So I had finished my job in Australia and was feeling pretty rotten about myself, worthless and talentless and there I was, back at college again finishing my last year and graduating that July. Still no job. ready quit and pack it all in... until it was time for Tring's in house competition that we call the BALLET CUP! DUH DA DUUUUHH!!! All students from the age of 14 upwards may enter, dance some classical variations and an independent adjudicator comes in a judges who was the best overall. I won that year and beat my old rival (both of us had been in the finals since we were 14 and he had always come one place behind me every year) he did however come a very gracious second. Rupert Pennefather was the judge and the gratification gave me a huge boost and also I was scouted by, Director of Ballet Thetre UK, Christopher Moore.
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| Jesse and I in Hong Kong |
That summer after i graduated I was requested to dance in a gala in Hong Kong as a guest artist. Unfortunately I actually had a horrible time because of various reasons: a horrible choreographer who was just plain rude, a concussion whilst on stage, a dodgy partner and bad food! (I wont name names as it's unprofessional but as you can see I had it all in that trip) fortunately for me I had my friend Jesse Milligan for company and sanity and eventually went on and danced some of my favourite roles including Le Corsaire Slave Pas de Deux.
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| The famous Jumbo Kingdom floating Restaurant |
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| My head wound from a huge drum falling on my head! |
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