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essay: Coming to Town

"My whole family is in the circus."

"My whole family is in the circus."

A dancer and performer her whole life, Lili Acero of Bogota, Columbia, fixes her hat moments before entering the ring, on Tuesday night, March 24. Acero’s son, Alex the Clown, is the star of the Carson & Barnes Circus while her husband Alexandro is one of the show’s electricians.

The Waiting is the Hardest Part "Clean, affordable and kid safe entertainment.” "The tent is enormous." "My whole family is in the circus." "I don’t care what the doctors think." The Official Carson & Barnes Circus Coloring Book Stretching Together Before the Show Often Working from Dawn to Dusk "I feel comfortable in the air." For the Elephants to Enter Doesn’t Know Where to Look Dismantling the Universe Every Night Melvino Has Been in Several Circuses