Like most young and adventurous school girls, Charli Meath dabbled in several different sports before she found the one for her.<\/p>\n
Having a crack at little athletics, soccer, volleyball, netball, gymnastics, archery and even karate, once Charli began training five nights a week for the circus, she knew she had discovered her passion.<\/p>\n
Devoting the last four years of her life to the dedicated circus academy at CircArts in Breakwater, Charli\u2019s goal of becoming a professional circus performer enters a new realm in January when she begins a three-year Bachelor of Circus Arts at the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) in Melbourne.<\/p>\n
Balancing the pressures of VCE at Geelong\u2019s Sacred Heart College with her intensive circus training in 2018 was challenging, but the 18-year-old managed to hone her skills on her chosen apparatus, the aerial hoop (also known as Lyra), a circular steel ring that dangles several metres above the ground.<\/p>\n
In October 2018, Charli placed third in the Miss Lyra Australia National finals despite being the youngest contestant of the finalists.<\/p>\n
Excited for the next chapter, Charli hopes that one day she will have the honour of performing for the likes of Cirque de Soleil.<\/p>\n
Head coach and CircArts owner Rosa Pagani said she is thrilled to see Charli chasing her dream and encourages aspiring artists to join the initiative.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am so proud of our Charli\u2026 she has grown into an amazing young artist and we cannot wait to see where circus takes her,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery student\u2019s journey is so unique, what starts as a new hobby or a fun form of fitness can become your career, and every student has the power and potential to make that happen.\u201d<\/p>\n
To book classes and see timetables, visit circarts.com.au.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Like most young and adventurous school girls, Charli Meath dabbled in several different sports before she found the one for her. Having a crack at little athletics, soccer, volleyball, netball, gymnastics, archery and even karate, once Charli began training five nights a week for the circus, she knew she had discovered her passion. Devoting the […]<\/p>\n