Introduction... to Tom Conlan
Having been subtly reminded on a number of occasions, i finally decided that my hour and a half break between ballet and contemporary class was probably the right time to listen to the wise words of the Central PR staff (and my rather excited Mum) and write my first web entry. So, sitting in the library on my own with a bottle of water perched on the desk and a half read Guardian sports page on my lap i guess the best place to start is by introducing myself. My name is Tom Conlan and welcome to the world of my weblog. I am currently a third year student at Central School of Ballet and I started dancing when i was about 2 years old. Inspired by mr Astaire and a certain Rudolf Nureyev I continued my training locally before embarking upon the Central rollercoaster. The first two years have been extremely hard work but also very worthwhile and third year, thus far, has been equally tough and rewarding. It poses a different kind of challenge in the shape of many famous choreographers and, since I am the last person to fill in the diary, I have noticed that neither Rym or Brenda has done any name dropping. Matthew Bourne, David Nixon, Christopher Hampson, Ashley Page, Mark Baldwin, Russel Maliphant and Christopher Gable are just some of the names people will recognise when they look at the Ballet Central 2008 programme. Rather impressive and also rather daunting, we just hope to do them all justice. As much as i would love to sit here telling you all about myself and my aspirations in the dance world my dear friend Dan, who has just dived into reception with a starbucks and a half eaten sandwhich, has reminded me that contemporary starts in 2 minutes (not enough time for a bite apparently). Anyway thanks for reading, hopefully that has given you all a jist of who I am. Take care and I hope to write again soon x
Posted by Tom Conlan at November 2, 2007 03:39 PM
