Tiny Dancer
My blogs
| Industry | Arts |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Dancer, Author |
| Location | Millboro Springs, Virginia, United States |
| Introduction | Looking back, my first job may have been my all-time favorite: Little Red Riding Hood at Story Book Forest. On alternating days I was Snow White. My college degree seemed to demand a more serious vocation. Though I seldom believe war is the answer, my first career job was buying missiles. I proudly managed an environmental engineering firm focused on improving air quality; I was horrified to work at a quarry blasting a beautiful canyon. I adored co-hosting a Big Band Swing radio show with an amazing mentor and on my solo nights, I read Spanish poetry to El Paso and Juarez. I have years of war stories as a general civil law practitioner in PA & was a lawyer for a fast company in Austin during the dot.com era. I loved teaching business law to grad students at UTEP. I had mixed feelings about being a substitute teacher in rural VA, but it allowed me to be near my young children in their years of uncertainty after my husband died in a hiking accident. I liked being the Concierge and Historian at an elegant resort. Managing a community library was very cool. I was in my element on my organic vineyard and farm. And this is all just a teaser to the rest. |
| Interests | Viticulture, astronomy, traveling. |
| Favorite Movies | Fiddler on the Roof, White Christmas, Bob Dylan, Patti Smith's Dream of Life, Wings of Desire |
| Favorite Music | I love so much music, from symphony and opera to bluegrass and rap, including of course blues, rock, jazz, fusion. Bach's double violin concerto especially moves me. |
| Favorite Books | Renting the Veil, Oliver's Travels Books One and Two. Cloud 8. Haha...and quite a few more! Big fan of Vladimir Nabokov. Am presently enjoying Saul Bellow's Henderson the Rain King and the collected works of Flannery O'Connor. Listening to Stieg Larsson's Millenium Trilogy on audiobook while driving. |