hey welcome to watchmojo.com I’m your host Laila and I’m gonna talk
I’m your host Laila and I’m gonna talk
I’m your host Laila and I’m gonna talk to student at illegit at the national
to student at illegit at the national
to student at illegit at the national circus school to see what it takes to
circus school to see what it takes to
circus school to see what it takes to specialize in tightwire Natalie tell us
specialize in tightwire Natalie tell us
specialize in tightwire Natalie tell us first a little bit about your background
first a little bit about your background
first a little bit about your background I started out actually as a gymnast and
I started out actually as a gymnast and
I started out actually as a gymnast and a dancer and I just started circus a few
a dancer and I just started circus a few
a dancer and I just started circus a few years ago kind of I was performing as a
years ago kind of I was performing as a
years ago kind of I was performing as a dancer mostly and doing our chromatics
dancer mostly and doing our chromatics
dancer mostly and doing our chromatics in my dancing work and some circus
in my dancing work and some circus
in my dancing work and some circus people you know found me and saw me
people you know found me and saw me
people you know found me and saw me doing acrobatics what’s your specialty
doing acrobatics what’s your specialty
doing acrobatics what’s your specialty now I’m doing tight wire now is that
now I’m doing tight wire now is that
now I’m doing tight wire now is that strictly like walking across the wire
strictly like walking across the wire
strictly like walking across the wire well there’s different types of tight
well there’s different types of tight
well there’s different types of tight wire there’s high wire and then there’s
wire there’s high wire and then there’s
wire there’s high wire and then there’s low low tight wire which is more of
low low tight wire which is more of
low low tight wire which is more of dancing and acrobatics on the wires it’s
dancing and acrobatics on the wires it’s
dancing and acrobatics on the wires it’s actually really hard just to stand on it
actually really hard just to stand on it
actually really hard just to stand on it and once you learn that you can walk and
and once you learn that you can walk and
and once you learn that you can walk and you start turning and jumping and it’s
you start turning and jumping and it’s
you start turning and jumping and it’s kind of like dance moves that you
kind of like dance moves that you
kind of like dance moves that you transfer to the wire after you get a
transfer to the wire after you get a
transfer to the wire after you get a little better with dance if I’m an
little better with dance if I’m an
little better with dance if I’m an acrobat so I started doing acrobatics as
acrobat so I started doing acrobatics as
acrobat so I started doing acrobatics as soon as possible on the wire you think
soon as possible on the wire you think
soon as possible on the wire you think that you’ll venture up and the high wire
that you’ll venture up and the high wire
that you’ll venture up and the high wire I really want to try I mean you never
I really want to try I mean you never
I really want to try I mean you never know till you try but I’d love to try it
know till you try but I’d love to try it
know till you try but I’d love to try it at least once how rigorous is the
at least once how rigorous is the
at least once how rigorous is the training like want to walk us through a
training like want to walk us through a
training like want to walk us through a typical day at school we start anywhere
typical day at school we start anywhere
typical day at school we start anywhere from 8:30 to 10:30 in the day I warm up
from 8:30 to 10:30 in the day I warm up
from 8:30 to 10:30 in the day I warm up my body get my muscles warm stretch do
my body get my muscles warm stretch do
my body get my muscles warm stretch do injury prevention for my shoulders and
injury prevention for my shoulders and
injury prevention for my shoulders and legs so that when I train I’m prepared
legs so that when I train I’m prepared
legs so that when I train I’m prepared and I’m strong
and I’m strong
and I’m strong then I train for two hours sometimes two
then I train for two hours sometimes two
then I train for two hours sometimes two and a half for three hours and stretch
and a half for three hours and stretch
and a half for three hours and stretch afterwards and then at the school we
afterwards and then at the school we
afterwards and then at the school we also have classes and dance
also have classes and dance
also have classes and dance anatomy cup physique it’s most like
anatomy cup physique it’s most like
anatomy cup physique it’s most like muscle building masculine are you
muscle building masculine are you
muscle building masculine are you training mostly solo do you work with
training mostly solo do you work with
training mostly solo do you work with other students or do you train
other students or do you train
other students or do you train individually on tight where it’s it’s
individually on tight where it’s it’s
individually on tight where it’s it’s individual training here but we have
individual training here but we have
individual training here but we have group classes like dance and in first
group classes like dance and in first
group classes like dance and in first and second year you do hand a hand it’s
and second year you do hand a hand it’s
and second year you do hand a hand it’s kind of acrobatics on with two people so
kind of acrobatics on with two people so
kind of acrobatics on with two people so you have one person courting another
you have one person courting another
you have one person courting another person and you’re flying and you do more
person and you’re flying and you do more
person and you’re flying and you do more group stuff and some people do have to
group stuff and some people do have to
group stuff and some people do have to hand for their major or duo trapeze and
hand for their major or duo trapeze and
hand for their major or duo trapeze and they work together but I’m mostly alone
they work together but I’m mostly alone
they work together but I’m mostly alone you can expect to get your major next
you can expect to get your major next
you can expect to get your major next year do you have any plans for what you
year do you have any plans for what you
year do you have any plans for what you want to do afterwards I had a lot of
want to do afterwards I had a lot of
want to do afterwards I had a lot of dreams and a lot of plans but I don’t
dreams and a lot of plans but I don’t
dreams and a lot of plans but I don’t know exactly what I wanted to do I
know exactly what I wanted to do I
know exactly what I wanted to do I definitely want to work in creation and
definitely want to work in creation and
definitely want to work in creation and to work with other artists and create a
to work with other artists and create a
to work with other artists and create a project of create a show create
project of create a show create
project of create a show create performance environments how competitive
performance environments how competitive
performance environments how competitive do you expect the world of circus arts
do you expect the world of circus arts
do you expect the world of circus arts to be when you’re finished I have no
to be when you’re finished I have no
to be when you’re finished I have no idea I think it depends on what you’re
idea I think it depends on what you’re
idea I think it depends on what you’re specializing in I know for some
specializing in I know for some
specializing in I know for some apparatus is like swinging trapeze it’s
apparatus is like swinging trapeze it’s
apparatus is like swinging trapeze it’s really difficult to find work because
really difficult to find work because
really difficult to find work because it’s it’s difficult to rig and
it’s it’s difficult to rig and
it’s it’s difficult to rig and competition I don’t think there’s very
competition I don’t think there’s very
competition I don’t think there’s very many tight wire walkers there’s not
many tight wire walkers there’s not
many tight wire walkers there’s not really that many in North America so for
really that many in North America so for
really that many in North America so for tight where I I don’t think there’s so
tight where I I don’t think there’s so
tight where I I don’t think there’s so much competition but we’ll see yeah
much competition but we’ll see yeah
much competition but we’ll see yeah thanks a lot thank you
”
Be First to Comment