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Taylor G.
New York, NY

My Bio: I'm a dancer and writer in New York City. A Massachusetts native, Itrained at The Boston Ballet School before moving away from home at age 14 to attend The Rock School of Pennsylvania Ballet. I performed as a student with both schools' affiliated companies, in productions including Balanchine's The Nutcracker, Giselle, Sleeping Beauty, and Midsummer Night's Dream. I finished high school early and graduated from The Rock School in May 2005 when I was only 16. I spent summers at Miami City Ballet and Boston Ballet. Hoping to pursue careers in dance and writing simultaneously, I came to New York City to dance at Ballet Academy East (BAE) and to attend Marymount Manhattan College. While at BAE I worked with some incredible faculty and guest teachers, including Cynthia Gregory, Nikolaj Hubbe, and Christopher D'Amboise. In my 2 years there I danced in Balanchine's Divertimento No. 15 and Raymonda Variations, Sleeping Beauty Act III, Bournonville's Napoli, and many others. I was also a teaching assistant and summer counselor. While continuing to train full time, I worked absurdly hard to accelerate through college, and I graduated magna cum laude in January 2008 with my BA in Communication Arts at age 19. In addition to performing professionally with some small companies, I've interned at Pointe Magazine, Ellen Jacobs Associates (a public relations agency for dance companies), Quick & Simple Magazine, and most recently at The New Yorker Magazine. My passion for dance has led to my passion for journalism/publishing, and my writing has appeared in Dancer Magazine, Pointe Magazine, Dance Spirit, movmnt magazine, ExploreDance.com, various websites, and in my college newspaper, The Monitor. My research on dance journalism will be presented at the Dance Research Forum Ireland in June 2008. I'm currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Magazine Publishing at Pace University while performing in the city, writing freelance, and continuing to train with former ABT dancer Kat Wildish. This semester I'm also choreographing for NYC public high school students and auditioning lots, so my blog may cover any number of various topics related to ballet! Visit my website (www.taylorgordononline.com) for more info, or read my other blog (www.turnedin.blogspot.com) that's not just about dance.