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Leslie

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About Me

I live in New York in pursuit of a child hood dream...I have some serious New York City dues to pay! I am getting there though and I have hope that my dreams can be attained with a little more will, drive and time! I currently dance in a professional Modern dance company and teach Pilates at Synergy gyms in the East Village and on the Upper West Side and I occassionaly teach at STEPS on Broadway. I love NYC- there really just isn't any place like it- the energy is so constant, there are so many people, it is pretty incrediable and sometimes I think that it is crazy that I live here...sometimes I'll just say to myself "you live in New York City Leslie" and I won't believe it! I know its cheesy but its true. I graduated from Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle Wa. in 2003 with a BFA in dance and am just trying to make a name for myself here amongst the masses of artists, who come to the Mecca of all arts, in pursuit of the same thing, a little bit of recognition for all of the hard work!

My Interests

Music:

love for all music...a few favorites are Modest Mouse, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Damien Rice, Billy Holliday, Jeff Buckley, Ray Charles, Otis Redding, Counting Crows, Ella and Louis, Aerosmith and Prince!

Movies:

All time favorite movie is Sixteen Candles, but all of the Brat pack films from the 80's are great. Love Dirty Dancing, 50 first dates, (any Adam Sandler flick) Zoolander, Love Actually. Finding Neverland has to be one of my new favorites, as well as Big Fish and Finding Nemo.

Books:

The Alchemist- has to be one of the best books ever written and I think that everyone should read it at some point, it gives an amazing perspective on life. Life of Pi is also fabulous, the craziness of The Da Vinci Code rocks as well as Angels and Demons. John Steinbecks East of Eden gets you good as well as Lovely Bones.

Heroes:

My mother is my ultimate hero- she was an awesome lady and she was a brave single parent, she allowed my dreams to unfold...My sisters are also my heroes- They are angles who have dealt with advirsities and losses and have prevailed. They Rock and I love them!