Live Like An Acrobat Podcast Ep. 26: The Uncle Junior Project – Founder Veronica Blair

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Live Like An Acrobat Podcast Ep. 26: The Uncle Junior Project – Founder Veronica Blair

For this special Inaugural episode of the Live Like An Acrobat Podcast, host Shenea Stiletto honors a historic moment in American History by interviewing Aerialist, Instructor, Moderator, Director, and Circus Historian Veronica Blair as she celebrates the Ten Year Anniversary of the Uncle Junior Project; her ongoing docuseries which archives the legacy of African American circus artists for future generations.

Shenea Stiletto
Acrobat, Podcaster, Circus Artist, Handstand Instructor -United States
Shenea Stiletto (Shenea Booth) is a two-time World Champion Gold Medalist in Acrobatic gymnastics, a USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame Member, and World Acrobatic Society Inductee. Her career includes a decade of collaborations with Cirque Du Soleil including the coveted hand balancing role as "The Promise" in Varekai, becoming the first-ever African American female soloist to play a lead character in a Cirque Du Soleil production.
Shenea was also a finalist on America’s Got Talent and has continued to be a featured artist with prominent circus entertainment companies worldwide.

Shenea Stiletto

Shenea Stiletto (Shenea Booth) is a two-time World Champion Gold Medalist in Acrobatic gymnastics, a USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame Member, and World Acrobatic Society Inductee. Her career includes a decade of collaborations with Cirque Du Soleil including the coveted hand balancing role as "The Promise" in Varekai, becoming the first-ever African American female soloist to play a lead character in a Cirque Du Soleil production. Shenea was also a finalist on America’s Got Talent and has continued to be a featured artist with prominent circus entertainment companies worldwide.