Hi, my name is...

Stephanie, and I am a dancer.

I've searched for a dance blog that chronicles a dancer's daily life--going to class, preparing for auditions, facing rejection, seeing inspiring performances, working on projects...So here I am, with plans to write about those things.

If I were you, I would want to know a bit about the author.

My entire life revolves around dance.

I moved to Chicago a year and a half ago to pursue a performance career after the inevitable crash and burn of trying to "make it" in New York. Now, I work for a dance manufacturer most days of the week and am currently dancing with three companies. Seems like a lot, I know, but it's actually very manageable.

I seem to have found my place in the Chicago "fringe" dance scene, working with pick-up companies, meaning that they work with dancers on a project or seasonal basis. The world of small modern dance companies here is lovely: everyone is eager to work creatively, accepting of many different types of dancers, and just wonderful people in general.

I worked with Innervation Dance Cooperative (IDC) and Matter of Reaction Movement Project (MRMP) last year, and now GI Alliance Dance Co. (GIA) and Matter Dance Company (MDC). After working with IDC for one season, they asked me to be a company member. I accepted, and am now working on choreography for our fall show in addition to performing.

I have big dreams which I hope to achieve: working together with my actor husband on choreography, producing concerts with friends, teaching dance (hopefully on the college level), and writing about my experiences.

Follow along. I hope you'll have fun.