Dream Jobs: Cirque Du Soleil

Dream Jobs: Cirque Du Soleil

By Chance Seales

By Chance Seales
January 14, 2019

January 14, 2019

Performers from Cirque du Soleil's Crystal showed Newsy's Chance Seales around their dream jobs.

SHOW TRANSCRIPT

At some point, every kid wants to run away and join the circus. Newsy spoke with the ones who actually did.

Catch "Dream Jobs" during "The Why" on Mondays at 7 p.m. ET. Click here to check local listings.

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