"The Dancer believes that his art has something to say which cannot be expressed in words or in any other way than by dancing... there are times when the simple dignity of movement can fulfill the function of a volume of words...""
Female
24 years old
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan
United States
BALLROOM DANCE: Tango, Merengue, Fox Trot, Salsa, Samba, Waltz, Rumb, Cha Cha, Bachata, Hustle.ACADEMIC: Communication Theory, Linguistic Theory, Eastern Philosophy, International Communication, Mass Culture and Media Criticism, Ethics and Psychology. ART EXPRESSION: Ballroom dance, hip hop, ballet, Photography, graphic design, mural painting, pressing leaves and flowers, gardening, singing, cooking....eating! Oh yeah, and I LOVE KIDS, maybe because most of the time I act like one?
Music
Eclectic to say the least: Cake, Jimmy Eat World, Beastie Boys, Weezer, Muse, White Stripes, Def Leppard, Guns n Roses, George Michael, New Kids on the Block, T.a.t.U, Rage Against the Machine, Nelly Furtado, Jack Johnson, Mariah Carey, Portishead, Tori Amos, Aerosmith, Linkin Park, Rosario, Sarah McLachlan, Dixie Chicks, Tom Petty, Inidigo Girls, Gypsey Kings, Daddy Yankee, Shakira...
Movies
The Fly, Home Alone, The Big Lebowsky, Beauty and The Beast, Dumb and Dumber, Bewitched, The Island,King Pin, A Christmas Story, The Shining, Titanic, Garden State, Vanilla Sky, Anchorman, Memoirs of a Geisha...
Television
television is the root of many evils... what do you think?
Books
"The Second Sex," Simone De Beauvoir," "Marriage: A History," Stephanie Coontz, "Orthodoxy," G.K. Chesterton. "Wisdom of Insecurity," Alan Watts. "American Ways," Gary Althen. "No Logo," Naomi Klein, "Fast Food Nation," Plus, endless text books!
Heroes
Andrea Bardelmeier and Lorraine Groosbeck. Most Important: the Creator of the universe.
Grand Valley State University
Allendale,Michigan
Graduated: 2006
Student status: Alumni
Major: Communications
Minor: Photography and Journalism
Clubs: The Grand Valley Lanthorn, Student Newspaper
About me: In the words of my very best friend Alina Poroschina: "Nikki, it's amazing. You are so close to making all of your dreams come true."
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Who I'd like to meet:
In heaven: Mother Theresa, Socrates, Jesus, Confucius, Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu, Simone De Beauvoir. On Earth: Neil Postman, Alan Watts, Corey Anton, Elie Wiesel, Naomi Klein, among many other social critics. And of course, the man of my dreams.
My long lost sister...where have you been?!? We need to catch up. Life is starting to slow down again...which means i can have a social life! Let's get together...ya ya ya!
Hey Beautiful!!! How are you doing my love? Hmm...about saturday i'll have to let ya know. i work a double on saturday and then i think my friend mike and i are going to go to a bday house party downtown for a lil bit. But as far as plans go for after that...i'll let ya know :) ...and i miss you too honeybear!
awww you're so cute Nikki!! It was so great to see you for that split second on friday night! You're were looking gorgeous as hell by the way! you were workin it in that sexy outfit :)
