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Circus School Graduation Day
On May
1, some three hundred young children and their parents filled up
the amphitheater in
Swaitat
Park in Jenin to see a
remarkable performance. The
Palestinian Circus
School, which had been invited by RI-SOL to come to
Jenin in February, was celebrating the graduation of its first
class of students from the area.
Fifteen boys from the Jenin CBLAC and 25 girls from the
Girls Rehabilitation Organization trained in a variety of circus
events over the previous three months, such as juggling,
balancing and tumbling.
The
Palestinian Circus School
gives children a chance to challenge themselves, focus their
minds and express themselves in a unique way. Not only did the
school help children and students in Jenin by giving them
exciting and structured extra-curricular activities, but it gave
them a new sense of self-confidence with which they could amaze
their family and peers.
The
performances included a variety of juggling and diabolo stunts,
along with a mix of tumbling and gymnastics. Two girls performed
trapeze performances some fifteen feet over the ground, dancing
in the air with grace and poise. Some of the most impressive
stunts were performed by children as young as six. The audience
was enthralled and the Circus went on to do other performances
in Ramallah and Hebron
the following days.
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