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mmurphy20

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  • Connection to/interest in ballet** (Please describe. Examples: fan, teacher, dancer, writer, avid balletgoer)
    dancer
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    New York City
  1. This is a very interesting, and pressing, topic that I've dealt with a lot in the past few years. When I made the decision to begin my blog, "Ranting Details," in April of 2006, it was very much on a whim. It began as a way for me to document my travels with ABT for friends of mine who I didn't keep in touch with, etc. Looking back on my older entries, I too become a bit uncomfortable with my writing style, the way I say things (or what I talk about), and the overall unfinished quality of my posts. Instead of looking at them with dismay as to why I initially posted them, I see them as reminders of how far I've come. I've used the blog as a way to challenge the way I write, and to keep myself feeling artistically engaged with something away from my primary outlet of dance. So often dancers of the corps blend into the background, and their growth through the company goes undocumented. I'm proud to have my journey (so far) out there for the world to see. I'm sorry if some people see it as uncomfortable, as one of the things I've tried (and quite frankly had) to be most conscious of is the content which I choose to post. While I realize many people want to know every detail of the inner workings of a company, there is a line that cannot be crossed with putting information into the public domain. This has been the key reason why I choose to mainly focus on other theater, dance, books, etc. that stimulate me. I hope that when people read my "adventures" they see that not all ballet dancers are cookie cutter stereotypes. That's not to say I'm some hyper intellectual by any means :-) I just try not to be complacent, which can become the downfall of so many dancers (especially in the corps) after joining companies young and having a career fairly established. When I became sick some months ago, I initially hesitated about whether or not to discuss my health for the world to see. Ultimately, I made the decision to be as forward with it as possible in the hopes that if someone, somewhere, is/was dealing with the same thing, I could be a voice of compassion that I so desperately searched for towards the beginning. There are occasional posts that verge on the line of too much information. The most personal I tend to get are the entires that are more poetry related, and sometimes slightly cryptic recounting of events in my life. On a whole, I tend to shy away from posting any relationship information, etc, that really isn't anyone's business but my own. Having recently gone back through many of my older posts, I can honestly say there is nothing on the blog that I wouldn't tell anyone. Of course there's no telling what I will feel like ten years from now when I look back at the beginning of my blog journey. I might think of the whole thing as being utterly ridiculous. At the moment though, I'm happy to share my writing, photography, successes and failures as a young dancer growing up in New York City with people that are interested. To be honest, I can't imagine what my health would be like if I hadn't had the blog as an outlet over the past year. Throughout the different stages there have been people there supporting me, people who I've never met, which is a strange but ultimately comforting fact. I even remember over a year ago when Leigh was so kind and supportive during my first forays into choreography. Even though we've never met, you were able to provide the type of guidance that I wasn't getting from anyone else and I'm thankful for that. Going back to the idea that began this thread, no matter how much information someone is posting on any given website, if they are associated with a company or a community at large, there are always going to be ways in which they have to censor themselves. It's sort of the "don't bite the hand that feeds you" mentality. As much backstage information and tidbits as I like to share, I always have to be conscious of how the company is portrayed and understand that there are some people who don't wish to be involved in the blog universe.
  2. Just wanted to inform everyone that I just posted an interview with David Michalek regarding his work on "Slow Dancing." RANTING DETAILS! -M
  3. Just put up a few pictures on my website as well as some thoughts on Romeo and Juliet. The Ranting Details of a Life Uncharted
  4. Hey everyone. Posted this over at The Winger but thought some of you might be interested. Not all about ballet but some of it is. Let me know what you think and look through the archives for some older pictures! Trying to get it out there so spread the word. The Ranting Details of a Life Uncharted -M
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