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Do you know?.....The spectacular Sharon Moore

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Whether I'm writing an article or interview that I sought out, or whether I'm writing for an organization to cover and celebrate their artists and accomplishments, my starting place is curiosity, always fuelled by a gut emotional response to the artists and the work. As a dancer, as a choreographer and here too I function with my heart on my sleeve. When I was younger I found this hard to reconcile with the world, but more recently I've grown happy to live this way. This interview has a deep root in me and the maintenance of the heart-on-sleeve quality to my work. Sharon Moore has been close to my heart since 1998 when I was struggling to understand my place in the dance world. I remember sitting with her in the dressing rooms of the Winchester Street Theatre and randomly striking up a conversation with this beautiful stranger while we stretched...I don't even remember what we were getting ready for...but I remember her kindness and encouragement, she probably did