New York – Page 3 – Though She Be But Little

A Look Back in Time

I had a great childhood. I was a little blonde pipsqueak who was stubborn and goofy – a Daddy’s girl with my mom’s determination. I guess some things never change, right? I was never super “girly”. I have two [...]

July 31, 2013 0 0

Back to Reality

Inspiration New York

This past week, my family finally went on another vacation together. It had been years since the last time we had all been able to get together like that. Between my brothers doing internships and me going to summer intensives, we just [...]

June 15, 2013 1 0

Seeing Someone Differently

Arts Inspiration New York

I believe everyone has a passion in life. Whether or not they discover it – or pursue it – is a different story. What an amazing creation it is when a person finds what truly makes them come alive. Even more, how lucky we [...]

May 13, 2013 1 1

Seven Months In

Arts Inspiration New York

I’ve been in NYC for just a little over seven months now, and sometimes I can’t believe that I actually get to live here and don’t have to leave any time soon. I do hate to admit, however, that sometimes I take it for granted. [...]

April 23, 2013 0 0

Auditions Upon Auditions

Arts Inspiration New York

One hundred twenty-four dancers stand along the sides of three of the walls in the studio. Chairs are placed front and center on the fourth wall that house the eyes intensely watching as six of the dancers perform the choreography they learned [...]

April 8, 2013 0 0

New Traditions

Family Inspiration New York

This year has brought numerous changes in my life. I don’t drive a car for months at a time, I’ve met people I’ve dreamed of meeting since I was a kid, and I know the stops on the N/Q line like my life depended on it. But [...]

March 30, 2013 0 0

For the Love of Paul (Taylor)

Arts Inspiration New York

My first exposure to Paul Taylor Dance Company was a fluke. I was a freshman in college and wanted to go to a summer intensive since I had never been to one. As it would be, I had missed many deadlines for auditions and applications for [...]

March 23, 2013 0 0

Art, Art Everywhere

Arts Inspiration New York

One of the many things I love about living in a big city is the fact that the arts surround me all the time. A billboard with a dancer on it in Times Square, countless Broadway shows put on every day, photographers taking a snapshot in time to [...]

March 20, 2013 0 0

A New Endeavor

Arts Inspiration New York

I’ve always loved keeping a journal. I like looking back years later to see what I had done and how I felt on a specific day. But I have to be inspired by something in order to write it down. That’s why it seems a bit silly that [...]

March 19, 2013 0 1