I too was Zebra Dancer and Lion Lady. I then went on to work for Ringling Bros. Circus. Once again, I was able to work with the Bauer's there. I also worked on a show in Argentina with Dave Mc Millan's brother, Brian.
I never realized at how small the circus world was at the time. I had no idea what opportunities would come from my experience working in the Arena.
Do you remember when the baby tigers were born in the exercise pen one night? The were injured and Dave nursed them back to health by hand. His german sheppard (Zeke?) watched over them like their mother. Haven't thought about that in years!
Patti