Active and open...

I asitting at my desk and vibrating with creativity. After seeing the Salvador Dali' exhibit at the High Museum today I have been invigorated. Of course having tattoos of several Dali' images you know that he is my favorite artist and today being surrounded by his work I felt connected even more. He was so prolific, so confident, so paranoid, so in love. And amazing. I went with my girls Jenny and Pam which brought an extra added layer of joy to the morning and afterward went to eat and had fun convo and of course laughs. This past couple months I've been busy doing many things. I turned another year riper, I've worked on a film, I've traveled out of state to teach, I've judge a singing competition, I've visited L.A., I've seen amazing performance art, I choreographed a video for Pink Magazine, I acted as consultant on a music video for Fallon and Felisha, I've finished a dance for 32 young dancers, I directed Celebrity Dance Challenge, I saw the Dalai Lama, I was on Better Mornings Atlanta, I connected with friends from my past, I started a dance for Gathering Wild Dance Company, I choreographed a wedding dance, and Friday I start rehearsal for an NFL halftime show for GA Lottery...I say all this cause at times I forget how full my life is and has been. My trip to L.A. was an eye opener to how I feel about living in Atlanta. I've lived here for 3 years and it's finally home to me. I do love L.A. for many reasons with the most important one being that my longest and deepest friendships remain there but Atlanta is home. I have many friendships here and am surrounded by loving and supportive people. I have taken root by tilling my soil and trying not to get root rot by being complacent or closed off (with varying levels of success). If I remain open, giving, and in forward motion without letting negativity creep in my mind or heart then I'm growing. I'm so grateful for all of the gifts that my life in Atlanta has given me and look forward to more being revealed.

Recycling life...and living again.

Here I sit in Starbucks on Santa Monica Bl. in West Hollywood. I decided to take a mini vacation which I've been putting off for several months. Since I've become an independent contractor again so much has been happening. The latest thing and probably the most out of left field was being direct booked on the remake of "Footloose". I ended up working in two scenes. One in a cowboy bar and one out on a farm at night. I got to work with Jamal Sims and Dondraiko Johnson and had a blast. These guys are so easy to work with. I can't express how grateful I am to them to have me be a part of "Footloose". From the fitting on it brought me in contact with people that I know from my life in L.A. The wardrobe assistant was Bob Mackie's assistant when I did the last Cher show in Vegas and was a treat to see his face again. As I was leaving the fitting I passed a wall of photos from the original "Footloose" which were of my friend Peter Tramm who was Kevin Bacon's dance double and who has since passed on...it gave me a sense of connection to my past and present at the same time. Life is truly cyclical. Then one of the dancers they hired from L.A. was in the movie to, Nanci Anderson. I've known her since she was 19 and we danced in Hysterica Dance Company together. So amazing and beautiful to see her in her womaness. Now here I am in L.A. visiting and enjoying the 90 degree weather, surrounded by screenwriter working on scripts. The sun is beaming through the window and casting intense stripes on the people standing in front of me. The energy of creation and hope is darting around the room. Familiar faces passing by, faces from my past and my future. Loving being connected to the life around me.