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Two Great Youth Circuses Combine for Weekend Shows  Submitted by Jessica Hentoff on   12/7/2009 Last Modified ### By Jessica Hentoff    In 1919, the Ringling Bros. combined their great circus with the Barnum & Bailey's "Greatest Show on Earth".  In 1959, the Clyde Beatty and Cole Bros. Circuses combined.  And...in 2009, Circus Harmony & CircEsteem, two great youth circuses combined...if for only one weekend, and gave a great performance! St. Louis' s Circus Harmony and Chicago's CircEsteem presented two days of alternating and combined shows at City Museum. It was a great weekend of skill sharing, friendship making and great circus as these two top social circus organizations made circus history.  In an Unprecedented, Unparalleled, Union of Unique, Uplifting  Utilizations of Circus Arts, these two troupes presented a Sensational Series of Successful Shows both alternating and in combination, on the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving 2009, in the third floor circus ring of City Museum. Both groups are ‘social circus’ organizations meaning they use circus arts to help motivate social change. Circus Harmony is an arts education, youth development organization that teaches the art of life through circus education. Through teaching and performance of circus skills, they help people defy gravity, soar with confidence, and leap over social barriers, all at the same time. CircEsteem is a non profit youth circus whose mission is to unite youth from diverse racial, cultural, and economic backgrounds and help them build self-esteem and mutual respect through the practice of circus arts.  Together, these two youth circus troupes showed the Power of Possibility by focusing on what unites them instead of on their differences. To see more pictures and some fun video go to www.facebook.com/circusharmony Aerial Display High Speed Diablos Globe Juggling "One More Time!" Jugglers from two youth circuses. Waiting on breakfast at the Hentoff home.  No donuts at this table! A friendly game of Basketball, Circus Harmony vs. CircEsteem. A surprise birthday party! A group shot of youth performers from Circus Harmony & CircEsteem. THE END Email This Resource   Copyright © 1999-2010 Circus Fans Association of America and Authors. For more information view our  Copyright Policy & Privacy Policy .

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