Magical Knight in Miami!!

Hattie Mae Williams 2013 winner of the Miami Knight Arts Challenge Helping to celebrate two of Miami’s historic gems, choreographer Hattie Mae Williams will present site-specific dance pieces at both the Venetian Pool — for its 90th birthday — and the Miami Marine Stadium. Local artists Christian Salazar and Jamil Gonzalez will document the project, creating a mashup for broadcast on the Internet and submissions to Miami film festivals. Williams will recruit local high school students to perform the piece, which she considers a celebration of the city’s past and an opportunity to raise awareness of the beauty of site-specific performances.

“If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to.” -Dorothy Parker

PLEASE SUPPORT HMW/TTB IN THE UPCOMING PREMIERE OF THE DOROTHY PARKER PROJECT "I WISH I COULD DRINK LIKE A LADY" JANUARY 30, 2013 @ 9pm IN THE BEAUTIFUL IRON-DALE THEATER LOCATED IN CLINTON HILLS BROOKLYN @ 85 S OXFORD ST

Hattie Mae Williams/ The Tattooed Ballerinas is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions for the purposes of Hattie Mae Williams/ The Tattooed Ballerinas, must be made payable to Fractured Atlas and are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.

My Month in Miami!

Flossie's Downtown Miami 111 SE 1st AVE

Key West Sky

Miami Marine Stadium Private Viewing, Key Biscayne

Venetian Pool, Coral Gables

Academy of Arts and Minds students in MLK celebration Flash Mob, Little Haiti

Flossie's Downtown Miami

Viscaya, Coral Gables

Teaching Modern Work Shop in Miami!

Teaching Modern Work Shop August 18, 2013 in Miami!

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Address	5818 SW 73 St 33143
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    Classes will be $10.00

HMW The Tattooed Ballerina: Site Specfic Project in Miami!!

HMW The Tattooed Ballerina: Site Specfic Project in Miami!!: Hattie Mae Williams Sites Specfic Project/ Huffington Post Article HMW The Tattooed Ballerina at The Tattooed Ballerinas - 5 weeks ...

Its pouring outside, but Im feeling fine!

So many performances happening this weekend! Besides my performance at Harlem Stage the Gate house April 12, 13, and 19th. go to my website for info www.thetattooedballerinas.com (had to plug it) there is a million and one great shows happening. I'm pretty sure i cant miss my show to go see BeBe Miller Company tonight, this is where having a life long understudy would come in hand. Or what about The Netherlands Dance Theater Company! I'm definitely going to see that.

I am super excited about performing this weekend,. I will end this fabulous weekend with the the Young Dance makers company first of many field trips to the MOMA this Sunday, and take lots of pictures and get inspired! Happy rainy spring

Who Gonna Check Me Boo?

Now on to another topic why do people in Williams-burg, Brooklyn think its OK not to smile?

 This past Sunday I found myself working a jewelry booth in the lovely Artists and Fleas. For all you who don't know, this is a flea market in the heart of Williams-burg "cool section," where you can find over priced 80's clothes, art prints and 3$ cups of coffee. Most of the vendors run around ignoring the costumers and trying on each others merchandise, its just amazing to watch. After finishing the day at my booth "Alyxia Leaf," which by far takes the cake in the whole flea market, the jewelry is fierce and made with real leaves plated in gold or silver ( I have several pairs) check them out http://qftrading.com/. 

My boo and I decided to grab a bite to eat around Williams-burg. Now PAUSE for a second because we knew better than this but for some reason forgot how we always leave Bedford cursing the gods on how stupid this area has become. Remember (dare I say) about ten years ago when Williams-burg was just a free for all and really bohemian with all the visual artists, musicians, and freaks running around all drunk and creative. Ahhha the good old days. Now its full of sad faces who think its cool to down play everything and wear polka dots with stripes and not shave. I don't know maybe its me, maybe I'm getting old and jaded, or maybe Williams-burg is just for twenty something year olds. 

All I know is I'm not above putting my foot up someones' butt for being nasty, I am from Miami after all. Nasty was exactly how this restaurant (which will remain anonymous) behaved as the manager asked our waiter (who was terrible by the way) if we paid our bill, on the way out. Can you believe! WOW! lets not forget myself and everyone I associate with are so grown and sexy, the days of not paying food bills have been left long ago in  Miami at Denny's. In the words of Atlanta Housewives "Who gonna check me boo?"

Its Show Business!

Two weeks and counting till my show at Harlem Stage Gate House and all the cast members are very excited! I start to get very antsy around this time  knowing that soon I will be multitasking jobs, life, being artsy fartsy, and accommodating Mommy dearest on her visit to NYC to support the show.

 I live for the storm of performing and all that comes with it, even the low feeling that sweeps over you after all the performances are done and you no longer see the dancers and crew on a regular basics. Dance is so fantastically fleeting (much like a lot of things in life) to be reminded on stage to live in the present is such a gift. Check out this upcoming performance April 12, 13, &19           http://www.harlemstage.org/event/e-moves-14/

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I Love Being Black.

"I love being Black," were the words out this mans mouth followed by a high five to me!

 So last Friday night I found myself bouncing into the very gay bar called "Boxers," right behind the once legendary night club LimeLight, with my bestie. At first we didn't know what to think of the place since our first impression was of a girl falling off the curb and her guy friend standing over her continuing the conversation like nothing happened. But as we entered the bar and were immediately met with florescent lights, guys and girls dancing to Whitney Houston and a few boys walking around in underwear, all of our reservations were out the closet.

I met my Boyfriend and a few of his co-workers at the bar, but immediately went to explore the crowd and start some forever friendships. At the bar a man came up to me and said "you have a great ass, I could just bounce a quarter off of that," we both made gestures of objects bouncing off my butt and flying into outer space while laughing and throwing random compliments to each other. Another man chimed in and continued to gush over me! Now you know I'm loving this right? We quickly became best friends and I met his partner and showed him mine. Of course the whole bar already scoped out my man and he raised his eyebrows and said "oh gurl he's fine...and big!" I agreed and quickly put the focus back to me, my ego had yet to be filled to the max. We started talking about where we were from and he turned out to be a native New Yorker. He asked me if I was black and I said "yes, are you too?" And his face lite up like a glow worm and said "yes, and  I love being Black." I said me too, and it was followed by a high five and a few seconds of understanding and pride between two people in a gay bar.

I ended the night at a poetry slam in Brooklyn supporting Vaughn Lvg Ephraim, surrounded by beautiful smart talented Black people. And was grateful to the stranger at the bar for showing me how much he loved himself.

Check out Vaughn Ephraim mix tape
http://www.datpiff.com/Eli-Daze-Stuck-In-A-Daze-mixtape.464511.html

Lived in NYC for more than 6yrs?

Wow, so this is what a day off feels like! Last night I was so tired I found myself in deep sleep on the subway ride home. Despite sleep walking home from the train I managed to stay up until about 3am! Couldn't pull myself away form tying up loose ends and watching sixteen candles. Living here in NYC takes a special breed that can keep up with the pace and the ever changing city but also know how to relax and say no to the outing happening tonight and order in delicious Indian food. With so many options here for fashion, art, party, food, and people, as a artist you've got to digest fast, build up your metabolism and take your vitamins. Cause if this city doesn't want you here it will spit you out just as fast as you came here! Yes, Honey its true! Ive seen it. The pressures of this city will make people go crazy, literally.

In Miami, the first question people ask you is "where are you from,?" ( and then proceed to guess all the wrong places) here in NYC the first question is "what do you do?" Yes ma'am and people got all sort of answers, and more power to you if you say something that you love. Which brings me to a shout out to all my friends that are not from NYC but have made this city their home for years and are successful, strong, creative and have set a great example of what being a artist is like in this city what ever shape or form. This is your huge viral pat on the back from me for doing your thing here and looking damn good while you do it!  And to everyone else other places I give you a huge high five for representing where you at and keeping it sexy while you do it.

Tonight support Chris Rudd at

Spotlight Monday

320 West 37th St. (Happy Hour with Broadway Stars singing for you!) 8pm

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Perspective, Miami?, & Zodiac forecast

This summer I will be program assistant to the fabulous Alice Tierstein  the founder and director of Young DanceMakers Company. Its a wonderful program that is free for inspiring NYC high school students that want to choreograph! The program teaches them tools to create and provides performance venues in all boroughs. Fantastic opportunity. Well any who today was the final call backs and the kids were dancing for their lives, no one had to sashay away today, no ma'am. Yes really, I mean so invested and brave and taking risks in their movement choices. It reminded me of my youthful days back in Miami when all I would think about were making dances to my favorite songs on the radio and what chiffon custom I would wear. But most of all watching these young dancers put in perspective for me what its all about, expression without boundaries or judgement of self and others. I did have a moment where I felt like the grandma version of Wynonna Rider in Edward Scissor Hands, reading the story to the younger girl, just looking back at a time where I actually wore a size zero and creating movement was purely about an idea I had and nothing else. But then I realize that after all these cold hard years in NYC I'm not that jaded (I say with a smirk and my fingers crossed). I look forward to these young dancers reteaching  me lessons that I sometimes don't give myself credit for living by.

On a different note Why do they allow Ultra to happen in Miami? Really? Now don't get me wrong I'm born and raised in the county of Dade, but don't extend this mess of a gathering for another weekend.

 Plant Forecasts

This week begins with two planetary movements that will make you smile and ends with one that wont. The good news starts on Sunday, March 17, with the end of Mercury retrograde.

Green Eye Shadow or Smokey eye?

Well its Friday kids and for most that means absolutely nothing, but for the majority of us that means letting your hair down, calling that boi who you know you shouldn't, and sleeping in late tomorrow until your cat walks all over you and your partners face! Been trying hard to fight my afternoon agoraphobia, but this tropical mama is having a hard time with the cold. Most of us belong to the city...belong to the night, so I know once night falls I'll be busting outta here!

Lots of cool stuff tonight free Tango in Queens theater in the park, Peridance Contemporary Spring Season, Girl night at Bar 739 Franklin in Crown Heights (go figure), House party at  TTB Korey's crib (maybe I should double check before I post her address). But lets be honest Drag Bingo at XL 6pm is where to start the night followed by "Hot Mess" at 9pm queens like Ivy Winters, and Sugga Pie kokO will be there.

I will be attending a gorgeous friend's birthday where I intend to be nothing less then center of attention and later meet up with my unusually large handsome boyfriend and maybe check out Starfucker's show at Webster Hall (that is if I have comp tickets, its hard out here) I have rehearsal tomorrow so going hard tonight is my warm-up. And for all of you who don't know already I am getting ready for a great show at Harlem Stage in April, collaborating with Nathan Trice and Marguerite Hemmings. Check it out, get tickets, get involved.https://www.facebook.com/events/157313811091578/?context=create
 
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Artist Hub

From Paul Taylor at Lincoln Center to Keely Garfield at the Chocolate Factory New York City's artist have a wide range of options to frolic to and fro. And I'm by no means just talking Dance here, Oh No! Savages, A London quartet trafficking in grab-you-by-the-throat postpunk plays its first proper NYC gig at Bowery Ball Room. To my favorite long time buddy Starfucker playing a sold out crowd March 15, 2013 at Webster Hall. You might find yourself floating around town with your $500 plus handbag one day and diving into the half off family day clothing racks the next at Salvation Army. On a Thursday I'm eating Happy Hour Oysters in Brooklyn with friends making it rain and Friday watching the premier of Cirque de Sole  "Totem" at Citi Field (fantastic BTW) with my Boyfriend and later eating hot dogs, tater tots and cucumbers cause that was in my fridge. There are so many influences around us as people and artists. I am continuing to build my brand and would like to create a place for Artists of all types to share and advertise what they are doing and communicate how they are influenced.  Check in tomorrow!