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The country's jam-packed full of kids with amazing

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mind-blowing talents.

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Take one...

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And they're about to be pushed to their limits by me

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and my top team of experts and stars.

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HE WHOOPS

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I'm Turbo - street dance king.

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And this is....

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Turbo Boost...

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-Awesome.

-Yay!

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..where talented kids are set a tough Final Challenge

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and just four weeks to train for it.

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I'm really excited.

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It's bigger than anything

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they've ever done. And there's no guarantee of success.

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Buckle up, it's going to be bumpy ride!

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Today, with the help of some amazing experts

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I'm going to boost two best friends' circus dreams.

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And you guys are going to be turbo-boosted.

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Yay!

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In just four weeks, can they go from performing their

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aerial act in a small church hall...

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..to creating a spectacular show for a crowd of thousands?

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Will they fly through the air? Or fall flat on their faces?

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It's the challenge of a lifetime.

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I've just arrived in Newcastle. Ready to surprise

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not one but two unsuspecting children.

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This talented duo are passionate circus performers.

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13-year-old Freya and Zinzi,

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are in the middle of a circus skills lesson and

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I'm about to walk in and change everything...

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Hi, girls.

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I'm Turbo and you guys are going to be turbo-boosted.

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Yay!

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Oh, my...!

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THEY LAUGH

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Thank you!

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At the end of four weeks, you are both going to be performing a

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double cloud-swing act

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at one of the UK's largest circus festivals.

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-How does that make you feel?

-BOTH: Nervous.

-A little bit nervous?

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-GIRLS LAUGH

-This is a big scale for you guys.

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-We've know each other for...three years.

-Yeah, about three years.

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We only started properly working together about a year ago.

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When we're not at school, we're always practising circus.

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And we absolutely love performing in the air.

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Freya and Zinzi are really sweet together, it's almost

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like they're sisters.

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They're coordinated, they like each other, they trust each other.

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I'm just really pleased my daughter's got such a lovely friend.

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I really enjoy performing.

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When you do it, it's really exciting and you want to do it again.

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We like to work together, that's probably the best part about it.

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Yeah! BOTH CHUCKLE

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Almost everyone loves the circus and today, one of the main

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reasons is because of these - the aerial acts.

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It's a dangerous act, but the shows are spectacular.

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This is what the girls are aiming to do.

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They want to go from performing on a V-shaped piece of rope

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called the single cloud-swing...

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to this...

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the double cloud-swing.

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It's two pieces of rope and it's much harder and more dangerous.

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But they've only got four weeks to perfect their act

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for their Final Challenge.

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What is it you love about cloud-swinging?

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It's fun.

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ALL CHUCKLE

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So, I know cloud-swinging is usually done as a solo act.

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But why do you guys want to do cloud swinging as a double act?

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It's different and we haven't seen many double cloud-swinging

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-being done before. It's nice to be original.

-Yeah.

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I like that.

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Problem is, hardly anyone in the UK does it,

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so it's been tough to find mentors, but I think I've done it.

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Fran and Lucy are one of the few double cloud-swing

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acts in the world.

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Their routines are breathtakingly spectacular

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and they've trained for years to become the best in the business.

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So, if anyone can turbo-boost Freya

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and Zinzi's cloud-swing ambitions, they can.

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I think it's high time you guys met your mentors.

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Are you ready?

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-Yeah.

-OK.

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Fran and Lucy...

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ALL CHUCKLE

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-Hello.

-Welcome to Turbo Boost.

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So, basically, what we are going to do with you is choreograph

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the routine and then you are going to perform, hopefully,

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to the Bristol Harbour Festival.

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And we are going to see what you can do and how we can

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teach you some more things.

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And how we can push you further.

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-How does that sound?

-Sounds really cool.

-Yeah?

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-Are you ready to work hard?

-BOTH: Yeah!

-Yep.

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This is where the hard work begins.

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Fran and Lucy are no fuss taskmasters

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and they're putting the girls straight to the test.

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They're assessing Freya and Zinzi's strength...balance...

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and choreography, as well as team work.

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It all looks pretty impressive to me, but what do the experts think?

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There's a lot of creativity and you can see that you've been,

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erm...researching a lot with the cloud, which is really good.

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Freya and Zinzi's aerial moves are good but are basic,

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Fran can instantly see how they can improve.

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One of the things we'd really like to work on you with

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and to push...is some kind of catching.

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Pulling each other, throwing each other.

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Yeah, that's something we saw less of in your act

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and it's something we'd really like to push with you.

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With a plan in place, it's time for their first Masterclass.

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Fran and Lucy demonstrate and start to teach the girls some

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throwing and catching moves.

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Lucy's in the main catching position.

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Performing upside down with no support, relying on your own

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strength and hoping that the other person won't let go

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is as hard as it looks.

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To be as brilliant as Fran and Lucy are at this,

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you'd have to train full-time for seven years.

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Freya and Zinzi, however, have been

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performing together in the air for only a year

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and now have just four weeks to wow at a festival in Bristol.

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As reality hits, the girls are looking nervous.

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So, with the demonstration over, it's the girls' turn.

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First up, it's a new catching move...

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Is a long up and then a short down, up!

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..the double swan. This should only ever be done with expert

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supervision and proper equipment.

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It's a tricky manoeuvre, and Freya's looking very worried.

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You tried your luck a bit too early.

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Although her timing is slightly off, Zinzi's managed it quite well.

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It's Freya's turn next. Can she do it?

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And, up, down, up.

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-Wait, wait, wait.

-Sorry!

-That's fine.

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I think this is one move they're going to have to practise a lot.

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It's the first time the girls have tried it,

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and they're doing their best.

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Feet and legs together.

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While Lucy's up there, we'll demonstrate one thing that you

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could work on.

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Forwards...backwards, and back...

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-Are you ready?

-Up. Great.

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Meeting these cloud-swing experts has shown the girls just how

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much work they need to do before they're good enough to

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perform at a huge festival.

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Next time we meet you, we're going to be working in a space called

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The Hanger in London. We've had a little look at what you do and

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what your skill base is and we'll

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create a routine that, hopefully, you'll really enjoy doing.

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Fran and Lucy can see the girls want to work hard but they're worried,

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very worried.

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They've got a long way to go and they've got a lot of work to do.

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It's a really big festival they're going to be performing in

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and at this point,

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it's really hard to tell whether they can pull it off or not.

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With no time to lose, Freya and Zinzi get practising.

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-LAUGHTER

-There's a long way to go...

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And the new moves are proving tricky.

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But Freya and Zinzi must perfect them if they're going to make

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it as double cloud-swing artists in four weeks' time.

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Oh! That was the closest one.

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We can't wait to see the choreography, and the routine.

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I've brought Freya and Zinzi to a location in London,

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only used by professional circus performers. Today their

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mentors will teach the girls their spectacular final routine.

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-Ahh, its big...

-Yeah.

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The girls look worried as they realise that at 7 metres

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the double-cloud swing

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is twice as high as their swing at home.

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-How you feeling?

-Bit nervous.

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But before they're allowed in the air,

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they need to warm up to protect themselves against injury.

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We'll get the warm...

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As soon as they're ready, the experts show the girls the moves

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of their new routine, step by step.

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Fran and Lucy are skilled experts and now they are about to

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teach the girls these tricky moves.

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They need to up their game here, with only three weeks left until

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their first public performance, it's a massive challenge.

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LAUGHTER

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When you grab, you were like that. Try to grab all of it.

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This move's called the Tiny Ball and needs a huge

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amount of strength in the arms and a very strong hand grip.

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The girls are practising under careful supervision in a safe space

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but they're still finding it tough.

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-Yes, that's it.

-Yeah, good, nice.

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Next, a move they learnt in their first Masterclass,

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it's the Swan Up. They couldn't do it then...

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Yeah, yeah. Almost.

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..and still can't do it now.

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Oh, my shoulder cracked!

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The girls are struggling to get this right

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but with no time to rest, it's straight back to it...

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Almost. You can get a slightly bigger V there.

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Now they need all their strength to pull up into position...

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It's so close, it's up-down-up!

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That's it.

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LAUGHTER

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-Oh.

-Yeah.

-Brilliant.

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She's nearly done it!

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It's better, but it's a crucial move in the routine

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so they need to get this perfect.

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And there we are...

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And we're up.

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Freya and Zinzi have learnt two moves out of the eight

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that they need to learn in their routine.

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The pressure is on.

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Here, when you're on this bottom cloud,

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you can just come into a little ball.

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Lift the hands a bit higher. And place the feet on.

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This looks amazing, but the girls are starting to look nervous.

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They need to work hard on their choreography

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if they are going to give a show-stopping performance

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at their festival debut.

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Point and then flex.

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Yeah, that's it and the other one...?

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It's the end of their Masterclass...

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Press her against you, Freya. On her legs...yeah, that's it.

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So, quick flex...good.

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And now Fran wants to take their routine to the next level.

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Now, we've got to try it a little bit higher.

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Yeah, cos that's going to be...something.

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-That's going to change something.

-Yes.

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Freya looks worried as Fran talks about taking the swing

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even higher for their final performance.

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So, how do you feel about the working at height thing?

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A little bit nervous.

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I think that, erm, as soon as we get up there and we start

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working on it, you will feel a lot better.

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She doesn't look convinced.

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Surprisingly, people who spend their lives flying through the air

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are often afraid of heights.

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But this is one fear that needs to be overcome

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if Freya is to even think about taking part in the final.

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Freezing up on the day would be an utter disaster.

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With only two weeks left to get their routine right,

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it's nonstop practising under careful supervision.

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LAUGHTER

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We've learnt most of the routine.

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It's a really hard routine.

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The girls are working tirelessly.

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But are still getting moves wrong.

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I reckon the next training session will be a lot more tiring.

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-We'll be...finishing it off.

-Yeah.

-Learning the last two moves.

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-And then we'll be running it and running it again.

-Yeah.

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Then, I reckon we'll need to work out a beginning and an end.

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ZINZI LAUGHS

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Over the last two weeks,

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Freya and Zinzi's circus skills have been turbo-boosted.

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-Are you ready to work hard?

-Yeah.

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They've been pushed to their limits with a whole new cloud-swing act.

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And are facing new fears.

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We've just got to try it a little bit higher.

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There's only a fortnight to pull it all together before they perform

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in front of a crowd of thousands.

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And there we are...

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At the end of their last Masterclass, Freya confessed to

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a fear of heights, which could be a real problem

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when she's got perform on the highest cloud-swing

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she's ever been on. Time's running out, so I'm stepping in.

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I've brought them to a tree-top adventure park to get this

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sorted once and for all.

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Freya, you made a little confession. Are you nervous about the

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-swing being raised up?

-I'm still a little bit nervous about

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being on top of Zinzi. It's still a little bit daunting,

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the fact you're over the top of the other person.

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OK. Fran and Lucy said that at your last Masterclass

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you needed to work on your heights, trust and strength.

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I've brought you here so you can do all three.

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-Hi there.

-All right.

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We're meeting instructor Alex,

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who's got some challenging tasks that will test the girls' nerves,

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and hopefully, will help prepare them for their Final Challenge.

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Task one - the girls are asked to build and climb two towers

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-made of crates.

-If you can just start stacking the crates,

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and after that we'll just climb on.

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This is to test their trust in each other and team work, crucial

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skills for successfully performing on the cloud-swing together.

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Do you guys want to start climbing up? Yeah...

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-Got her, Turbo?

-Yeah.

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Freya needs to tackle her fear of heights today

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if she's going to be able to pull off her final aerial performance

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on the double cloud-swing in front of thousands of people.

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Nice and steady. Turbo, are we good on the rope?

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She'll be 8 metres high in the air on the day

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just under the height of two double-decker buses,

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so it's a huge challenge for her.

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-Freya's looking nervous.

-It's wobbly.

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But her best friend Zinzi's there to help and reassure her...

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-Thumbs up.

-It is a bit wobbly!

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Help each other up.

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Keep going!

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-Are you on?

-Yeah.

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We're just going to take one of the towers down.

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And you finished with one.

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-Isn't that good?

-Yeah.

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They've done it, that's great teamwork

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but Freya needs to be able to do this on her own

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as well as with Zinzi. It's time to up the stakes.

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The next challenge is a bit harder.

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They need to balance up high again but this time it's solo.

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ALL: Yeah.

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With nothing to hold on to, they need to concentrate

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if they are to stay on the pole.

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Right, we've got Freya...just walking the beam now.

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Hands off the rope, hands off...

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-One more, absolutely fantastic.

-Yeah, yeah...

-Keep going.

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For Freya, this is a long way up!

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She's looking confident, I think she's starting face her fears.

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Well done, sweetie, well done, well done.

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But the final task will really test her nerves.

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This is called The Leap of Faith.

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And we're going to get you guys to climb up all the way to the

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top of the pole.

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This pole, is the same height as the double cloud-swing

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she'll be performing on. Will she be able to do it?

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Well done. Absolutely brilliant.

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You're halfway through.

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She's looking very confident and is doing quite well.

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Just a touch...

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But as she reaches the top, Alex pushes her that little bit further.

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You need to go a little bit higher than that,

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so you need to push, so you grab a hold of the platform

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with your hands.

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There you go. Now, your left leg can go on there.

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Fantastic. And we just push up. Try and use your legs

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as best you can.

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There we go, you're on. Absolutely brilliant, well done.

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She's now got to stand tall on the platform.

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-That's really wobbly.

-It is going to wobble a little bit.

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Freya's managed it but still looks unsure...

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Well done for going all the way to the top.

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Zinzi's turn and she's tackling it well...

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Well done, absolutely fantastic job, OK. And then stand up...

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The platform's looking really wobbly now,

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but once up, Alex ups the stakes again...

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Right, guys, we're going to do a little trust exercise next.

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What I want you to do is just turn around and face each other.

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And grab a hold of each other's hands.

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Now just lean back.

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Freya doesn't look happy

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and is holding on tight as Zinzi leans out a little bit further.

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Well done, guys. Well done.

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Now there's just the small matter of getting down.

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Can Freya put all her fears behind her and jump?

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Bye, Zinzi!

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She's done it!

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Their friendship really pulled them through today.

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And off the platform, well done. Good girl.

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Today's Masterclass has shown the girls that if they stick

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together and keep practising, they have every chance of pulling off

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their Final Challenge.

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Good girl.

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I want to know if Freya's overcome her fear.

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I thought I wouldn't be able to do the higher ones.

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Yeah, neither did I.

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And do you think that going round on this course

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is going to help you with your Final Challenge?

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-Yes.

-It'll help us realise that there's nothing to worry about

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being so high.

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I was a little bit wary about the height

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on cloud-swings at first, like, raising them

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cos I haven't been on one so high. But...

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-I think I'll be fine now, definitely reassured now.

-Yeah.

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It looks like the problem with heights is conquered.

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It's straight back to work on their routine...

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But there's still a long way to go...

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I'm a little bit scared. Just to like...

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-Like nervous?

-Yeah.

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-But it's exciting.

-I can't wait.

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BOTH LAUGH

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The girls are back in London to meet up with mentors

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for some much needed rehearsals.

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Their routine is getting better but, in order to perform at one

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the biggest circus festivals in the UK, it's got to be brilliant.

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I've upped the stakes and set them a Mini Challenge.

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Billy Alwen is an expert in aerial performances and has created

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amazing live circus shows for the likes of Muse and Take That.

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He's in charge of the huge circus festival where the girls are due

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to perform their Final Challenge.

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But today he'll decide

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whether or not they can feature alongside his top acts.

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You will be auditioning for Billy Alwen for Cirque Bijou

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where you guys will be performing next weekend for your

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Final Challenge.

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Oh, no!

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-LAUGHTER

-Really nervous, now!

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Give me some...

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We're going to work on that, me and you first...

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With no time to lose, it's straight to work.

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The girls have only had three weeks to rehearse their routine

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and have been practising nonstop, but it's not yet perfect.

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They've just got time to squeeze one last run-through

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before Billy arrives and to add to the pressure, they're now working

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on the double cloud-swing at a new height. Time for me to check in.

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How has Freya been getting on with regards to her height on

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the double cloud-swing.

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We've put the ropes up about a metre higher.

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To see if they're comfortable.

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This is Freya and Zinzi's last chance to have

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this routine shipshape, there's a lot at stake.

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Billy's arrived. The girls are looking nervous.

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Hi, guys. Imagine you've got an audience there,

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couple of thousand people, beautiful day...

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show me what you've got.

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As they begin, Billy has a watchful eye on every move,

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it's make or break time.

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They've started well, but halfway through the audition...disaster.

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In front of one of the country's leading circus show organisers,

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Zinzi's failed to complete the Swan Up...

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What is it you are going to be looking for?

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If they are confident in what they're doing,

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they'll up their game and they'll go for it.

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Then seconds later, Freya also makes a wrong move...

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But has Billy noticed?

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The girls are heading towards their final move in their routine -

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it's tricky and they've got it wrong before.

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Can they actually pull it off in front of Billy?

0:20:390:20:42

They've finished. Now time to find out

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whether he thinks the girls are good enough

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for his international line-up.

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I can see you're thinking of performing it.

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You can see an audience, you're looking out, which is great.

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You're not worrying about...the next move.

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Things to always work on, is the finish and the end.

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Everybody works on their act and thinks, OK, but remember -

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start cleanly and finish cleanly.

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It'll get better and when you've got an audience,

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you'll take it up another level as well.

0:21:140:21:16

Guys, that was great.

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I'm really happy to put you in the middle of the programme

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which is where we get the biggest crowds.

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I really loved it, well done.

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-BOTH: Thank you.

-Very exciting.

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They've done it, they'll be performing to thousands at the

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busiest time, which means the pressure's really on.

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We're pretty proud.

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Erm, we think they did really, really well.

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Still need to work on the Double Swan.

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We need to figure out how we are going to style and finish.

0:21:440:21:47

Yeah, final touches.

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After their problematic audition,

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and with just days left to the biggest performance

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of their lives, the girls are determined to perfect their routine.

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I think we can do it. We've basically got everything we needed to get done.

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I think the best part will be performing with all the

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professionals that are going to be there, as well.

0:22:080:22:11

-I think they'll enjoy us.

-Hopefully!

-Fingers crossed.

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Time now for final touches.

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In just four weeks, I've turbo-boosted Freya

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and Zinzi's aerial performance ambition to the max.

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They've gone from amateur cloud-swing performers...

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to professional-looking aerial artists.

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But can they put all they've learnt into practice

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and pull off a show-stopping performance of a lifetime?

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Here I am in Bristol. It's the morning of Freya and Zinzi -

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AKA Frinzi's - Final Challenge.

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Now, Billy, the festival organiser, decided that, after the girls

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auditioned for him last week that they should be put at

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the top of the bill. Which means...the pressure is on!

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Since it's the morning of the event, I think we feel a bit

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more nervous than we were, probably, yesterday, but not too nervous.

0:23:020:23:06

-I'm still really excited.

-Yes.

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Time's ticking, as the festival prepares to open,

0:23:090:23:12

Billy's organising the line up...

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The girls will be performing as Frinzi, amongst circus acts

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from around the world. It's a huge challenge for them.

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Perfect!

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In a few hours' time, thousands will be watching...

0:23:240:23:28

With the cloud-swings set, there's one last chance for a

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dress rehearsal with mentors Fran and Lucy.

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-We have half an hour...less?

-20 minutes.

0:23:340:23:37

They're rehearsing the Swan Up,

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it's been a problem over the past four weeks...

0:23:400:23:43

That's so bad.

0:23:430:23:44

It's a crucial move, the whole act hinges on it...

0:23:440:23:48

Up-up-up...

0:23:480:23:49

If it goes wrong in their final performance, it'll be a disaster.

0:23:490:23:53

It's still not perfect.

0:23:540:23:57

It's still a bit fiddly but you can't really tell, hopefully!

0:23:570:24:00

Not having a good rehearsal is worrying,

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this move has always been trouble,

0:24:020:24:04

but it's simply too late to start rethinking their routine now...

0:24:040:24:07

As the festival starts,

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crowds gather as other acts begin to take the stage....

0:24:090:24:12

Being top of the bill here means everything,

0:24:170:24:19

thousands have taken their place to be entertained...

0:24:190:24:22

Time for some last-minute words of luck from their parents.

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-Good luck.

-Thank you.

-You're going to do a really good job.

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-Thank you.

-Breathe all the way and enjoy it, yeah?

-OK.

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Now, Frinzi get ready to take to the stage.

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They're starting to feel the pressure. Four weeks of intense

0:24:410:24:44

training and practice will soon be put to the test!

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ANNOUNCER: TURBO!

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Let's hear it, everybody!

0:24:480:24:50

This is it!

0:24:500:24:52

Can I please get some loud, loud, loud, loud noise for Frinzi!

0:24:520:24:58

CHEERING

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Freya and Zinzi's dream of performing on a double cloud-swing

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is about to come true...

0:25:030:25:05

Putting on a show on such a huge scale,

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is not all about the aerial moves, it's about telling a story

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and capturing the audience's attention.

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The girls start their routine with a mime

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about who's getting on the cloud-swing first.

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Oh, she can't believe that she lost!

0:25:220:25:25

The swing is high....

0:25:300:25:32

but Freya's looking confident as she gets into position...

0:25:320:25:35

The Swan Up move is next, will they pull it off?

0:25:380:25:41

They've done it! It's a brilliant start.

0:25:480:25:50

They've been working hard on their choreography

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and it shows.

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They're in time and moving together well.

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Four weeks ago,

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Freya was afraid of heights, now she's flying high!

0:26:110:26:14

The crowd absolutely love it...

0:26:170:26:19

They've smashed it! It was spectacular.

0:26:220:26:25

A very relieved and delighted Frinzi take their bow

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and join their families and mentors to celebrate.

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Oh, fantastic.

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It was wonderful. I was nervous for you.

0:26:380:26:41

-I mean, you did super well! It was really good.

-Thank you.

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-Thank you.

-And the crowd are impressed too...

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They are so amazing for their age, so strong, so powerful.

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So elegant as well, they were brilliant. Really good to watch.

0:26:520:26:55

To be able to do that at their age is mind-blowing.

0:26:550:26:59

On a par with all the professional performers performing here today.

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BOTH: We've been turbo-boosted and it was amazing.

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Freya and Zinzi have 100% been turbo-boosted.

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They began as an aerial act that performed together on

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one cloud-swing at a small circus school in Newcastle.

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Today, they wowed thousands of people with their tricky

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and dangerous routine.

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