Three synchronized female aerialists perform at Circus Circus, Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Circus Circus (Las Vegas, Nev.)

A circus performer points at a miniature bicycle, Circus Circus, Las Vegas, Nevada, Site Name: Circus Circus (Las Vegas, Nev.)

A woman sits on a swing and a man jumps on a parade float. Various signs are visible, which read: "Circus Life," Wildcat Lair,""[illegible] Carnation Dept.," and "Dodge Hogan." This is possibly the Helldorado Days festival parade.

Armando Farfan has spent his entire life in and around circuses. In his youth, he was a world class aerialist. Today, he works as the manager and trainer of the "Flying Farfans", a fifth generation, family comprised, aerialist act performing regularly at the Circus-Circus hotel. Farfan was born and raised in Santiago, Chile, where le learned his craft from his father. In 1967, however, tired of traveling for many years with the Ringling Brothers Circus, Farfan moved to Las Vegas to raise his family and to enjoy for the first time, a "normal" life.