Who is Grace Good? Snoop Dogg finds 'AGT' contestant who ran away from college to join the circus 'Vegas-ready'
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE: Grace Good, a seasoned circus performer, dazzles audiences with aerial feats and daring exploits, as well as spectacular hoop and balancing performances – sometimes combining them all into one jaw-dropping act! She will now bring her talent to the stage on 'America's Got Talent' Season 18 to deliver a performance that will leave the judges speechless.
'AGT' will resume with the third round of auditions for its 18th season on June 13, 2023. Terry Crews, along with judges Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel, and Sofia Vergara, will welcome viewers back to the show. But who were the standout performers from this episode? Before we get to witness a whopping 12 performances, let's get to know Grace, a Franklin native who makes a career out of performing in circuses.
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Who is Grace Good?
Grace is a multi-talented circus performer and instructor living in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. She mostly does hula-hoop, fire dancing, and aerial acrobatics. Her following @GraceGoodCirque is in the hundreds and rising, making her a well-known circus influencer. She is a self-taught circus performer who loves to push boundaries with unique skills that you won't find easily, even among other stunt performers!
Grace is an aerialist and hula-hoop performer with Cirque Dreams Production, a world-renowned Cirque Theatrics organization. This season, she appeared in Cirque Dreams Holidaze, a national touring, holiday cirque production seen at venues around the country including The Fox Theatre and Mohegan Sun Casino. Grace embarked on her first foreign tour with Cirque Dreams in Japan with Armed Forces Entertainment in May 2019. She wowed families at US military facilities in Yokota, Misawa, Iwakuni, and Okinawa.
Grace was always a timid girl growing up but enjoyed attention nevertheless. She grew up in musical theater but discovered her artistic side via sketching and photography. Grace picked up a hula-hoop after graduating from high school in 2011 and knew she wanted to do it full-time. In her soul, a fire was sparked. Grace wanted nothing more than to immerse into circus life, with a heart full of passion and a business-focused attitude.
Grace's fierce and energetic attitude radiates through her theatrical appearance and dedication. Grace co-founded Beyond Wings Circus, a Nashville-based entertainment business, in 2014 and began booking talent around the city. The Nashville Circus Spectacular, Nashville's largest local circus show, is a production she developed, directed, and starred in. She has produced and directed a number of smaller events throughout town.
Back in May 2017, Grace developed the circus and dinner performances at Plaza Mariachi Music City in Nashville. As a weekend performer and talent manager, she continues to pioneer such events. Plaza Mariachi was selected Best Dinner Entertainment in Nashville in 2019!
Grace holds various teacher training credentials from Circus Arts Institute, a circus educator training program in the United States. She has been the director of the Nashville Circus Center's circus education program since 2016, where she developed the curriculum and displays. She has inspired others around her by teaching various workshops in Hula-Hoop, Dragon Staff, and Aerial Arts around the United States.
Grace's passion for cirque is unrivaled. Her passion shows on stage, in the studio, and while teaching and sharing her art on social media. Grace's life centers around her artistic works, which she dedicates to sharing her story. Grace performs and inspires people all around the world with her art, while also experiencing everything life has to offer.
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Grace already has Snoop Dogg in her corner
Grace is "Vegas-ready" — that is what Snoop Dogg told her. The circus artist from Nashville was a star on TBS's 'Go-Big Show,' a new supersized talent competition. She consumes fire, twirls a half-dozen hula-hoops, and stands atop a walking globe nicknamed the "Big Red Ball," to name a few of her dizzying acts.
That was more than enough to pique the interest of 'Go-Big' talent scouts. They contacted Grace after discovering her online, and she was soon loading the ball into her car and going down to the Macon Coliseum in Macon, Georgia. 'Go-Big' filmed there throughout the summer, according to Covid-19 safety regulations and isolating the crew and cast, who included celebrity judges Snoop, Rosario Dawson, Jennifer Nettles, and Cody Rhodes. A crowd of tailgaters watched a video stream from the parking lot as the competition was taking place inside the Coliseum.
"For something so big like this to happen in the middle of a pandemic, it just didn't even feel real," she told The Tennessean. "It didn't feel real until I got on stage and was staring at Snoop Dogg."
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Grace on 'AGT' Season 18
Grace took to Instagram on June 7 to announce her debut on the NBC show. In the post, she wrote, "I FINALLY DID IT Y’ALL⭐️ The secret is out ;) I know some of you guys have seen me on commercials.. and it’s happening!! Tune in Tuesday, June 13th at 8/ 7pm CT on NBC or stream on Peacock to watch me audition for @agt 🤩🤩🤩🤩 I truly pushed the limits for this one, and I can’t wait for everyone to see!! I’m nervous/ stoked! Any guesses what I did? 😋 DONT MISS IT!✨ #agt #agtseason18 #americasgottalent."
'America's Got Talent' Season 18 airs on NBC every Tuesdays at 8 PM/ET.