Known as the "elastic Lyra", 12-year-old Lyra Woodard joined the "Little Circus" at the age of nine and was called a "prodigy" by her coach. Her "4" 7" spitfire show is popular in the United States, and she also performed the project last year at a Nobel Peace Prize concert in Oslo, Norway. Natalie Gallatier was a Hollywood agent, but she gave up everything there and resolutely started the circus.
Natalie said: "The Little Circus is basically like a junior version of Cirque du Soleil, with prodigies, singers, and ten-year-old drummers, 19-time martial arts champions, musicians, dancers, etc., who together make live performances that inspire people and give people a little hope. On top of that, they are the most famous circus kids, who have raised more than $5 million for international charities in about 54 months.
So, they were the world's first humanitarian circus. Natalie said: From the first time she met Lyra, she knew she had found a star that was growing. Goldier added: "He felt that Lyra was a child prodigy, that she was talented. I remember when she first came, with small freckles on her face and a serious expression. And a few years ago, when they saw her do her first show with them, they saw her talent.
Since then, they have taken Lyra with them to participate in many of their shows. At Lepet Circus, performers have to be at their best, so they train strength and flexibility for at least two hours a day. Lyra now has 30 hours of training a week, including gymnastics, hockey, aerial art, archery with her feet and ballet.
Training is hard, but it takes practice and sacrifice to acquire and hone skills, so they have to give up some of the fun of being kids, and many times they can't go to birthday parties. Because Laila's training ground is in Inglewood, her parents, Lindsay and Billwood, pull twice a week from St. Baba on a 14-hour drive back and forth to pick her up.
Bill said: "My daughter would do her homework on the way and sometimes sleep in the car, but when she was at home, she was just a normal child. And she also has a strong work ethic, which is quite rare for any 12-year-old. They could also see that she enjoyed being on stage, and although it made her nervous, she learned a lot from it and they were happy about it.
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