Denise Assogna, a member of the Dragon Fliers, smiles and greets the crowd before mounting the trapeze on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, at the Gainesville Circus Center in Gainesville, Fla. (Valentina Sarmiento/WUFT News)
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Everett Aeder, the youngest member of the Dragon Fliers, soars through the air at the Gainesville Circus Center in Gainesville, Fla., on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (Valentina Sarmiento/WUFT News)
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Spectators gather to watch the Dragon Fliers perform aerial feats on the trapeze at the Gainesville Circus Center in Gainesville, Fla., on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (Valentina Sarmiento/WUFT News)
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Izzy brazzel, youth program coordinator at Gainesville Circus Center, prepares to put on stilts on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, in Gainesville, Fla. (Valentina Sarmiento/WUFT News)
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Kelli Sanders, instructor and member of the Dragon Fliers, grabs the trapeze bar and prepares to jump at the Gainesville Circus Center in Gainesville, Fla., on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (Valentina Sarmiento/WUFT News)
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Liz Bouton (left) soars through the air and aims for the arms of Chucho Ayala (right) while performing on the trapeze on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024 at the Gainesville Circus Center in Gainesville, Fla. (Valentina Sarmiento/WUFT News)
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The Dragon Fliers rally together behind their tent preparing for show time on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, at the Gainesville Circus Center in Gainesville, Fla. (Valentina Sarmiento/WUFT News)
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Chucho Ayala, catcher for the Dragon Fliers, swings while seating on the trapeze at the Gainesville Circus Center on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, in Gainesville, Fla. (Valentina Sarmiento/WUFT News)
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Izzy Brazzel sports stilts and picks up a young girl at the Gainesville Circus Center on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, in Gainesville, Fla. (Valentina Sarmiento/WUFT News)
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Kelli Sanders, instructor and member of the Dragon Fliers, swings from the trapeze at the Gainesville Circus Center in Gainesville, Fla., on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (Valentina Sarmiento/WUFT News)
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Everett Aeder, smiles at the crowd gathered at the Gainesville Circus Center in Gainesville, Fla., on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (Valentina Sarmiento/WUFT News)
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Izzy brazzel (right) walks on stilts alongside of a young girl on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, in Gainesville, Fla. (Valentina Sarmiento/WUFT News)