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Michael K. Dane

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Born
in San Francisco, The United States
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Memoir, Gay and Lesbian, Nonfiction

Member Since
September 2019


I was born in San Francisco in 1954 and raised amid the tangle that was the racial tension of the late 1950's and 1960's. I was trained in the classic Russian Ballet by Dimitri Romanoff, moved to New York on a prestigious scholarship with School of American Ballet at the Julliard School and later American Ballet Theatre. I was recruited to the Iranian National Ballet in 1976, but in the wake of the frightful events leading up to the toppling of the Shah of Iran, I fled Tehran over the Turkish mountains, a fugitive of the state. After returning home I searched for a more personal means of expression, I danced with Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo en travesti and created an infamous persona of a beautiful and talented lesbian dancer name ...more

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Michael K. Dane I have never had it. I can sit down and write anytime and anywhere. It’s not all good ...but occasionally something great comes to you and if you don’…moreI have never had it. I can sit down and write anytime and anywhere. It’s not all good ...but occasionally something great comes to you and if you don’t write it down it passes you by. (less)
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Michael K. Dane Telling the truth! It’s one of the few professions where we are free to say anything and in the end we are judged solely on the content of our hearts.…moreTelling the truth! It’s one of the few professions where we are free to say anything and in the end we are judged solely on the content of our hearts. (less)
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Michael K. Dane's Blog: HomoAmerican - The Secret Society

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#HomoAmerican #MirrorsPast - 1975 - Something has changed in me. My priorities have shifted; I am determined to find a reflection in my mirror that fits and to the devil with the rest. My job at Carnegie Hall will be up in two months time but I’m not worried.

For the moment I’m enjoying the freedom of irresponsibility.

I haven’t cut my hair in months and it’s nearly to my shoulders. It’s
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