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Tiffany McKinney

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
99 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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The Moth
High Wire: The Moth Radio Hour

of circus people, I guess, and went down to the Detroit Fly House Circus.

The Moth
High Wire: The Moth Radio Hour

So when I got there, I mean, it was just a warehouse.

The Moth
High Wire: The Moth Radio Hour

I wasn't impressed.

The Moth
High Wire: The Moth Radio Hour

I don't know what I expected to see, but I was still excited.

The Moth
High Wire: The Moth Radio Hour

And there was about a group of eight of us.

The Moth
High Wire: The Moth Radio Hour

And as you can imagine, we were a very eclectic group down there ready to take circus classes.

The Moth
High Wire: The Moth Radio Hour

And so they divided the class up into two groups.

The Moth
High Wire: The Moth Radio Hour

And my group started first on the aerial silks.

The Moth
High Wire: The Moth Radio Hour

And you could see the silk in the air.

The Moth
High Wire: The Moth Radio Hour

It was so beautiful.

The Moth
High Wire: The Moth Radio Hour

It was purple.

The Moth
High Wire: The Moth Radio Hour

And the instructor walks over and pulls the cord.

The Moth
High Wire: The Moth Radio Hour

And I mean, it just dramatically flowed from the ceiling.

The Moth
High Wire: The Moth Radio Hour

It was so beautiful.

The Moth
High Wire: The Moth Radio Hour

And I was so excited.

The Moth
High Wire: The Moth Radio Hour

So we stood in a line.

The Moth
High Wire: The Moth Radio Hour

And the instructor told us, he taught us how to hold and mount the fabric and pull ourselves up.

The Moth
High Wire: The Moth Radio Hour

So I'm standing last in the line of four people.

The Moth
High Wire: The Moth Radio Hour

And one by one.

The Moth
High Wire: The Moth Radio Hour

First person goes up, wraps their arm up, wraps their foot up and pulls himself into the air.