Grace Good | Source | Grace Good Cirque

Grace Good is a self taught American circus performer who specializes in Hula Hoops, Fire Performance Stunts, and Acrobatics, she is extremely passionate to showcase the art of circus to the mainstream audience and change the perspective of circus. Grace performs at all styles of events nationally and internationally. Events such as Sports, Corporate events, large stage productions, and television productions. Grace is known for her entertaining viral TikTok and Instagram videos where she has a following of more than 3 million on social platforms. Grace loves to inspire others to live their dreams through her entertaining circus shows and performances!

Grace struggled with anxiety and panic attacks and realized fire and hula hoops were her outlet. She knew there was nothing else she wanted to do with her life so she pursued circus and entrepreneurship as a career.

In 2017, Grace began her career performing with Cirque Dreams Production, a world-renowned Cirque Theatrics company. She performed in Cirque Dreams Holidaze in 2019 a national touring holiday cirque show seen at venues across America including The Fox Theatre and Mohegan Sun Casino. In May 2019, Grace undertook her first international tour with Cirque Dreams in Japan with Armed Forces Entertainment. She captivated family audiences on US military bases in Yokota, Misawa, Iwakuni and Okinawa.

Grace established the circus and dinner performances at Plaza Mariachi Music City in Nashville in May 2017. She continues to pioneer and intensify the shows as a weekend performer and talent manager. Plaza Mariachi was voted Nashville’s Best Dinner Entertainment in 2019!

Grace has multiple teacher training certifications from Circus Arts Institute, an American circus educator training program. In 2016, she began directing the Nashville Circus Center’s circus education program, where she established the curriculum and showcases. Inspiring those around her, she has taught many workshops across the US in Hula Hoop, Dragon Staff and Aerial Arts.

In 2020 when the pandemic hit, Grace decided she didn't want to stop performing, with confusion and panic all around, she did the one thing she does best, Entertain! She performed backyard live-streamed circus shows to thousands every Friday Night called the “ Grace Good Cirque-antined Show!” The live stream shows were nothing but fun, feel good entertainment that was then picked up by NBC national news and televised across the country. Her Live stream videos then went Viral on TikTok where Grace’s following pushed to over 2 Million Fans and over 30 Million views on her entertaining and shocking TikTok videos. All of this pushed Grace to continue to entertain and move forward during a strange time.

Soon after in 2020, She was spotted by all sorts of producers who began reaching out -- and one led to an invitation to appear on TBS's Go-Big Show. with judges Snoop Dogg, Rosario Dawson, Cody Rhodes, and Jennifer Nettles. Hosted by Bert Krishler. She appeared on the show in January 2021 on the first episode competing against her new love interest Kurtis Downs. Soon after the show, they began dating.

In 2021 Grace was picked up by FOX producers and her signature “Big Red Ball” act with fiery acrobatic stunts was showcased on “Game of Talents” Hosted by Wayne Brady. Her “Dragon Staff” Act was also featured on Tengo Talento Mucho Talento on Estrella TV.

In 2022 Grace drove her Big Red Ball and tiny Ford Transit all the way to San Francisco to perform her first big NBA Halftime show at the Golden State Warriors. This was a huge kick in Grace's Career. She then performed for the Dallas Mavericks Playoffs, Golden State vs Celtics Finale, Las Vegas Aces WNBA, NBA Summer League, and the Los Angeles Lakers. She went head first into the sports entertainment world and has performed at Texas Motor Speedway for NASCAR in August 2022, PRC Rodeos, Baseball Games, and Horse Races and now tours at all types of events across the country.

In July 2022 Grace produced the Specialty Fire Dance and Stunt Performances at BYU Stadiums “Stadium of Fire.” with an audience of over 65,000 people. Her biggest performance yet!

You can now read about Grace and all of her amazing circus stunts in the 19th edition of Ripleys Believe it or Not! where Grace has a two page spread in the 2023 book.