Step 1: GRADUATE. I plan to walk in May and then finish up my last few "mandatory enrichment courses" (which I did not know about until this semester due to some serious oversight on my part AND the part of others *insert growl here*) online in the summer/possibly in the fall depending on when they are offered.
Step 2: WORK. For a year, possibly two. Most likely in Utah or Salt Lake County, at a full time job that will most likely have nothing to do with dance. I'll be saving up money/paying off student loans from my undergrad. I will also be going to dance intensives, dancing with some small professional companies, and teaching a little bit at night.
Step 3: STARVE. Either move to New York (or some other city with a lot of dance opportunity) and give it my best shot as a starving artist, or head off to a currently un-decided grad school (possibly outside the US) to become a starving student again for two years while I get my MFA.... after which I will head to NY to become a starving artist. When I feel it's time to move on from that starving artist journey, I'll teach at the University level somewhere - and hopefully enjoy the luxury of food again ;).
...So THAT ladies and gentlemen, is the "plan" I have for my life.
Basically, when it comes to my life, I'm planning to live it... and that's the only thing I know for sure.
Other than that... I'm pretty flexible. I want to "go wherever the wind blows me", to put it artistically... hopefully the wind blows me someplace that involves dancing and choreographing, but I do reserve the right to change my un-plan as a result of promptings, work, love, or anything else that makes me want to change it. I also reserve the right to not be accused of throwing my life away or giving up on my goals if my un-plan changes.
Here's to following your dreams, even if they change along the way.
