Dance pics from Saturday night
Alison Bert on March 30th, 2008 | Filed under Dancing
Last night I took photos at the Swing & Salsa Party at You Should Be Dancing in Manhattan. Check out the photo gallery.
Līves Wide Open
Exploring the personal essay
Portrait by Greg Bottali
Whatever I do, I try to make it meaningful. The best training I ever had was as a reporter The Journal News, covering everything from 9-11 to education and business. Now, as an editor for Elsevier, I try to bring the same journalistic integrity to corporate communications.
In the previous century, I was a classical guitarist and music professor. I will always be grateful for the opportunities it gave me. While working on a doctorate at the University of Arizona, I was a Fulbright Scholar in Spain and studied with Andrés Segovia in a master class. I performed with wonderful musicians in places I will never forget, like Berlin, Krakow, Jerusalem and Caracas. And was able to share what I learned with with some incredible students.
But ultimately I decided to return to my roots as a writer. When I was on the music faculty of Syracuse University, the Newhouse School was right across the street. I signed up for a few courses, but a professor there convinced me to get a master's in journalism and make it my living.
Many people ask me why I changed careers, but I don't see it that way. For me, art in any form is about finding what is fascinating and building a technique to express it to others. Which is what I hope to do here. I hope you will join me.
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April 2nd, 2008 at 5:19 am
Alison, Congratulations! great work!! I use you be able to “swing” but now I’m lucky just to walk!! Your photographs bring life to my heart!! God love you for that!!!
April 2nd, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Alison,
You’re capturing the action…and the joy…wonderfully!
Hope to see you April 5th at Gotham Swing Club’s next WCS event.
Jay
April 3rd, 2008 at 11:06 am
Thank you Jay and David for your kind words. You really captured the essence of why I do photography. Jay, the April 5 Gotham event sounds awesome but unfortunately I have plans. For info:
http://gothamswingclub.org
April 4th, 2008 at 7:00 am
So what are you working on these days??? Anything I can help on???
April 20th, 2008 at 6:42 am
AB! have a wonderful passover!