It was the first time a circus had ever toured in Tanzania, and inspired the then 17-year-old to enrol in its training school to learn foot juggling.

“This director opened a school in Tanzania, and my uncle was practicing there,” Ms Shabani said.

“I asked him to take me to the circus and afterwards I met with the director and he likes me and chose the act for me.”

A year of training six hours a day, five days a week finally paid off when Ms Shabani was given a job with the same circus company that first caught her eye.

“After one year the same director opened a circus in Tanzania so we were performing there,” she said.

“After that, we started to get contracts to go overseas to countries like Germany and Eygpt, many different countries.”

Fast-forward to today, and the 23-year-old has toured the world with Cirque Africa, which is in Wagga these school holidays.

Ms Shabani said she hopes to keep performing for many years to come, with the opportunity to delight audiences across different countries something she is constantly thankful for.

She still practices her awe-inspiring act for an hour everyday, and is now able to foot juggle clothes, a pot and even a table.

“People are surprised,” Ms Shabani said.

 “Most of the people that come over when I finish my act during intermission  they say ‘that was really good’; I look small so they are surprised I can do it.”

Cirque Africa is a two-hour acrobatic circus which features contornists, music, trapeze artists and foot jugglers.

The circus will be performing in Wagga throughout the school holidays until October 9.

For more information or to purchase tickets go to cirqueafrica.com.au.