rides motorcycles in large globes and performs as a showgirl, has been performing with the Cole Bros. Circus since she was six years old.
Wendy Aguiar, 15, rides motorcycles in huge globes in the circus. And she wouldn't have it any other way. Photo credit: Wendy Aguiar
From Minnesota, Wendy said the circus is a family affair, with her parents, Jose Aguiar and Vania Monteiro, and brothers, Edwin, 13, and Eric, 18, all joining in the act.
And her own family is close with the other circus families who all travel together, she said.
Wendy said she loves her life in the spotlight. "It's the best thing," she said. "I can't even imagine my life out of the circus. I love what I do, traveling and getting to know a lot of people in a lot of different places. It's really good."
Photo Credit: Cole Bros. Circus
Wendy said she learned how to ride the motorcycles in the globes from her father. "He's been doing it for years. He taught my brothers and me," she said.
The family remains tight-knit, with nine months of the year on the road, traveling from state to state. Wendy is home-schooled online, doing schoolwork in the morning, performances later in the day, with free time after the shows.
"It's not hard to balance it all," she said.
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