I swapped performing in a circus for an office job. I've now got more stability and money — but I can't do a handstand when I'm stressed out
From a young age, I would walk around the house on my hands and do cartwheels and front handsprings — whether indoors or out — at any opportunity.
I trained there for a year while performing on the street and in venues including a castle and a traditional circus tent. The circus school director, Nordine Allal, was quite the character — always loud and busy. Our teachers were from all over, including the Romanian acrobat coach Adrian Munteanu. The aim was to stay in this school for two years before moving to a bigger one such as the Fratellini Academy, or even NexGen, Cirque du Soleil's training program.
I'd usually get up at about 6:30 a.m., have breakfast, and head to the school at about 8 a.m. I'd then warm up for an hour, starting with basic acrobatics.Depending on what the day included — dance, acrobatics, trampoline, handstands, or hand-to-hand, which involves working with a partner — I'd practice until about 6 p.m.
Frustration is a feeling acrobats need to make peace with. Some days, I could hit every double backflip perfectly, but the next day I could be stumbling everywhere. So when I started facing work-related anxiety, I wasn't too sure how to handle it because I couldn't just do a handstand in the office.
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