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INCREDIBLE KIDS OF SAN DIEGO

Circus

By Nini Hodge

My article this issue is her a lot and believe that we
about a young girl who will become good friends.
literally belongs to a circus, Some fun facts about Nevaeh
Nevaeh Bethoney, also called are that she loves sushi and
Vaeh, is 13 years old. Vaeh has 3 dogs, and she started
trains at Least Petite Cirque, circus training and gym at
Signature Dance Academy the age of 2. Unlike most pro
and is a student at the San competitions, parents are not
Diego circus center. She loves allowed to wait backstage.
singing, dancing, theater, and Nevaeh trains 31 hours
art. What is so special about a week and has 11 different
Nevaeh is that she has had trainers, her favorite thing to
the opportunity to perform do is the hoops, split moves
with John Legend and Lucas with straps which is when stand, Hoop Diving, Juggling, riety offered in this field that
Graham in Norway at the you have thick bands with German Wheel, Handstand, it almost guarantees some-
Nobel Peace Prize awards hoops that you put on your Acrobatics, Trampoline, Hand- thing for everyone. I can see
concert, as well as the world wrists. She has the love and to-Hand, Acrobatics, Func- Nevaeh soaring through the
championships for perform- support of her entire family, tional Movement (strength, air possibly right into Cirque
ing arts. and her mom can often be range of motion, stability), du Soleil, possibly perform-
Vaeh is homeschooled seen toting her to and from intelligent training (injury/risk ing with them in Vegas, who
through inspire charter practice. Her mom works hard reduction, efficient/effective knows maybe even go on tour
school, a school based in Po- to be able to provide this op- sequencing, exercise modifi- with them. She will be the
way, and she is in 8th grade. portunity to Veah, she works cation). There is so much va- one to watch, and I am certain
Vaeh is like most other kids full time at Starbucks. As with she will succeed in whatever
in that she loves having fun most athletic success stories, she decides to do, after all,
on her rollerblades, she loves the kids usually come from she does have her family's
to be outdoors, and when humble beginnings, which full support and backing how
she is not in training or at a makes those stories even could she not succeed.
competition, she can often be more appealing.
found sketching. She also has Circus training is growing
siblings, two brothers, and a in popularity with the rise in
sister, the brothers are Tre and acrobatics facilities popping
Daxton, and her sister's name up all over San Diego. Acro is
is Isabella. defined as Tumbling, Hand-
Before Nevaeh moved to
California, she lived in Mary-
land, North Carolina, and Col-
orado. She is very happy here
in California. When I met with
Nevaeh in front of Starbucks
in Creekside plaza she struck
me as a very relaxed and chill
person, she seemed confident
in her interview and had no
problems sharing her story
with me, we even exchanged
phone numbers, and I like

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