That's where it all began — I always knew the circus would be my life. As a little girl, I loved being on stage and showing off I thought I would be a contortionist, but I wasn't flexible enough.

Although Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey have already phased out elephants, bears, lions, and tigers, regional circuses ...

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — 81-year-old Sonja Barta is a former fourth-generation circus performer. She’s lived in Sheboygan all her life. “My dad started me at age four. We had mats in the basement, and he ...