Going to the circus is becoming an annual tradition with Danielle. Ringling Brothers arrived at Madison Square Garden right at the end of her spring break, so we booked the tickets a while back.
The last time we went she noticed that a small group of people got to go onto the floor of the show and sort of participate. She wanted to do that. So this year we got those tickets.
For the most part, they just bring you onto the floor to sit in these mini-bleachers that are just really close. There was one clown standing behind us and he befriended Danielle. They were joking around the whole time. And at one point the ringmaster needed a volunteer from the group and he looked right at Danielle.
“What’s your name?”
“Danielle”
“How old are you?"
“Six and a quarter”
And with that he brought her out into the middle of the show and had her help with a magic trick. So the whole experience made her day.
The obligatory pictures:
Pre show:
Her clown friend:
Helping with the magic trick:
And her friend waving goodbye during the finale: