In the late 1700's a wandering band of Gypsies from northern Europe found their way to the sunny shores of the Mediterranean Sea. There, with little but their hopes and dreams, they set up a small tent on the beach in Circues, France.
Inside their tiny tent they practiced the many skills they had learned on their dangerous trek through the European countryside. They juggled balls of many colors, swallowed swords, contorted their bodies in strange and uncomfortable ways and practiced slight of hand and pick pocketing.
Soon, the sides of the tent were lifted and the beach-goers were treated to a show hitherto unseen by man. The small band of Gypsies astonished their audience, and throughout the countryside, word spread of the show in the tent in Circues.
As their popularity grew, their tent became bigger and their shows more elaborate. By the mid-1800's the Gypsies had crossed the Atlantic and introduced their show to the rapidly growing United States of America.
The shows created by the Bordeaux Family, that began with Great-great-great-great-Grandfather Poppie in Circues, France are well known through out the world as the "Circus" that we enjoy today.
While the Bordeaux Family no longer travels and entertains, they still continue to practice the skills developed almost 200 years ago.
In the late 1700's a wandering band of Gypsies from northern Europe found their way to the sunny shores of the Mediterranean Sea. There, with little but their hopes and dreams, they set up a small tent on the beach in Circues, France. 
