0:00:05 > 0:00:08This is Blue Peter...but mini.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11Expect epic adventures, makes, bakes,
0:00:11 > 0:00:13badges, pets.
0:00:13 > 0:00:14Presenters - at your post!
0:00:14 > 0:00:18We've only got five minutes to get ready for your Blue Peter adventure.
0:00:24 > 0:00:28The flying trapeze - first performed in 1859
0:00:28 > 0:00:31in Paris by a daring acrobat called Jules Leotard.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35Leotard wowed crowds by flying through the air
0:00:35 > 0:00:37and became famous across the globe.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43So, it's thanks to old Jules Leotard that I find myself here
0:00:43 > 0:00:46in a field in Devon, about to perform and jump off a platform
0:00:46 > 0:00:51seven metres in the air in front of a crowd of hundreds of people.
0:00:52 > 0:00:53Cheers, Jules (!)
0:00:55 > 0:00:56Look...
0:00:56 > 0:00:58'My trapeze story began two months ago.'
0:00:59 > 0:01:01We would like you to come and perform at one
0:01:01 > 0:01:04of the festivals we are performing at at the end of the summer.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07- 'It was scary at the start...' - SHE SCREAMS
0:01:07 > 0:01:10'..but the more I trained, the more confident I became.'
0:01:10 > 0:01:12- Woo! Yeah!- Yeah!
0:01:12 > 0:01:15'I thought I'd nailed it but then my nerves got the better of me
0:01:15 > 0:01:17'and I missed the big catch.'
0:01:17 > 0:01:20- Let go!- Ow, ow, ow.- Just let go!
0:01:20 > 0:01:23'I just can't do that in my final performance.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27'Somersault Festival in Devon.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29'For the thousands of people who come here,
0:01:29 > 0:01:32'it's a place to chill out and relax,
0:01:32 > 0:01:34'but for me, it's a little different.'
0:01:36 > 0:01:39OK, I'll admit it. I am absolutely terrified.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Even though I've been training for two months,
0:01:41 > 0:01:43I've now got to perform on a new rig
0:01:43 > 0:01:46in a new place in front of a crowd.
0:01:46 > 0:01:47The pressure's on.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53Luckily, me and the team get a rehearsal before the show.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59For my part of the routine, I have to pull off three tricks.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02First, I'll have to get my knees over the bar,
0:02:02 > 0:02:05hang upside down and then be caught.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10Next, I'll swing and be caught by my ankles.
0:02:14 > 0:02:20And last up, I'll perform the splits upside down followed by a catch.
0:02:20 > 0:02:21Simple.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26Everything is going to plan
0:02:26 > 0:02:30until one of the team misses their grab.
0:02:30 > 0:02:31THE CROWD SCREAM
0:02:32 > 0:02:35You know what? Seeing Josh fall off there made me really scared.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37I've never seen him mess up
0:02:37 > 0:02:41and it just shows that anything can happen on the night and he's a pro.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44If I do that, I've let everyone down and the show's over.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54As the crowds gather, it's showtime.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Well, at the moment, the rig's ready.
0:03:03 > 0:03:04They're all ready.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07The question is, am I ready?
0:03:07 > 0:03:08This is it. Let's do it.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14Even though I must have climbed up the rig 50 times in training,
0:03:14 > 0:03:19having hundreds of people looking on makes it so much more nerve-racking.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22As the guys start the routine,
0:03:22 > 0:03:25I just have to focus on getting my timing right.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28CHEERING
0:03:28 > 0:03:31This is it. My first swing.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34It might not look like it, but inside I'm terrified.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42I hook my legs. Now, I just need to make the catch.
0:03:44 > 0:03:45I do it.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47That's the first trick done,
0:03:47 > 0:03:49but the hardest bit is yet to come.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53Woo! Woo!
0:03:55 > 0:03:58I have to trust that I'm going to be caught when I let go.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03I am and it feels incredible.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:04:07 > 0:04:09Two down, one to go.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14And finally, my last swing and the trickiest.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18I have to jump when they tell me or I'll ruin all our hard work.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23And I do.
0:04:23 > 0:04:24I swing...
0:04:30 > 0:04:33..and I make the grab.
0:04:33 > 0:04:34I've done it.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:04:44 > 0:04:46CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:04:51 > 0:04:52Hey, thank you for coming!
0:04:52 > 0:04:54Boom, boom, boom, boom!
0:04:54 > 0:04:56Did you actually have fun during the show?
0:04:56 > 0:04:58I had the best time.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00You were so scared at the beginning
0:05:00 > 0:05:02and you've just pulled everything out of the bag
0:05:02 > 0:05:04You've done amazingly well.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06You've just done a flying trapeze show with us.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- It was the best challenge. Thank you.- Awesome.- It's been amazing.
0:05:10 > 0:05:15Two months ago, I thought I had no chance of completing this challenge
0:05:15 > 0:05:19but I did, and it felt incredible to fly through the air
0:05:19 > 0:05:20on a flying trapeze.
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