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===THE RIOS BROTHERS===  
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Michel and Mehdi Rios were born in Germany to a Moroccan father and a German mother. As it is common in many circus families, this didn’t define their citizenship: Although technically Michel is German, and Mehdi, Moroccan, their parents settled in Paris, France, shortly after World War II, and the Rios Brothers are generally perceived as French circus artists.
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Svetlana Victorovna Shamsheeva was born March 23, 1958 in Lipetsk, an industrial city south of Moscow. She was not at first destined to the circus: She studied ballet as a young girl and, after finishing high school, she began studying economics. But what defined her subsequent career was her attending a youth program at the local zoo, working closely with Himalayan bears and other animals... ([[Svetlana Shamsheeva|more...]])
 
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Their father, an acrobat, headed a renowned troupe of traditional Moroccan tumblers, The Rios. He provided his sons with a thorough circus education that included tumbling, tight wire, juggling, and tap dancing. When Michel was 14 and Mehdi was 11, their father carefully analyzed their respective aptitudes, and decided to combine their talents into a risley act, a particularly arduous circus discipline. ... ([[The Rios Brothers|more...]])
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SVETLANA SHAMSHEEVA

Svetlana Victorovna Shamsheeva was born March 23, 1958 in Lipetsk, an industrial city south of Moscow. She was not at first destined to the circus: She studied ballet as a young girl and, after finishing high schoolA display of equestrian dressage by a rider mounting a horse and leading it into classic moves and steps. (From the French: Haute école), she began studying economics. But what defined her subsequent career was her attending a youth program at the local zoo, working closely with Himalayan bears and other animals... (more...)

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