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A new start after 60: 'I became a trapeze artist at 65' by Paula Cocozza

Nikki Kenward had a troubled childhood with little opportunity for play. But in her 60s she entered the world of the circus, where 'anything goes and anything is possible' When Nikki Kenward was 30, she thought it was time to stop dancing. As a single parent, performance schedules were unforgiving. And, besides, that was the age at which dancers tended to retire. Now, at 67, she has taken up circus. The circus perfor…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:36AM on August 20, 2021

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