Ready to Join the Circus?

Ever dream about running away and joining the circus? Ever have one of those days at work where joining the circus seems like a great and fun idea?

Here are a few tips and ideas to make your dream of being in the circus come true.

First, decide on a circus skill you want to acquire: become a juggler, acrobat, contortionist, or trapeze artist. Or, learn to train wild animals, or to clown.

Once you have determined the skill you want, consider attending a school for circus arts. Here is a list of a few schools you might want to look into:

• San Francisco School of Circus Arts, San Francisco, CA
• School of Acrobatics & New Circus Arts
• Ringling Brothers & Barnum & Bailey Clown College, Venice, FL
• Flying High Circus at Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
• Circus Smirkus

Once you have perfected your skill, you will be looking for a circus job. Here are a few U.S. circuses you might want to contact

Big Apple Circus
Ringling Bros & Barnum Bailey Circus
Carson & Barnes Circus
Clyde-Beatty Cole Brother’s Circus