No one expects a miracle in the middle of afternoon tea, but I was lucky enough to witness one. It all began with the tinkling of a piano drifting through the room. Under my feet, plush oriental carpets cushioned every step, while above me, the hotel’s classic golden domes kept careful watch. We sat on […]
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On a quiet, sunshiny afternoon, while picking raspberries on the outskirts of Jocotepec, I heard a lion roar! Terrified, I grabbed hold of my friend. Her face was ghostly white — she had heard it too. Then it came again. It felt closer this time. We clung to each other, momentarily frozen. Then, dropping our
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The hot and sticky air floated through the dingy windows of the rickety bus as it trundled down the main road towards Montevideo, Uruguay. Onboard were about 40 performers – swimmers, dancers and divers, all part of a second-rate water ballet show that had just flopped after an unsuccessful run at Rio de Janeiro’s Municipal
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It was my very first time to be on television as a June Taylor Dancer, working on the Jackie Gleason Show. I was shaking in my shoes as I stood in the wings and tried to remember which foot to start with. The butterflies in my stomach weren’t fluttering anymore … they were beating their
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When I checked in to the small hotel, I was handed a note explaining that rehearsals were to begin at 10am the following day, and Pearl Bailey would be the celebrity for this month. My heart began to thump with excitement. I had admired Pearl Bailey since I was a kid. I’d watched her on
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The gusty wind blew the hat off my head onto Wabash Avenue. I stared at it as it flew up in the air, then landed smack in the middle of the oncoming traffic. I stood helpless for a moment as the cars rolled over and over it. Damn! I liked that hat! Now I had
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A lively new look towards audience participation for a great cause, come and enjoy!
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