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lyw

BIO

 

lyw is a freelance dance and music writer, creative writing workshop leader and promoter for dancers, writers and musicians.   Her freelance work consists of artist profiles, feature articles, newsletters, brochures, reviews and press kits.   

lyw spent her post-University writing career publishing pieces of poetry and short fiction in literary journals such as, beet-red, INK, the Dandelion, the Diviners and Existere.  She is currently pitching a dance film script.  Since then, she has been working on two larger works, "Faustus, your daughter" and "Thunder that follows Lightning."  

In order to motivate herself, she balances her writing career with studies in that which is physically engaging: drum lessons, tai chi, breakdancing, boxing, salsa, Middle Eastern dance -- a path that has been critical in the development of her latest work, a new theme driven once through the body and twice through the brain into the poetic form and website called: "This Business of Dance and Music."

EMAIL: thisbusinessofdancemusic@yahoo.ca

 

FREELANCER

 

Available for hire.

Expertise in promotional writing for artists: bios, press kits, reviews, brochures, flyers, interviews.

 

 

WEBMASTER

 

Promotional Writing

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ARTICLES & REVIEWS

The Evolution of the Little God (review of Lai Chung Poon)
Salsa On 2 and the Beat That Goes On
The Celtic Goddess Brigid Celebrates Middle Eastern Dance
Thirteen Ways to Bruce Holland Rogers

Writers on the Short Story Market in 2006

 

On Learning the Passion of Salsa:  Social Dancing vs. Choreography

linked to various Salsa Dance sites

 

Post Modern Rock: From Jake to the Many

 

Physical & Emotional Challenges in Learning Middle Eastern Dance

linked to various Middle Eastern Dance sites

 

Jogo de Palavras: the writer & the malandragem

printed in website, Soulbrasil.com [www.soulbrasil.com]

linked to various Capoeria sites

 

Negotiating the Modern Space of African Dance

 

The Love Movement by Jeremy Relph

 

The Master & the Capoeirista: “a wild old soul to guide me”

printed in website, Soulbrasil.com [www.soulbrasil.com]

 

Written on the Body: Bellydancing and the Feminine Aesthetic

linked to various Middle Eastern Dance sites

 

The Roots & Culture Review:  When Spoken Word Bests Dance and Music

 

Salsa Viva Portugal

 

The Salsa Dancer Revisits Buddha

printed by www.Ricebitz.com e-magazine. 

 

Latin Club Review - Red Violin - Toronto

 

Toronto Salsa - Where We've Been and Where We're Going with all this Dancing on the Spot.

linked to various Salsa Dance sites

 

Plan C - A new sound in Latin music

printed by Sonic Bids

 

From the Outposts of Hip Hop: The Stylordz: "Hip Hop as a Physical Science"

Translated & reprinted by Russian e-magazine, IDance.ru. (Russian translations c/o Artyom).  [http://idance.ru/show.php?id_a=231]

 

From the Outposts of Hip Hop: MasiaOne: "Create Something from Nothing"

Translated & reprinted by Russian e-magazine, IDance.ru. (Russian translations c/o Artyom). [http://idance.ru/show.php?id_a=209

Reprinted by www.RiceBitz.com e-magazine.   

 

POETRY

2002

This Business of Dance and Music a poetry e-chapbook

2000

15 minutes of poetry aired on CKLN’s afternoon Poetree hour.

1997

My Dress.  Published in the Dandelion literary journal. (Vol.24. No. 2)

1997

Honey & IT (2 poems). Published in INK magazine.

1996

Ashley Brown & Matchstick People. (2 poems).  Published in beet-Red poetry zine.

 

FICTION

1999

Walking the Dog.  Published in Diviners.  (Vol. 4, Issue 1)

1996

Adam. Published in Existere literary journal (Vol. 17, Issue 1)

 

WORKSHOP LEADER

 

ONLINE WRITING WORKSHOP

 

2003

Led 2 creative writing workshops through This Business of Dance and Music website

1996

led 2 creative writing workshops with various Metro Toronto high schools.

 

 

 

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