 Our Circus Arts Program Founder, Catie Brier, performing at a Corporate Event Our Circus Arts Program
It
all started with a young girl's dream, and a mother's dedication to do all she could do to be a good mother.
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One day my daughter decided that she didn't want to be a dancer anymore; instead she wanted to run away with the
circus and be a Chinese contortionist. Mind you, she wasn't Chinese and she wasn't a contortionist, but this was her dream.
Her Fairy God Mother had given her a video of the 4 little pink contortionists with Cirque du Soleil from their early
show “Nouvelle Experience”. All she wanted to do was stay in her room and try to put her toes over her head. Then
she started to get all the other girls at our dance studio to put their toes over their heads.
Needless to say, this
was the beginning of a wonderful story and provided the vision for the establishment of our Circus Arts program.
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As we took this journey through the years, we met many wonderful circus artists and trainers. Eventually
my daughter ended up moving to San Francisco to train with the only Chinese Contortion coach outside of mainland China, Master
Lu Yi. After two years of intensive training, she became a respected dancer/acrobat/contortionist in the entertainment industry.
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Meanwhile, I was not just the
doting mother. I was up in a trapeze, learning something I always wanted to do…Aerial Dance!
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So we established a Circus Arts program at our dance studio. As we began to train our dancers in aerial and contortion,
it became very clear to me that these beautiful young students could achieve a respectable level of training and performance
skill. Since my own daughter had achieved her dream, I set out to do the same for many other young people with their own visions.
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Our advanced students are presently honing their skills and are on the road to their professional
careers. BB’s Dance & Circus Arts is mentoring them best as possible to ensure their future success.
They
perform at Casa Tina’s Mexican Restaurant in Downtown Dunedin every Saturday and Sunday nights. They have performed
for Make A Wish Foundation, Big Brother/Big Sisters, the Children’s Heart Foundation, Push Ultra Lounge in St. Pete,
Corporate Parties, and private functions.
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So this is our story. This is how it all started.
If your child has ever alluded to running away to the Circus, if they bounce off the walls, or try to fly through the air
off the sofa, this might be the program for them!
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Sincerely, Beth Brier/Artistic Director
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| Tieli, Adv. Aerial Instructor, smiling for the camera! |
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