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Brooklyn Circus with Abramov Family<\/p><\/div>\n
So, when I found out that there was actually a Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey edition in my hometown of Brooklyn, New York this summer, I couldn\u2019t wait to go.<\/p>\n
Seriously, I think that this was the best circus I’ve ever seen, including the one that I was in!!! And to think that it was right in Coney Island!!! There\u2019s something about this place that is so easy. I felt like I was going into my backyard, and it magically had a circus in it.<\/p>\n
I took kids of all ages, (9, 12, 18, and 24–ME!), and seriously, a great time was had by all. (I know other over-20s pals who went and loved it, too.) We got there an hour and a half before show time, because they let the entire audience visit the outdoor Animal Open House and then participate in the in-the-ring All Access Pre-Show, which begins one hour prior to the start, and allows every ticket holder to mingle with the performers, and even learn some tricks from them!<\/p>\n
It was an intimate one-ring-er, and we got to see everything up-close and personal, which could be done from all seats, basically. Having just the one-ring made it easier to concentrate on each act, without having to look around to see what the other rings were presenting.<\/p>\n
And there were some acts that I\u2019ve never, ever seen before, like an arrow-shooting one and Justin Case, a clown performing multiple bicycle tricks. He appeared to be one of the highlights of the show for the whole audience. And even with the pared-down size of the presentation, we got to see an elephant act and a tiger one, too.<\/p>\n
The acrobats closed the show and were stupendous. They were a different kind-of troupe, too, in that it was all cute Caucasian guys in their 20s, (most circus acrobats seem to be Asian nowadays), with one red-headed girl in a long white gown that added to the \u201cwow\u201d factor. (BTW–I\u2019m not saying they were better<\/em> than other ethnicities–just different<\/em> than the norm. Diversity is always interesting.) They really energized us for the ride home.<\/p>\n I hope that Ringling Bros. has found a permanent home in Brooklyn. If so, I just may be moving back there, as well!!! (They may want to give my little mother the heads-up, though, in case she wants to vacate the premises in that eventuality!)<\/p>\n Coney Island Boom A Ring running through Sept. 7, 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n W. 21st Street between Surf Avenue and the Boardwalk 201-507-8900<\/strong><\/p>\n