From Still Rings to The Circus Ring with Bobby Dixon- Circuspreneur Podcast Ep.105

#ComedyLegend #CircusComedy #AcrobaticLegend #Mensgymnastics WAS Hall of Fame Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19WJkb8recsAttend World Acrobatics Society Congress 2025-https://worldacro.comOn this episode of the Circuspreneur Podcast, host Shenea Stiletto interviews gymnastics and circus acrobatic comedy legend Bobby Dixon. Bobby began his entertainment career in water shows, sports shows, and half-time shows, performing comedy trampoline, tumbling, comedy P-bars, hand-balancing, comedy diving & high-diving, and even comedy flying trapeze. He was the “Head Clown” every year for the annual Dolphin Show at the University of Iowa. After the final Olympic Trials in 1972, Bobby studied comedy acrobatics with Iowa gymnastics legend, Larry Griswold, and began performing Larry’s comedy act with a 3 meter diving board and a trampoline in 1973.Bob started out performing in gala shows and circuses. His first contract outside the United States was in a South African circus in 1974. From Africa he went to a season of amusement parks in Scandinavia and then to a Spanish circus for a couple of years. After that, he began expanding his possibilities to include other venues. From 1999 he also performed several visual comedy acts with his much funnier companion, best friend, and personal sports massage therapist for the past 40 years… his wonderful Dutch wife Anoushka.Bobby is an Acrobatic Legend and is now Associate Editor of ACROnews for the World Acrobatics Society, which has its upcoming congress in Las Vegas this coming September 5-7th and is open to the circus public.

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