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11. "sawdust in my veins" - LaVahn Hoh - circus saying

12. LaVahn annecdote - teaching experience - hist class of 45 students - had to turn down 150 class proposal got turned down - asked the board and told to change 8-page paper requirement to 10-page and it got approved
-wrote a textbook because there really wasn't a book

13. Linda's annecdote - the type of people who ran away to a financially risk business [MAYBEL STARK] was suppose to be a nurse but she loved tigers for families, especially big families, having one less son runaway wasn't too bad in the 1900s as a culture - it was bad - the churches wrote flyers/ stories of how "bad" it was
AUDIENCE QUES. (00h12m00s) where is this circus evolve to? CIRSTR_0060 JOHN BILL RICKETTS builds a circus - what circus is returning into this intimidate artistry - Janet redefining the circus - LaVahn Plenty of opportunities - like UNIVERSOUL circuses are thriving, but also go to a circus CIRCUS HARMONY - ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI circus performer - 91 y.o person started learning
YOU TOO CAN RUNAWAY WITH THE CIRCUS

14. Elena - there really is no professional school in the US.

15. JANET ASKS QUES ABOUT COLLAPSE OF COMMUNISM - Elena - when it collapsed and economic worries - people worried how to make money

16. [[strikethrough]] performers got [[/strikethrough]] AUDIENCE QUES. (00h25m) how were Russian performers selected? - physical ability and look - long legs - certain look for body proportion
1st test the face wasn't as important as body proportion straight spine - hyperextension - long legs
2nd test physical test - strength - flexibility
3rd test - performing/ acting test - you still take history and classes so you not only get to perform you graduate w/ state diploma

17. Audience ques (00h30m) ques. about LaVahn's courses
-Janet will teach a circus history class next semester after Hoh concluded the only circus history class 2 years ago (2015) after 33 yeats
-brought clowns to class

18. Audience (Dominique) comment - CIRCAPEDIA - information about circus - people here (USA) doesn't really know history "important to know what they are related to" - Dominique