Dmitry Chernov

Juggler

Dmitry Chernov was born in Moscow, Russia, on February 4, 1989, to a circus family. His mother, Galina, born Aleksandrov, had worked as an animal trainer with bears and cows, as an aerialistAny acrobat working above the ring on an aerial equipment such as trapeze, Roman Rings, Spanish web, etc. with a Washington trapeze(orig.: "trapèze à la Washington" – French) A heavy trapeze with a flat bar, on which an aerialist performs balancing tricks. Originated by the American aerialist H. R. Keyes Washington (1838-1882). act, and as an acrobat with her brothers, Viktor and Yury Aleksandrov. His father, Valentin, was already a juggler who specialized in juggling with soccer balls. Dmitry made his first appearance in the ring with his father, during a tour of the Moscow Circus, when he was two years old.

See Also

• Video: Dmitry Chernov, juggling act, in the Big Apple Circus production of Dream Big (2011)