MonInfo reports: Legs curled over her back and toes alongside her rosy cheeks, her teacher reminds her to breath as drops of sweat run down her forehead. At five years old, she is the youngest student at the Mongolian State Circus’ studio of contortion.

“This is only her third day, her body hasn’t adjusted yet,” comments D. Otgontsetseg, principal and head coach of the contortion studio.

“But this year we’ve had very many students coming in, many young students.”

Tucked in the back of a crumbling building attached to the circus, the small training room gets packed full three times a day with students from five years old to their early twenties.

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