African acrobat comes to St. Louis to teach circus and life skills

See story: http://www.stlamerican.com/articles/2010/01/07/news/local_news/localnews03.txt

When Kenyan acrobat Abraham Adoka stepped off the plane in St. Louis on Christmas Day, he knew anything was possible.

He was living his lifes goal of connecting people and helping the youth understand that they can accomplish anything, he said.

Adoka, 25, is the leader of the Mambo Kenya Acrobats, a group formed in 1994 that performs tumbling, fire eating, limbo act, juggling, chair balancing, rope walking and gymnastic pyramids.

He and the other 30 members have performed in Europe, India, Indonesia, Israel, Russia and all around Africa. They have flipped and juggled for three East African presidents.

And until May, Adoka will teach African Acrobatics at St. Louis Circus Harmony, a circus school based out of the City Museum on 701 N. 15th St. Classes are open to the public.

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[bsarafian12]

Very nice skills, thanks for sharing this video! 5 stars