I’m a local girl who first fell in love with gymnastics. I trained and competed throughout most of my childhood, but soon discovered an even greater passion—coaching. In fact, from the age of eight, it was my dream to one day open my own gymnastics club.

In my twenties, I was introduced to the flying trapeze and was employed by Club Med to learn, teach, and perform overseas. That’s where the gymnast in me became the circus performer. I realised that everything I felt was missing in gymnastics, I had found in circus.

When I returned to Australia, I had the privilege of joining Circus Joseph Ashton, performing on the flying trapeze with Australia’s oldest circus family. From there, I fell in love with aerial silks, working across Australia and internationally at casinos, corporate events, and stage shows. I was fortunate to enjoy a professional career spanning ten years, doing what I loved.

After marrying and welcoming my first child, I returned home to Mornington with my husband, circus performer Marcos Falagan. Together, we achieved the dream I had carried since childhood—though I had imagined it would be gymnastics, it was the expressive freedom of circus that truly became my calling.

Gymnastics will always be my first love and remains the foundation of our work. But through Soul Circus we strive to instil in our students that circus arts are led by the soul—encouraging each individual to express themselves fully and find their own unique strength.