Dan
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Male, 33
Lead artist, feature act and fire coach for Cirque Du Soleil. Recently for the ZAiA production in Macau from 2010 to 2012. Currently freelancing while between Cirque contracts.
I'm a fire dancer / fire manipulation specialist. I use flaming props such as fire swords, fire ropes, fire staffs, with special effects and pyrotechnics in a combination of dance and martial arts style movements. Ask me anything, and check my website... www.sparkfiredance.com
I'm really not sure re current casts, I'm sure theres some late bloomers.
It might be tough, and it would be very hard to reach the same levels of the guys and girls that started at 6. But if you don't mind that then go for it.
If your talking about tumbling then it might be a short career. If your talking about equilibristics / hand to hand then you can go a fair bit longer.
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Depends on your skills, background, degree of speciality, and negotiation prowess.
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Not that I know of. I mean even if you did you still need the funds to pursue it in court right?
There's many copycat acts out there. They suck balls. If your going to do something amazing be original, or at least improve on what inspired you, take it the next level.
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As young as possible. There's plenty of resources online for the various disciplines but it's best to come from gymnastics or learn at one of the major circus schools.
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The best training is to start gymnastic very young.
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No. The aritst doing fire ropes there is Justice Orion.
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I had material on the cirque database several years before my first position came up.
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