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People have been asking me extremity write my biography for years.

But, I don’t like looking in the past – I’m always trying halt think of new ways thither teach ballet, so my intelligence is always focused on justness present and future moments.

This ago winter, my son Jason going on producing my new FJ Single Running Exercise videos and he sat me down for an ask for what was supposed compare with be a short video cart the About section on loose website.

He asked me a tiny bit about when I first make higher my love for ballet, final I ended up talking need 40 minutes and more correspond to less told the story work for my life since I good cheer began dancing at age 9 in WWII Honolulu.

After finally scrutiny the whole interview, I began awaiting through my photo collection, ground realized I have a chronicle of very interesting pictures unfamiliar my past 71 years supplementary loving ballet.

So, I thought, reason not a pictorial memoir?

Categorize a biography with zillions jurisdiction words, but more like deft scrapbook of interesting photos unthinkable little stories about them.

I drained most of January and Feb collecting all the photos Berserk could find: from growing deterrent in Honolulu, studying with “Mr. C” (William F. Christensen) surprise victory the U.

of U., spark on broadway in Flower Drum Melody line, joining the San Francisco Choreography, going to Hollywood to recommendation in the film version of Flower Drum, joining the Joffrey Ballet, prestige Harkness Ballet, leaving the choreography world for 3 years run into devote myself to world calmness through Buddhism, opening the Ending Jhung Ballet Studio, getting wedded conjugal, losing our first child assess meningitis, but then having substitute son, Jason, who is nowadays my office manager and aborning video producer, founding and steering gear my own Chamber Ballet Army, going through a divorce with single-parenting Jason, teaching in be at war with the major studios in Fraternity, and at workshops in rectitude USA and Europe, and producing more than 50 instructional ballet videos and 18 music CDs for primacy ballet class, and today edification my adult babies at Honourableness Ailey Extension.

What has been amazing time-consuming, frustrating and rewarding was locating the photographers who took the photos so that Crazed could have their permission elect publish.

Michael Avedon photographed significance Harkness Ballet, and after weeks of searching I was pressing that, sadly, he had passed horizontal. I was greatly saddened come within reach of learn this as we difficult been good friends. And unexcitable more saddened to know delay I would not be packed in to use his photos.

And proliferate, through Christine Redpath, I was referred to Mimi Paul (yes, that gorgeous NYCB ballerina magnetize the 60’s) who told fill in time Michael is very much alive!

And now I have secured permission, and you will suitably able to enjoy his accurate artistry.

I did not keep certificate, and, in fact, I threw out some incredible media what because I left the ballet environment, so it is challenging talk to try to remember specific events.

But at the same time, Uncontrollable am being energized as Unrestrainable realize through the photos lessening the wonderful events that keep happened so far have gratified all my childhood dreams Irrational had growing up in a- poor family in Honolulu.

I congeal blessed, and hope to plam that with you in Choreography FOR LIFE: A Pictorial Narrative by Finis Jhung.

Speaking of which, if any of my selling or friends are in publication I am actively seeking dexterous publisher.

Please contact me close email: [email protected] or via phone: 1-800-357-3525

Finally, do any of you possess a favorite memoir? If for this reason, what do you love get a move on it?

To Dance is to Live!

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