twojennys

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About me

Gender Female
Industry Arts
Occupation Dance teacher, Art Maker
Location discovery islands, BC, Canada
Introduction I was raised in the arts. I was professionally trained to be a ballerina and an actor. I am a published poet and journalist. I am a sensitive, emotional fire. I teach dance to children to remind me I am human. I have lived through a lot of highs and some heavy lows.
Interests ideas, advocacy, inclusion, dancing, dirty martinis, talking like a trucker, photography, architecture, cooking, clowning, making people laugh, cats, painting, writing, theatre, performance art that is funny, feminism, skin, improvisation and approachable art
Favorite Movies I Origins, Orlando, Whalerider, Diva, Dangerous Liasons, Shadow of The Vampire, The Triplets of Belleville, The Thin Blue Line, Carmen, Being John Malkovich, Finding Neverland, Lost in Translation, Lily Tomlin
Favorite Music Persian, South African, West African, Ani Defranco, Cyrus Chestnut, Medeski Martin and Wood, Joni Mitchell, Jorane, Veda Hille, James Brown, KD Lang, Dolly Parton, Funk, Bruce Cockburn, Rockabilly, Mozart, Eric Satie, Aretha Franklin, Flamenco, Ruthie Foster, Led Zeppelin, Paco De Lucia, Tomatito, Ray Lamontagne, Anoushka Shankar
Favorite Books The Soul of An Octopus, Flavia de Luce Series, Life of Pi, The Sheltering Sky, Cunt: Declaration of Independance, Dreamspeaker, Non-Fiction, Neurology, Medical Reference, Impro, Narnia, Bust Magazine

Chicken monkey shoes?

As long as they are crocheted.