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The Rise and Fall of Captain Emotional

February 7, 2013

Lately I have been doing research on how athletes recover from injuries.  There is a lot of information out there about …

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It’s Now Or Never

December 24, 2012

I hope that I am not the only one who views the approaching New Year with pangs of panic.  I …

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People Can Change Until They Take Their Last Breath

August 16, 2012

People can change until they take their last breath. — Alton R. Jorgenson I was asked recently to write a …

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Vanity.. Thy Name is Kay?

May 20, 2012

Yes, yes I know.. “Vanity, thy name is woman” was never actually written by Shakespeare, much to the chagrin of …

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Come Oh Come The Restless Ones

April 27, 2012

“Come oh come ye tea-thirsty restless ones — the kettle boils, bubbles and sings, musically.” ― Rabindranath Tagore, Collected Poems And Plays …

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The Cycling Ballerina.. or is it the Ballerina Cyclist?

April 25, 2012

I don’t often talk about the difficulties of melding ballet/dance with cycling, but I thought I would take an evening …

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Speech After Long Silence; It Is Right

April 4, 2012

“Speech after long silence; it is right” (opening line to “After Long Silence” by W. B. Yeats) is a fairly …

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Just Because You Make Mistakes Doesn’t Mean You Are One

January 11, 2012

The last 18 months has passed by with a haste that has my head spinning.  Life was going along at …

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Some Stage Make-Up Tips

December 12, 2011

This is a cross post from our “Christmas Carol” production blog.  I thought the information was informative enough to post …

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The Well Rounded Dancer

October 19, 2011

In my lifetime I have dabbled here and I have dabbled there.  With the exception of height related activities (although …

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