Candy Bowers, or Ms B as she’s otherwise known, is a former creative arts student from the University of Wollongong and has since gone on to have an illustrious career travelling the world as a lyricist and vocalist for the past 15 years.

She’s been a regular on the small screen often popping up on any given network. She’s an award winning writer and youth engagement officer, but decided to join the circus in 2014 and hasn’t looked back from behind her lead microphone.

Ms B explained being the child of South African refugees to becoming part of an Australian icon was amazing.

“It’s a pretty awesome physical education being here,” she said. “But mainly i’ve worked with the musicians to create the score for the work and get to do all the funny, character comedy kind of stuff”

The modest performer has been taught a few things by the contortionists including a “strong woman lift” she’s rather proud of - a la Dirty Dancing style.

The production of But Wait … There’s More runs until Saturday night and features an award winning cast of strong women, intricate jugglers, flying trapeze artists, hip-hoppers, and highly musical acrobats.

The performers are all smiles but you can tell there must be endless hours spent behind the scenes perfecting every move, every hold, every leap. The stunts are daring and simply awe-inspiring, including one scene with a giant unicycle.

As for the music, Ms B calls it “completely eclectic” and said it was another major talking point of the show.

“We move from mambo to opera … hip hop to electro, drum and bass, afro beat and jazz,” she said.

Circus Oz has been wowing crowds for 37 years, travelling to 193 cities across 27 countries. They’ve performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 42nd Street, Tivoli Gardens and in a glass opera house in the Brazilian rainforest.

A lot of the skills learnt over the years come from intensive learning sessions with Chinese acrobats, like pole-climbing and hula-hoop, although presented in a distinctly Aussie way.