On October 16, 2009, Barton of Chicago Activity Department escorted its seniors to the UniverSoul Circus under the Big Top. This was Barton’s fourth year attending the circus and everyone had a wonderful time! The ringmaster this year was Patrice Lovely known as Maggie Shirley Lee Mae Frances Upshaw Jenkins. It takes seven names to explain who this woman was. She had advice, wisdom and gossip to share. Daniel Mtshul,a known as Lucky, was her sidekick for the show.
Lucky kept her up to speed on the new generation and the two of them had the whole crowd laughing throughout the entire show! This circus allowed everyone to dance, laugh, clap and see the animals do tricks. It was truly amazing how the animals are trained for that purpose.
The ringmaster then held a Soul Train Line for the audience to participate in. After that the UniverSoul Circus featured an amazing line-up of acts from USA, Africa, Jamaica, China, Cuba, Russia and Brazil performing to Hip-Hop, R&B, Gospel and Funk music. The Soul Circus Diva’s (Mindy, Lucy and Cindy) and Twisted Soul (a 14 and 15 year old sister and brother from Africa) also performed.
The crowd admired how the performers used all these different cultures. The UniverSoul Circus was definitely a must see!
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