Insider's Sam Tabahriti doing a one-handed handstand on the street in Amiens, France.
Insider's Sam Tabahriti doing a one-handed handstand on the street in Amiens, France.
  • I joined a circus school in France in 2015 and worked as a circus performer for a year.
  • I now work as a reporter at Insider, and I earn more and have much better job stability.
  • Working as a performer is about more than just the money, however.

Defying gravity and throwing my body through the air was once how I made my living. 

From a young age, I would walk around the house on my hands and do cartwheels and front handsprings — whether indoors or out — at any opportunity.

When I was 13, I joined a gymnastics club and fell in love with acrobatics. A couple of years later, I also realized I loved dancing.