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I had an interview today by an Economics major doing a term paper, she and her partner were writing about professions and the economy and they chose dance as their topic. She asked if I ever regretted giving up other jobs for dance and I said I didn't, especially when I'm onstage. Or completing a triple pirouette in class even, for that matter. She says the last person she interviewed said that dance was a starving artist profession and I said, not really, we're paid little but we're given enough time to do other things like teach ballet classes over the weekends and write freelance for whomever, etc. Starving artist, my parents brought us four kids up and sent us to one of the most expensive middle and high schools from what they made in our ballet school.
If we had to buy a house or had really expensive bills and payments to make or a high standard of living, then it is small. But, as I said, you just have to learn to be enterprising. Then again, I've always been the kind of person who refuses to be the victim in a situation. Starving artist? Pwede ba?
I told her that unless the Philippine economy gets better then the plight of dance and art in the country will not improve financially, but there will always be dancers and there will always be dance. Sure some companies are always on the brink of closing, but don't generalize, right?
Anyway, when I get interviewed like this, and when I'm trying to finish my conclusion - I'm stumped at the part where I discuss why the dance companies have it so bad right now - I wonder, what is this thing that I'm defending so much? Is it worth it at all? Then, I read Kingdom Come, the graphic novel featuring Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman in their old age, and I feel like, yes, there is some worth there, yes there is.
And, yes, I'm nuts, yes I am.
So here, a meme, nicked from ihatetherain. Totally not connected, but that's the point.
NINE LASTS:
9. last place you were: Swagat! Uh, no pala, I was in a Mini Stop right after that. Is an elevator a place?
8. last cigarette: me?
7. last beverage: glass of water
6. last movie seen: Superman! And bits of Closer on the telly the other day.
5. last call: I called my sister in the middle of the mall because I couldn't find her.
4. last CD played: Augh, it's that horrible CD of the music my dance majors are dancing to for the Honors Convocation. Or the music played during ballet class last night.
3. last bubble bath: China, October 2005.
2. last time you cried: While watching Keanu cry in The Lake House and again at that pivotal moment at the end.
1. last alcoholic drink: Hmmm... you know, it's been a while.
EIGHT HAVE YOU EVERS:
8. have you ever dated someone twice: yes
7. have you ever been cheated on: yes
6. have you ever cheated on someone: I'm not sure
5. have you ever kissed somebody and regretted it: yes
4. have you ever fallen in love: of course
3. have you ever lost someone: yes.
2. have you ever been depressed: of course
1. have you ever been drunk and thrown up: on someone's shoes!!!! hahahahaha
SEVEN PLACES YOU'VE RECENTLY BEEN TO:
7. College of Saint Benilde
6. my house
5. SM Southmall
4. Chinabank
3. Joey Pepperoni
2. Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf
1. our dance studio
SIX THINGS YOU'VE DONE TODAY:
6. laundry
5. watched Rockstar Supernova
4. rode companionably on a bus with Jacqui
3. acted all wordly and otherworldly on an interview
2. worked out the kinks in my thesis
1. not flinch while eating spicy Indian food, yay me!
FIVE PEOPLE YOU CAN TELL ANYTHING TO:
5. Mikah
4. Lala
3. Mommy (most anything, we're not THAT liberated)
2. Delainey
1. I'm still trying to decide a fifth
FOUR PLACES YOU WANNA GO TO:
4. Austria
3. Boracay
2. New York
1. Hong Kong
THREE FAVORITE COLORS
3. Yellow
2. Pinkh!
1. Blue
TWO THINGS I WANNA DO BEFORE I DIE
1. publish my thesis, then a whole slew of books, yeah!
2. get a PhD - I'm certain now. May change my mind over time.
ONE THING THAT'S ON MY MIND RIGHT NOW
I need to pee.
If we had to buy a house or had really expensive bills and payments to make or a high standard of living, then it is small. But, as I said, you just have to learn to be enterprising. Then again, I've always been the kind of person who refuses to be the victim in a situation. Starving artist? Pwede ba?
I told her that unless the Philippine economy gets better then the plight of dance and art in the country will not improve financially, but there will always be dancers and there will always be dance. Sure some companies are always on the brink of closing, but don't generalize, right?
Anyway, when I get interviewed like this, and when I'm trying to finish my conclusion - I'm stumped at the part where I discuss why the dance companies have it so bad right now - I wonder, what is this thing that I'm defending so much? Is it worth it at all? Then, I read Kingdom Come, the graphic novel featuring Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman in their old age, and I feel like, yes, there is some worth there, yes there is.
And, yes, I'm nuts, yes I am.
So here, a meme, nicked from ihatetherain. Totally not connected, but that's the point.
NINE LASTS:
9. last place you were: Swagat! Uh, no pala, I was in a Mini Stop right after that. Is an elevator a place?
8. last cigarette: me?
7. last beverage: glass of water
6. last movie seen: Superman! And bits of Closer on the telly the other day.
5. last call: I called my sister in the middle of the mall because I couldn't find her.
4. last CD played: Augh, it's that horrible CD of the music my dance majors are dancing to for the Honors Convocation. Or the music played during ballet class last night.
3. last bubble bath: China, October 2005.
2. last time you cried: While watching Keanu cry in The Lake House and again at that pivotal moment at the end.
1. last alcoholic drink: Hmmm... you know, it's been a while.
EIGHT HAVE YOU EVERS:
8. have you ever dated someone twice: yes
7. have you ever been cheated on: yes
6. have you ever cheated on someone: I'm not sure
5. have you ever kissed somebody and regretted it: yes
4. have you ever fallen in love: of course
3. have you ever lost someone: yes.
2. have you ever been depressed: of course
1. have you ever been drunk and thrown up: on someone's shoes!!!! hahahahaha
SEVEN PLACES YOU'VE RECENTLY BEEN TO:
7. College of Saint Benilde
6. my house
5. SM Southmall
4. Chinabank
3. Joey Pepperoni
2. Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf
1. our dance studio
SIX THINGS YOU'VE DONE TODAY:
6. laundry
5. watched Rockstar Supernova
4. rode companionably on a bus with Jacqui
3. acted all wordly and otherworldly on an interview
2. worked out the kinks in my thesis
1. not flinch while eating spicy Indian food, yay me!
FIVE PEOPLE YOU CAN TELL ANYTHING TO:
5. Mikah
4. Lala
3. Mommy (most anything, we're not THAT liberated)
2. Delainey
1. I'm still trying to decide a fifth
FOUR PLACES YOU WANNA GO TO:
4. Austria
3. Boracay
2. New York
1. Hong Kong
THREE FAVORITE COLORS
3. Yellow
2. Pinkh!
1. Blue
TWO THINGS I WANNA DO BEFORE I DIE
1. publish my thesis, then a whole slew of books, yeah!
2. get a PhD - I'm certain now. May change my mind over time.
ONE THING THAT'S ON MY MIND RIGHT NOW
I need to pee.