Rory

1. What is your history with dance in SL?
I have been dancing in SL for a little over 6 years and choreographed my first dance about a year later. During my years I have danced and choreographed for about a dozen different troupes and love them all.

2. What do you enjoy the most about SL dance?
I truly love the open, giving and inclusive nature of the Theater/Dance folk in SL. Everyone is always willing to share their Knowledge, their Time and their Support. Having trouble figuring out something with your dance hud, need to find an odd costume or special effect, or just need to vent cause SL is picking on you, Just give a holler out to the group and the help will come rolling in. And most importantly, I always have a captive audience to torment with all the “DAD” jokes I can come up with.

3. What do you enjoy the least about SL dance?
When egos come out and causes drama backstage. There is enough applause for everyone. I also get nervous when the Romance Roulette and Musical Partners games start in the troupe. I am in the “Don’t Date Where You Dance” frame of mind.

4. What has been your best experience in SL dance?
I am lucky in that my best experience repeats itself. It totally warms my heart and makes it all worth it when someone IM’s me after one of my acts and says “Thank you, I really needed that laugh today.”

5. Out of all the dances you have created or participated in, which is your fave?
That is a tough one but i guess it would be an act called “Work From Home”… After wrapping up a zoom call for work I dance around the Apartment in a Darth Vader Helmet and a Mankini to “I’m Sexy and I know it”.

6. What message would you like to leave for your fans or the dance community?
Find that niche where you can Shine and let your true self out for the world to see. Luckily for me, my true self is a Goofbutt with the sophistication of an 8 year old boy that loves Rubber Chickens and Fart Jokes.

7. Anything else you’d like to share?
Share your talent and love, Teach when you have the opportunity and keep learning and growing.