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My act from Firefly Night last Thursday with @tangle_arts. Feat. my bae, the Lyra, music by my beau, Kevín Ripley, and some favorite moves taught to me by my awesome teacher @raemaecircus • • • #circus #cirquedunaji #lyra #aerialhoop #aerialist #aerialistsofig #phillycircus #summer #music #blackgirlmagic #create #strongwomen #love #outside #upsidedown #learn #latergram

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Here's piece of my act from my @tangle_arts performance for Firefly Night at @woodlandsphila . . . . . #fireflies #summer #circus #cirquedunaji #tangle #phillycircus #outside #bendy #strongwomen #storytelling #joannanewsom #flow #upsidedown #blackgirlmagic #aerialist #lyra #aerialhoop

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Woke up. Ate a granola bar. Walked to PSCA. Morphed into SpiderNaj. Learned new things. Star dropped it like its hot. In other news, Music Najwa (not sure which of these is my alter ego at this point) is singing at Vin Café (1926 Passyunk) tonight 7pm-10pm. It's not free jazz, but it is free and it is jazz. #circuseverydamnday #fly #aerialsilks #star #spidernaj #cirquedunaji #phillycircus #philly #livemusic #fitgirls #blackgirlmagic #bruja #yas #strongwomen #fun #love #free (at Philadelphia School of Circus Arts)

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You Guys—Practice Makes Better. • • You can see this mug singing my original music on Wednesday night (8pm) at the @forestandmain tasting room with my awesome friends and fellow musicians, @dwh1117 on guitar and @across752 on keys. The music is free and the beer is delicious. You can see me performing in the air on Thursday night (7pm) with @tangle_arts for Firefly Night at @woodlandsphila! • • • #transformationtuesday #sing #livemusic #aerialist #aerialistsofig #throwback #lyra #outside #summer #phillycircus #cirquedunaji #renaissancewoman #fentybeauty #patmcgrath #sparkle #YQY #yas

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You Guys—Practice Makes Better. • • You can see this mug singing my original music on Wednesday night (8pm) at the @forestandmain tasting room with my awesome friends and fellow musicians, @dwh1117 on guitar and @across752 on keys. The music is free and the beer is delicious. You can see me performing in the air on Thursday night (7pm) with @tangle_arts for Firefly Night at @woodlandsphila! • • • #transformationtuesday #sing #livemusic #aerialist #aerialistsofig #throwback #lyra #outside #summer #phillycircus #cirquedunaji #renaissancewoman #fentybeauty #patmcgrath #sparkle #YQY #yas

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You Guys—Practice Makes Better. • • You can see this mug singing my original music on Wednesday night (8pm) at the @forestandmain tasting room with my awesome friends and fellow musicians, @dwh1117 on guitar and @across752 on keys. The music is free and the beer is delicious. You can see me performing in the air on Thursday night (7pm) with @tangle_arts for Firefly Night at @woodlandsphila! • • • #transformationtuesday #sing #livemusic #aerialist #aerialistsofig #throwback #lyra #outside #summer #phillycircus #cirquedunaji #renaissancewoman #fentybeauty #patmcgrath #sparkle #YQY #yas

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Oh, I’m just hanging out, looking like a certified Water Sprite 🌊, in these gorgeous photos by @michaeltakespicturesdotcom from Elements of Friction by @tangle_arts • • • I’m so happy to be telling stories through movement again 💜👌🏾 • • • #phillycircus #upsidedown #waterfairy #fun #love #storytelling #art #movement #strongwomen #blackgirlmagic #create #move #circus #cirquedunaji #theupsidedown #lyra #aerialhoop #splits #bend

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Last night-- reviewing an exhausting but perdy sequence we learned last week. I decided it was suitable for filming this week 😁 my arms are feeling well conditioned today 😅 • • • #strongwomen #fitgirls #circus #cirquedunaji #aerialhoop #lyra #fun #love #phillycircus #learn #grow #boyhowdy #michelleobamaarms #YQY #yas #upsidedown (at Philadelphia School of Circus Arts)

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From my Tiny Circus performance with @tangle_arts at the Go West Craft Fest a few months ago. Thanks @mike_omahony for the lovely shot! • • • #latergram #lyra #love #lines #create #blackgirlmagic #strongwomen #storytelling #circus #cirquedunaji #phillycircus #nofilter #outside #summer #fun #aerialist #aerialhoop

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Saw #WonderWoman this afternoon, and after wiping happy tears with my calloused hands, I--naturally--went to PSCA to practice being an Amazon Circus Woman. Here is something I learned in class a few weeks ago, which I've incorporated into my act (because I ❤️splits) for @tangle_arts aerial contribution to Firefly Night at the Woodlands in West Philly on Friday (6/23). If you'd like to see the rest of this act, and aerial acts by some other very strong, very talented, story-telling women, you should come. We're on at 7pm and it's FREE. #circus #cirquedunaji #amazon #strongwomen #phillycircus #fly #fitgirls #yas #firefly #YQY #amazonwoman #strong #tangle #lyra #aerialhoop #dance #love #fun #create (at Philadelphia School of Circus Arts)

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Learned something scary today. Not sure why the Upside-down Twitchy Stanky Leg makes me feel more secure... #circus #lyra #aerialhoop #foottohead #splits #scary #upsidedown #handstand #hoopstand #stankyleg #fitgirls #strongwomen #cirquedunaji #spidernaj #halp #ineedanadult #fun (at Philadelphia School of Circus Arts)

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Post-Gig Partner Acro with Miso #circuscat #cirquedunaji #instacat #misohandsome #ohyah #rescuecat #bffs #catparty #catwoman #catsofinstagram #latergram

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Did my first ever outdoor aerial performance with @tangle_arts Tiny Circus at the Go West Craft Fest this weekend. It was so much fun to watch and perform along side other super strong, creative women. Thanks for the opportunity to put my foot on my head in public! #phillycircus #upsidedown #circus #cirquedunaji #lyra #aerialhoop #aerialist #aerialistsofinstagram #outside #creative #perform #westphilly #strongwomen #blackgirlmagic #spidernaj #catwoman #yas #latergram #fun (at Woodland Cemetary)

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When You're Supposed to Be Sessy but You Can't Get Up... #lyra #awkward #halp #carryon #latergram #circus #cirquedunaji #whoops #strongwomen #fitgirls #phillycircus (at Philadelphia School of Circus Arts)

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Sweet Shot @therunneryogi took of me performing with @tangle_arts at the @woodlandsphila Firefly Night on Friday to the sweet, ethereal music of Joanna Newsom. . . . . #optoutside #aerialistsofig #lyra #bendy #aerialhoop #upsidedown #theupsidedown #stag #blackgirlmagic #love #strongwomen #storytelling #fun #create #fitgirls #cirquedunaji #circus #aerialist #fly #fireflies #summer