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Modern Ballerina/Teenager
My mother could not understand what was happening to me one summer afternoon as she passed through the living room to discover her seven year old daughter sitting on the couch with tears streaming down her face, solemnly gazing at the television. Suddenly noticing that I seemed very upset, she quickly came to my side to console me and to discover why I was randomly crying all alone in the living room, instead of outside pretending I was a fairy in the garden like I normally would have been doing. “Sofia! What’s wrong!” She asked, very concerned, setting down her laundry basket and cleaning supplies. Through tears I tried to explain to her how moved I was, watching this documentary that happened to be playing on television that talked about the lives of ballet dancers, and all of the sacrifices that had to be made for them to pursue their craft. I felt so touched to be witnessing such a level of discipline taking the form of sheer beauty, when transfused with breathtaking music and time-stopping dance sequences. My mother was shocked and slightly haunted that her normally happy, carefree daughter was literally brought to tears watching a program about ballet. Nevertheless, this moment influenced her to pick up the phone several days later to sign me up for ballet classes in the fall, thus beginning the eleven year odyssey which has henceforth been my life.
By Sofia Bianchi8 years ago in Journal
'You Will Never Be a Star!'
As my time at community college was coming to a close, I had done three acting classes, one improv class, three musicals, and one drama. To date, it is the only dramatic play I have ever done. It was Landford Wilson's Balm in Gilead; a very large cast, 20 or so characters, set in a NYC diner in the 60s (granted I could Google for accuracy but won't. Going off memory on this one). The diner was filled with hookers and drug addicts, and ME; the waitress. The story is not at all about the waitress, but of course it was. My director's name was Craig. He would be the first of many teachers I would look up to during my journey. He was never a creepy guy, but he did day-drink a lot, so that did color his overall approach a lot of times. After the show wrapped up, we had an exit professional survival audition where we would get direct, pointed feedback on what our teachers thought our next steps should be. I did a monologue I found from some soap opera. In my head, soaps were the first stop on a long road to a big career, so it would be important for me to get used to that style of performing. I finished my monologue, proud as punch, waiting to be told all the star power I hold inside of me.
By Angela McMahon8 years ago in Education
5 Things I've Learned About Being a Music Major
"What's your major?" "Music Education" "Oh." When I was a freshman in college, I had a ton of family members, friends, and just the common public asking me this question. When I responded with "Music Education" I got puzzled looks, and more commonly, I got asked what I could possibly do with that degree. As this continued on, and I started my first year as a music major, this really got too me. I continued to ask myself, "Well heck, why would I ever wanna teach high school music?" But as I continued on into this program, I realized why I, along with everyone else does it. Music is a lifestyle, and we want to share our lifestyle with the people around us.
By Emalee Chvatal8 years ago in Education
5 Tools for the Modern Entrepreneur
We all need tools to help us be more productive on a daily basis. Being in 2017, there are plenty of options out that are available and easy to get your hands on! We’ll go over five different tools you can start to use today and see results as well. Each tool that is mentioned is also free so it makes it that much more accessible for anyone that wants to start being productive at a new level or continue to advance.
By Junior Explicitz8 years ago in Journal
Improve Your Social Media Marketing Part II
Improve Your Social Media Marketing Part II: Marketing is an ever-evolving field. Those who enter into action boldly and take risks tend to have more success than those who make overly cautious moves. In my previous article, I graced over some best practices and tips to help increase your quality of Social Media Marketing. In this article, we will discuss some branding tips and tricks, as well as cover some other unconventional methods for Social Media Marketing.
By Christine Collins8 years ago in Journal
Chronicles of a Call Center Agent
If you’re a call center employee, you can understand the agony of being in the customer service field. We are the imaginary punching bags that customers take out their anger and frustrations on. So what do I do? I survey people for a telecommunications company based in the middle of nowhere, Canada. Is it my dream job? A far cry from it but it pays the bills and keeps food on the table.
By SoSo Yusofi8 years ago in Journal
