When my kids were young, we had to make a rule that they could only be involved in one activity at a time. So, each year they’d have to decide on which activity they chose to focus on. My wife and I really didn’t care if it was soccer, football, basketball or baseball for our son. Or gymnastics, dance, and swimming for our daughter. The most important thing to us was that our children had an interest in the activity, and more importantly, that we weren’t stretched too thin when shuttling them around to all the events associated with their selections.
I was reminded of this recently in speaking with a friend who shared that both of his kids were involved in the Wenatchee Youth Circus.
One of the oldest circuses in the country, the troupe has been providing opportunities for young people to hone their performance and entertainment skills in the Pacific Northwest for over 70 years.
Here’s a bit more information on the circus from their website.
Wenachee Youth Circus (WYC), known as the “Biggest Little Circus in the World” is one of several non-professional groups presently performing in the United States. The show includes many professional quality circus acts, including high wire, flying trapeze, fire acts, and aerial acts. WYC has no animal acts.
WYC is undeniably one of the four top nonprofessional troupes in the nation. Over the years the circus has played to audiences totaling over two million people in the western states from California to Alaska and in Canada as well, averaging 12,000 miles a year. The show has been so well received that many bookings are repeat performances, often made on the spot.
Performing to crowds of up to 1,000 members, WYC has traveled the Pacific NW for over 70 years! Our performers work year-round to perfect their acts and wow the crowd of circus lovers from small children to elderly viewers. We are fun for the whole family, including kids of various ages, who are often inspired by our show performed by "kids just like you."
Our alumni have gone on to professional circuses, including the Wallenda Family, the Joseph Ashton Family Circus in Australia, Ringling Brothers, Cirque du Soleil, and our kids cross train with other youth circus organizations such as the Sarasota Youth Circus in Florida.
We have fans in locations where we perform every year who come back to see the new show each season. Often kids come and see our show and return with friends or family for additional shows when we are part of a fair, festival or event. Some of those kids become part of our show and travel from all over the state of Washington to perform with us.
If you have a child that might be interested in “running away to join the circus” or “bringing the circus to your town” please see their website
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