Fueled by Fantasy

Last Saturday, Girl Scouts from as far away as France performed the East County’s first Girls Scouts Flying Fantasy Circus. Under the direction of world-renowned trapeze artist Tito Gaona and his staff, the girls spent two weeks learning everything from clowning to flying on the trapeze.
Savannah Simmons, 8, was one of the circus' Spanish Web crawlers.
The East County's Jennifer Durso was chosen as one of the Girl Scouts Flying Fantasy Circus trapeze artists.
According to the girls, timing and concentration are fundamental skills essential for perfection in the circus arts.
Nearly 90 Girl Scouts spent two weeks practicing for their Saturday performance.
During showtime, Tito Gaona filmed the Girl Scouts with his own video camera while still keeping a close watch on his young stars.
Miranda Scott, of Mote Ranch, was one of the circus' best tightrope walkers, gliding carefully both forward and backward on the wire.
Training for the circus involved nonstop practice as well as physical and mental conditioning.