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[[Image:Svetlana_Shamsheeva_(2004).jpg|thumb|right|100px]]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. Eventually, Svetlana began to put together an act with bears that she presented at the zoo, culminating with an original combination of bears and doves working together. She was soon noticed by the director of the Stage Circus of Rostov-on-Don, who signed Svetlana for his company, with which she worked from 1979 to 1985 with her bear and dove act... ([[Svetlana Shamsheeva|more...]])
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Ben Williams was born in Fort Worth, Texas, the son of aerialist Barbara Ray and elephant trainer [[Rex Williams]]. His parents divorced. When Barbara married another elephant trainer, the legendary [[William Woodcock Jr|Bill “Buckles” Woodcock]], Ben began working with Buckles's star elephant, Anna May. He was six years old. Eventually, Buckles and Barbara Woodcock helped Ben develop a fast-paced duet with Anna May, to which Barbara added a leopard named Odin... ([[Ben Williams|more...]])

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An index of Arists and Acts featured on the Circopedia.

Featured Act

BEN WILLIAMS

Ben Williams was born in Fort Worth, Texas, the son of aerialistAny acrobat working above the ring on an aerial equipment such as trapeze, Roman Rings, Spanish web, etc. Barbara Ray and elephant trainer Rex Williams. His parents divorced. When Barbara married another elephant trainer, the legendary Bill “Buckles” Woodcock, Ben began working with Buckles's star elephant, Anna May. He was six years old. Eventually, Buckles and Barbara Woodcock helped Ben develop a fast-paced duet with Anna May, to which Barbara added a leopard named Odin... (more...)

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