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TAYLOR GORDON |
Since the success of last week’s post about my senior thesis on dance writing (which is still open to discussion!) a number of opportunities have come up for me. Everything seems to be happening at once and if things weren’t crazy before, they certainly are now! I’m excited about all that’s going on though…
I’ve started to write for ExploreDance.com . See my reviews of Complexions at the Joyce and Pennsylvania Ballet at City Center. Both were such great performances! I haven’t been to the ballet since ABT’s Met Season, so it was a treat to go to two shows in one week! Complexions was neat because my ticket happened to be next to the editor of Pointe Magazine, whom I interned with 2 years ago! Nice to see her after a long time.
Pennsylvania Ballet was extra good for me personally because I did Nutcracker with them the two years I was at The Rock School. I saw lots of familiar faces, and some of the people I went to school with are now apprentices. It’s such a different perspective seeing a company from the house rather than from the wings.
During intermission I also ran into the directors of Ballet Academy East, where I just finished in June. So nice to catch up with them! And it made me remember how small the dance world is and how easily people run in to each other! Haha.
The other writing opportunity that has come up is with movmnt magazine, in which The Winger was featured last issue. I’m doing a big piece for the next issue and I’ve been working hard and interviewing some great people for it, including The Winger’s own Kristin Sloan! So cool to meet you in person 
Needless to say, with all this writing on top of Nutcracker rehearsals, class, my internship, school and finishing up a draft of my thesis, I’ve been crazy busy. I’m definitely ready for Thanksgiving break! I’m heading home to Boston to visit the family for a few days before getting back to work for the rest of the semester. As insane as it’s been, I have to say the fall has been going by really fast! I graduate in 9 weeks! Eek!
Happy (almost) Thanksgiving everyone!
