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    Samson Finkelstein was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and moved to Saint Paul, Minnesota at the age of six. In Saint Paul, he began to train and perform in the circus arts at the age of nine and has been doing so ever since. In addition to duo trapeze, Samson trained in juggling, teeterboard, aerial straps, German wheel, Russian swing and Russian bar. While training his circus acts, Samson received his Bachelors of Civil Engineering from the University of Minnesota. His focus was on structural engineering, and Samson spent the summer of 2009 interning for Stage Technologies and installing the automation systems for Cirque du Soleil's "Viva Elvis" in Las Vegas.

    In 2010, during his last semester at the University of Minnesota, Samson, who had teamed up with Shannon Maguire, was invited to participate in the International Circus Festival of Latina. Samson and Shannon won the Press Association award for their performance. After impressing the European circus community at the Latina festival, Samson and Shannon were invited to perform for Circus Krone, the largest circus in Europe.

    Currently, Samson and Shannon have been performing their trapeze act around the United States and running their circus production company, Blue Phoenix Circus Troupe.

    Reflections on Tonight's Performance

    By Duo Aero on July 13, 2011 09:39 AM
    Earlier tonight, we performed our number in front of the audience of AGT, as well as viewers all over the country. While the judges were not impressed with our act - maybe they missed the part where Shannon dropped from the trapeze bar a total of 10' to Samson's outstretched hands!! - we felt that...

     

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    What is your favorite thing to do when you're not doing circus?

    By Duo Aero on July 11, 2011 04:55 PM
    SHANNON: I have two dogs that I absolutely adore - one that I brought home with me from horse camp when I was 10, and one that we adopted from the Humane Society just a year ago - and I love spending time with them. Their favorite thing to do is to go down to the Mississippi River and run wild! I...

     

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    What other circus acts have you performed, and which ones were your favorites?

    By Duo Aero on July 10, 2011 10:36 AM
      SHANNON: I did many other types of trapeze acts - bungee trapeze, swinging trapeze, and flying trapeze (who knew there were so many different types, right...). Because I was originally a gymnast, I did a lot of acrobatic acts, including jump-rope, Russian Swing, Russian bar, and...

     

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    Get To Know Duo Aero!

    By Duo Aero on July 09, 2011 12:00 PM
      One of the main purposes of these blogs are to give America a chance to know us... and what better way to do that than to interview ourselves! So here you have it, our self-conducted interview! Question #1: Where have your performances taken you?    Duo Aero: Because we both...

     

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    We are Duo Aero

    By Duo Aero on July 08, 2011 05:25 PM
    Hello Everyone, This is Samson of Duo Aero and I'm very excited to be making my first blog post! Shannon and I are currently in LA preparing for the first live show of AGT season 6. We have had a busy few days getting fitted for costumes, having our hair styles planned out, meeting with...

     

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