Fort Dix, NJ. Day 2
Second day of a wet stand on Fort Dix. Last night much of the show celebrated Mexican Independence Day (Sept 16th) with a party in the cookhouse. Beneath the bigtop in the quiet of the afternoon before the first show, girls are practicing silks routines. In popular circus skills are passed down from parents to children, passed along from friend to friend. There are few limitations on what you might become with long practice and if you are willing to learn, and to ask for help. The polish of formally trained circus artists from places like Russia rub off rather nicely on informally trained children, future performers from elsewhere. Circus is a world where even the very best share their knowledge and talents with virtual beginners inside the greater family that makes up the show. First the skill, then the flash and style that sells the act.
Second day of a wet stand on Fort Dix. Last night much of the show celebrated Mexican Independence Day (Sept 16th) with a party in the cookhouse. Beneath the bigtop in the quiet of the afternoon before the first show, girls are practicing silks routines. In popular circus skills are passed down from parents to children, passed along from friend to friend. There are few limitations on what you might become with long practice and if you are willing to learn, and to ask for help. The polish of formally trained circus artists from places like Russia rub off rather nicely on informally trained children, future performers from elsewhere. Circus is a world where even the very best share their knowledge and talents with virtual beginners inside the greater family that makes up the show. First the skill, then the flash and style that sells the act.
