THe BMT is on it's way!

BMT "Big Metal Thing" is on the way. It is a free-standing trapeze rig for doing the dance Lyra, static trapeze arts and various flying trapeze practice. It will be utilized in most of our fair and festival shows this year. The larger flying trapeze rig will be used only at the venues that specifically hire that act.

It was built by a trapeze artist and master circus equipment builder in Florida.

In the mean time the kids have been training like wild to be ready to present their acts on the BMT! They have also been working with great vigor on the tightrope. So far Jim, Miles and Victor Jr. have become very good at walking forward and backward and are now working on novelty acts on the wire including bull whipping on the wire, juggling on the wire, lying on the wire, unicycling across the wire, and more. I am surprised by their skill each time I go out and watch them work.

On the hard work front I should mention that Amelia is almost able to make it across the wire and is also working on her hula-hoop dance routine. The core of her routine is down and she chose music for it today. Being tiny means the hula hoop is 2/3 her size. So some tricks are still impossible for her size. But that doesn't stop her. She studies videos of other performers and then tries her best to develop those skills. I suppose I should mention she has chosen her costumes for the routine as well.

We are a month away from the kick off of the season. We do have a few small shows between now and then but the official tour starts at the LA Spring Fair in Irwindale, CA at the Toyota Speedway.

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