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2 ways of approaching circus
1. Circus family 
2. people who join the circus of their on volition

how do you keep in contact w/ friends & family when in circus? 
- Use Schat, facebook, face time
- Veronica had to convince her family her choice was right for her by flying her mom to performances

How did Colin get started?
Saw a performance & got hooked

Ms. Griggs 5th generation Circus
grandparents did a wire walk across Lion den

Ms. Grave mother went to the Circus + save her father's acts
fell in love w/ both the circus & the men on the wire 
By the age of 16 she ran away w/ the circus & re-aquainted w/
the men on the wire

Circus has a hierarchy - acrobat at the top & clowns at the bottom

Ms. Blair did a fundraiser where each act did their act to a specific bond

The uncle Junia project - was a wild animal trainer named Emmanuel Junia Ruffet. "if you smile at the world the world will smile back" was Emmanuel's grandmother response to his request to join the circus b/c he was African American they created a story about him being an African Prince to avoid issue around segregation

Tent boss- [[strikethrough]] [[/strikethrough]] the general manager responsible for putting up the canvas all the people who helped set up

Veronica began to research African comedian circus performers & now has a film in production which is documenting the experience/ African American [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] circus performers.