Sunday, August 23, 2009

A Short Story Idea I've Been Playing Around With

So, as a competitive ballroom dancer, I tend to be in the dance world quite a bit. And, as a writer, my brain tends to zoom in on the macabre...yeah I like mysteries, crime novels and horror stories. I was at a competition not too long ago and this idea just popped into my head. I've been seeing where I should take it from here.


"Jessica Alverez had anticipated many things going into the competition. She anticipated doing well, because she and her partner had been rehearsing their routines for over four months. She anticipated feeling comfortable in her costume because it had been tailored to fit her body. She had even anticipated the hairstyle she was going to wear, since she had been researching various ones for weeks. The one thing Jessica Alverez did not anticipate about the competition, however, was the fact that she was going to die." 

Hello All!

Hello out there! I doubt anyone will ever read this, but I figured it might be worth a shot. I'm a struggling choreographer and a struggling writer. I intend to use this space as a place to post some of my scribblings as well as a place to post some choreographic frustrations as they come up in my life. I'm going to be attending the Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies in September, so I'm sure this blog will have quite a bit of the latter. But, as I plunge ahead into the world of creative writing, I'm certain there will be a lot of the former as well.

 If something catches your fancy, please don't hesitate to comment. Writers and choreographers love feedback so feel free to post it. I also don't mind flames if you feel a need to use them. :) I don't think I need to specify that all the work on here belongs to me and is copywritten, but I suppose I should just in case.