Kathy Stemke has a passion for writing, the arts and all things creative. She has a B.S. from Southern Connecticut State University and Covenant Life Seminary, as well as graduate coursework from New York Institute of Technology and Columbia University. Hanging her hat in the North Georgia mountains she has been a dancer, choreographer, teacher, tutor, writer and an antiques dealer for many years.

As a freelance writer Kathy has published several articles. She is a contributing editor for The National Writing for Children's Center. Kathy's first three children's books are slated to come out in 2009! "Moving Through All Seven Days" "Trouble on Earth Day" and "Sh, Sh, Sh, Will the Baby Sleep?"

She has been known to marry her photography and poetry together in book form. She loves to write about dance, personal finance, family relationships, health and fitness, education, antiques, biographical personalities, children's picture books, literature, and biological sciences. This writers favorite activity is spending time with her family and friends.

My passion is ...

writing and creating visual or auditory art.

I know too much about ...

spending money.

My parents always told me ...

to be honest.

My childhood ambition ...

was to be a famous dancer or a nun.

My favorite memory ...

is the birth of my daughter, Stephanie.

Why I write ...

Writing inspires me to look inward and outward more precisely.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I am reading fiction, lots of non fiction, poetry and hundreds of children's books!.

My first job ...

was a check out girl at the supermarket.

My best moment ...

was when I found my wonderful husband.

My inspiration ...

is my creator and the wonderful world He created.

Arts & Humanities > Performance Dance The history and prominence of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

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The lights dim and there is a profound hush that rolls over the sold out crowd. Hearts beat loudly with anticipation as the curtains slowly open. A solitary light beams down on a strong, regal-like black woman adorned with a beautiful head wrap. She deliberately unwraps the headpiece an uses it to scrub the floor. After illuminating her trials and sorrows in movement, she eventually rises toward a life of freedom. This dance, depicting the courage and determination of an African American woman entitled, Cry, is the type of choreography that will immortalize Alvin Ailey. For the past fi...

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