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circusEntertainment, often held in a large tent (‘big top’), involving performing animals, acrobats, and clowns. In 1871 P T Barnum created the ‘Greatest Show on Earth’ in the USA. The popularity of animal acts decreased in the 1980s. Originally, in Roman times, a circus was an arena for chariot races and gladiatorial combats. |
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| For this reason, Smith makes certain that festival participants learn about rigging, safety, and injury prevention (a specialty of Elsie and Serenity, who have their own trapeze and circus school, Nimble Arts, in Vermont). The celebration included an "Interactive Hands-on Circus School. To be sure, there are many differences between Circus School and most classrooms. |
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