“FALLING DOWN”
TIDBITS
FORWARD
Originally written as the series of quips--tidbits via Blogger; now, I am adding all of them into a book form.
~Taken from my blog post~
I am creating a new series of tidbits---bits of other people's info. This is sure to amuse many people far and wide. It will be called Tidbits--very simple!
This came out of a recollection of paper copies of slander, harassment, derogatory statements, insults, and just pure hatred that were directed at me by former dancers. I knew all of this would be amusing and funny as hell one day. But back in 2006, I felt they all took a piece of me and killed it. Now, in 2009, after re-connecting with old friends/beaus....I find this sh*t funny as hell!
CAN YOU SAY LOSER?
Keep in mind, these are the actual comments, not altered words. Some of the things you will read are plainly funny--if you like idiotic sayings and some are just downright mean complete with cursing to boot!
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Most of the quips will be presented in their original form with its relation to the quip. The writings are taken September 2006 thru June 2007; August and December 2007; and May and June 2008.
I have also recanted a short story - Underpinnings: The Story of RDC; telling the backlash of what I witnessed from disgruntled employees. However, this story is not for public viewing, rather a means of therapy.
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HOW TO CREATE A SHAM DANCE COMPANY IN 6 EASY STEPS:
TIDBITS
FORWARD
Originally written as the series of quips--tidbits via Blogger; now, I am adding all of them into a book form.
~Taken from my blog post~
I am creating a new series of tidbits---bits of other people's info. This is sure to amuse many people far and wide. It will be called Tidbits--very simple!
This came out of a recollection of paper copies of slander, harassment, derogatory statements, insults, and just pure hatred that were directed at me by former dancers. I knew all of this would be amusing and funny as hell one day. But back in 2006, I felt they all took a piece of me and killed it. Now, in 2009, after re-connecting with old friends/beaus....I find this sh*t funny as hell!
CAN YOU SAY LOSER?
Keep in mind, these are the actual comments, not altered words. Some of the things you will read are plainly funny--if you like idiotic sayings and some are just downright mean complete with cursing to boot!
~~~~~~
Most of the quips will be presented in their original form with its relation to the quip. The writings are taken September 2006 thru June 2007; August and December 2007; and May and June 2008.
I have also recanted a short story - Underpinnings: The Story of RDC; telling the backlash of what I witnessed from disgruntled employees. However, this story is not for public viewing, rather a means of therapy.
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HOW TO CREATE A SHAM DANCE COMPANY IN 6 EASY STEPS:
1. Create multiple myspace accounts: 1 for your sham dance company, and at least six for it's fake supporters.
2. Post a mother-lode of photos of yourself and a six-page bio of yourself on the front page of your company's profile. Be sure to list every job you've ever had been fired from had.
3. Use the "Blog" feature to start unfunny drama.
4. Using your other fake accounts, post multiple comments to yourself saying complimentary things like "U r so kewl!!!!11one!" since no one IRL will do this.
5. ???
6. Profit!
2. Post a mother-lode of photos of yourself and a six-page bio of yourself on the front page of your company's profile. Be sure to list every job you've ever had been fired from had.
3. Use the "Blog" feature to start unfunny drama.
4. Using your other fake accounts, post multiple comments to yourself saying complimentary things like "U r so kewl!!!!11one!" since no one IRL will do this.
5. ???
6. Profit!
Rewind to December of 2007, I was auditioning dancers for my dance company at that time. I suppose this was to a ploy to derive me from focusing on my company and the administrative side of it. This was written by a disgruntled employee that resigned a year prior. In going back further, in September of 2007; my dancers resigned and I published the news via myspace. While in doing so, I made the mistake of venting publicly. My former employees begun posting blogs and comments to each other slandering, harassing, and falsely accusing me of my career/profession. This went on for several months until I stopped commenting on what they had to say {after reading what I was writing about}. I had a long talk with a collegue of mine and she said to me, “when you give into what they are writing about you, you are defending their lies. Don’t write anything related to them and it will cease.” I stopped in July of 2007. Two former employees continued to write things about me to distract me once; in August of 2007 and December of 2007. One even went as far to write a blog and asked “how did you meet me?” The other answered and the reply was something similar to… “at RDC’s audition’s. I just thought does she know how much of a load of crap this is? Oh well, she’ll have to just suffer.”
I also found an article written about me; but it was full of slanderous and distaste; meaning not one word of it was true. This was also written to distract me and make me angry to give into this ex-employees’s tantrum’s. In 2008 {May/June}, an employee left a comment on my professional blog accusing me of impersonating my former employee.
After realizing this person was not going to just let sleeping dogs lay, I released an Artist’s Statement via my website.
I am retiring in relation to pursuing a dance company/ensemble for the remainder of the year {2008}. I do not see myself directing again in the future. If , I am called to fufill my duties as an Artistic Director, it would be outside of Texas. I begun a professional dance company in the Fall of 2002 and begun to feel the fleeting in 2007. While it is hard to keep a company going {business side}, it is much harder to keep it alive with people who will selflessly support you and your values.
In my professional career, I have more than the average number of disappointments. I had to make a name for myself, start afoot with own company; because I was never going to have the opportunity to shine with my directors and/or superiors. I took a huge leap and branched out as a resident choreographer and then as a director.
I know longer feel the joy of working with dancers as I once did. I assume the surmounting perils over the past five {5} years has taken its toll on me, with 2006 being the hardest in 5 years. The abuse I had to endure as an artist with "shots" directed at me regarding my weight, slander, harassment, and general comments {derogatory}, has only made me thick-skinned. As I leave the world of companies, I am not leaving as a teacher, dancer, and choreographer.
I do not know what the next five {5} years hold in store, or the years after that. If I am to comeback and pickup where I ended....it will be by the doings of Jesus Christ.
As I retire, I am pursuing an investigation into the slander and harassment of my abuser (s).
Wenda L. Koon June 21, 2008
I also found an article written about me; but it was full of slanderous and distaste; meaning not one word of it was true. This was also written to distract me and make me angry to give into this ex-employees’s tantrum’s. In 2008 {May/June}, an employee left a comment on my professional blog accusing me of impersonating my former employee.
After realizing this person was not going to just let sleeping dogs lay, I released an Artist’s Statement via my website.
I am retiring in relation to pursuing a dance company/ensemble for the remainder of the year {2008}. I do not see myself directing again in the future. If , I am called to fufill my duties as an Artistic Director, it would be outside of Texas. I begun a professional dance company in the Fall of 2002 and begun to feel the fleeting in 2007. While it is hard to keep a company going {business side}, it is much harder to keep it alive with people who will selflessly support you and your values.
In my professional career, I have more than the average number of disappointments. I had to make a name for myself, start afoot with own company; because I was never going to have the opportunity to shine with my directors and/or superiors. I took a huge leap and branched out as a resident choreographer and then as a director.
I know longer feel the joy of working with dancers as I once did. I assume the surmounting perils over the past five {5} years has taken its toll on me, with 2006 being the hardest in 5 years. The abuse I had to endure as an artist with "shots" directed at me regarding my weight, slander, harassment, and general comments {derogatory}, has only made me thick-skinned. As I leave the world of companies, I am not leaving as a teacher, dancer, and choreographer.
I do not know what the next five {5} years hold in store, or the years after that. If I am to comeback and pickup where I ended....it will be by the doings of Jesus Christ.
As I retire, I am pursuing an investigation into the slander and harassment of my abuser (s).
Wenda L. Koon June 21, 2008
