Hello all!
I have a special post for you today! As you may know, I went to the circus over the weekend! The Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey's present The Greatest Show on Earth! I was so excited, and it did not disappoint!
It was only made better because I went with one of my best friends! We love going to shows like this together, we always laugh, pick fun at each other, get really hyped during the different acts, sometimes have honest conversations on the way back, but above all else we really make an experience of it!
We started as soon as we arrived, eagerly wandering around Spectrum center to look at all of the vendors and restaurants options. We indulged in true circus food: cotton candy -which was SO strange! I get why kids love it and as an adult I did not hate it, but I wouldn't say I loved it either. We got hot dogs -Fabian was obsessed with these hot dogs!- and those giant pretzels!
I was determined to find a small pamphlet or some kind of memento that I could use for my journal. I told Fabian this and while on our mission for food, he came across this giant booklet that covers every single act in the show! We flipped through it while waiting for it to begin and learned some interesting things about the performers and the acts.
I have a special post for you today! As you may know, I went to the circus over the weekend! The Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey's present The Greatest Show on Earth! I was so excited, and it did not disappoint!
It was only made better because I went with one of my best friends! We love going to shows like this together, we always laugh, pick fun at each other, get really hyped during the different acts, sometimes have honest conversations on the way back, but above all else we really make an experience of it!
We started as soon as we arrived, eagerly wandering around Spectrum center to look at all of the vendors and restaurants options. We indulged in true circus food: cotton candy -which was SO strange! I get why kids love it and as an adult I did not hate it, but I wouldn't say I loved it either. We got hot dogs -Fabian was obsessed with these hot dogs!- and those giant pretzels!
I was determined to find a small pamphlet or some kind of memento that I could use for my journal. I told Fabian this and while on our mission for food, he came across this giant booklet that covers every single act in the show! We flipped through it while waiting for it to begin and learned some interesting things about the performers and the acts.
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Once we got settled with our food, booklet, waters, and crazy hat, it was time for the show to begin!
From the very start it grabbed the crowd's attention by getting the crowd involved! Followed by a dazzling musical number and pyrotechnics!
The fashion/styling part of me never shuts off, not even at the circus, because I was so entranced by the costumes worn throughout the show. The main singer wore a sparkling, multicolored, fitted blazer with some textured black pants. Another guy wore some electric blue pants that I need in my closet straight away!
One of my favorite costumes in particular was during a rendition of Rihanna's 'Diamond' song, two Ariel artists were performing a beautiful routine in white, sparkling body suits. That really embodied the essence of that song. It gives me chills even thinking back to it now!
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The performances themselves were unreal! The trapeze artists flew through the air. catching onto one another. The tight rope walkers walked across the ropes with each other on their shoulders. While other acts saw women being launched onto the air and landing atop a human ladder, four people high! And they all moved with such fluidity and grace! Meanwhile, I was on the edge of my seat praying I would not see anyone fall that day! -I did not by the way!
And these are just some of the acts! It was two hours of people defying gravity and showing how incredible the human body really is!
Of course, it was also fun to see the kids in the audience watch the show. To hear them laugh at the comic relief moments in between acts, to hear them cheer on one of the main characters as he attempted to ride the world's tallest unicycle. I found myself doing those same things! I think I may have recaptured some of my own childhood that night!
And honestly that is part of the beauty of the show in my opinion. Getting to forget the real world for two hours and be silly, have fun, and allow yourself to be in the moment, because it truly is the greatest show on earth!
And these are just some of the acts! It was two hours of people defying gravity and showing how incredible the human body really is!
Of course, it was also fun to see the kids in the audience watch the show. To hear them laugh at the comic relief moments in between acts, to hear them cheer on one of the main characters as he attempted to ride the world's tallest unicycle. I found myself doing those same things! I think I may have recaptured some of my own childhood that night!
And honestly that is part of the beauty of the show in my opinion. Getting to forget the real world for two hours and be silly, have fun, and allow yourself to be in the moment, because it truly is the greatest show on earth!
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