She is the first circus performer to receive the prestigious NHF award .
She is a recipient of the 2015 National Heritage Fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts , which is the highest honor in the folk and traditional arts in the United States .
recipient is the first recipient   to receive the prestigious National Heritage Fellowship award .
She is a recipient of the 2015 National Heritage Fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts , which is the highest honor in the folk and traditional arts in the United States .