• The 2016 Bouncing Girl Bailee Jo Meyer, left, and the two alternatives Kelsey Pedersen, middle, and Bria Magnuson, are introduced to the crowd during the St. Paul Bouncing Team tryouts at the Landmark Center in St. Paul on Friday, February 5, 2016. (Pioneer Press: John Autey)
  • Bouncing Girl Sara LeBlanc holds 7 year-old Emme Arbuckle, from St. Paul, as she takes a turn on the blanket during the St. Paul Bouncing Team tryouts at the Landmark Center in St. Paul on Friday, February 5, 2016. (Pioneer Press: John Autey)
  • Bouncing Girl candidate Meghan Wilmes, from St. Paul during the St. Paul Bouncing Team tryouts at the Landmark Center in St. Paul on Friday, February 5, 2016. (Pioneer Press: John Autey)
  • 62 year-old Bouncing Girl candidate Pat Dechane from Plymouth clearly enjoys being bounced during the St. Paul Bouncing Team tryouts at the Landmark Center in St. Paul on Friday, February 5, 2016. (Pioneer Press: John Autey)
  • Bouncing Girl candidate and eventual winner Bailee Jo Meyer wows the judges<br /> during the St. Paul Bouncing Team tryouts at the Landmark Center in St. Paul on Friday, February 5, 2016. (Pioneer Press: John Autey)
  • Bouncing Girl candidate Lindsay Martin takes her turn on the blanket during the St. Paul Bouncing Team tryouts at the Landmark Center in St. Paul on Friday, February 5, 2016. (Pioneer Press: John Autey)
  • Bouncing Girl candidate Bria Magnuson, from Elk River, is bounced high during the St. Paul Bouncing Team tryouts at the Landmark Center in St. Paul on Friday, February 5, 2016. (Pioneer Press: John Autey)
  • Sophia Hamann, St. Paul Winter Carnival Junior Princess of Ice takes a turn on the blanket during the St. Paul Bouncing Team tryouts at the Landmark Center in St. Paul on Friday, February 5, 2016. (Pioneer Press: John Autey)
  • The 2016 Bouncing Girl Bailee Jo Meyer, left, and the two alternatives Kelsey Pedersen, middle, and Bria Magnuson, are introduced to the crowd during the St. Paul Bouncing Team tryouts at the Landmark Center in St. Paul on Friday, February 5, 2016. (Pioneer Press: John Autey)
  • Bouncing Girl Sara LeBlanc holds 7 year-old Emme Arbuckle, from St. Paul, as she takes a turn on the blanket during the St. Paul Bouncing Team tryouts at the Landmark Center in St. Paul on Friday, February 5, 2016. (Pioneer Press: John Autey)

 
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Bouncing Girl Sara LeBlanc holds 7 year-old Emme Arbuckle, from St. Paul, as she takes a turn on the blanket during the St. Paul Bouncing Team tryouts at the Landmark Center in St. Paul on Friday, February 5, 2016. (Pioneer Press: John Autey)

The St. Paul Bouncing Team held its annual Winter Carnival tryouts Friday evening at the Landmark Center.

The Bouncing Team, a nonprofit founded in 1886, performs aerial acrobatics at public and private events year-round. The team is one of the oldest traditions in St. Paul Winter Carnival history.

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