{"id":1580,"date":"2017-06-20T10:15:42","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T14:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/?p=1580"},"modified":"2017-05-11T13:53:19","modified_gmt":"2017-05-11T17:53:19","slug":"interview-with-christine-de-vogt-from-dusseldorf-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/blog\/2017\/06\/20\/interview-with-christine-de-vogt-from-dusseldorf-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Christine de Vogt from Dusseldorf, Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Friendship is an amazing gift. My friend Karen met Christine on a cruise to Alaska. Amid their conversations about their lives, Karen mentioned my writing and once she returned home, she sent her my ballet stories. Christine enjoyed them and asked if I would be interested in having a tiny tutu costume and a pair of worn pointe shoes to use with my book talks. Of course I said yes. And here we are, interviewing this multi-talented woman and my new friend from Europe, Christine de Vogt.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tell us a bit about yourself and your life on D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany.<\/h5>\n

\u2026\u00a0 I was born in Germany and have lived in the city of D\u00fcsseldorf for 33 years where I also owned and managed a dance studio\u2026teaching for 25 years.<\/p>\n

At the close of my dance career I began a new job as Senior Consultant with an optical business in D\u00fcsseldorf that features handmade frames from France and Italy.\u00a0 This work enables me to use my skills as a design artist and business associate.\u00a0 Teaching ballet has given me the way to also lead educational seminars for \u201cPotential Development and Self-Management.\u201d\u00a0 Work as a professional Mentor, enables me to use the same skills developed during my ballet teaching career.\u00a0 The important theme is this:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cDo what you do every day in a perfect way—as soon as you can, but without being fearful or pressured. This is a challenging and engaging theme.\u00a0 Just as in my dance studio time, I continue to find joy in teaching.\u00a0 This is my center and it comes from my heart!<\/p>\n

\"\"When did you first discover your love of dance?<\/h5>\n

Dancing lessons began for me when I was 9 years old and continued only for a few years.\u00a0 At the age of 24, I began to study dancing (including teaching) and singing.\u00a0 It was after the completion of my education that I began my own school in D\u00fcsseldorf, giving lessons in ballet, tap and jazz dance and floor exercises.\u00a0 Travel to New York City every year gave me extended learning experience and time to participate in dance classes<\/p>\n

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What are your favorite pieces of classical music? Other forms of music do you enjoy?<\/h5>\n

Bach and Mozart are the classical favorites with my own very special appreciation of Leonard Bernstein. A long list of singers that I enjoy and admire are; Al Jarreau,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Barbra Streisand, George Benson, Mel Torme\u2019,\u00a0 and Randy Crawford.<\/p>\n

What are your fondest memories of being the mistress of a dance studio?<\/h5>\n

For nearly 25 years, every moment was remarkable!\u00a0 I remember the time as if it were yesterday.\u00a0 Recognizing student development in attitude and learning has been a lifetime gift for me\u2026getting back from all the children and adults in my care.\u00a0 As the teacher, I was the one learning the most.\u00a0 I feel grateful every day, thinking this is the best gift on earth!<\/p>\n

\"\"I understand you are also a visual artist. What mediums do you enjoy the most? What, if any, other mediums do you like or plan to experiment with?<\/p>\n

I love to write! Travel stories and poetry are in my collections. Painting is one of my passions and appreciating the arts is part of life. Using photography as art expression was part of a three-year gallery showing in D\u00fcsseldorf with art friend, Joerg Stracke. We developed readings and story-telling guides for the exhibition.\u00a0 Joerg and I worked together for ten years on a project (photo meets painting) \u201cManhattan Impressions: an ART Sightseeing\u201d and put on exhibitions in many German towns.\u00a0 The book was published with our photo design work in 2008.<\/p>\n

What other bits of information about yourself would you like to share with us?<\/h5>\n

The \u201cactive\u201d exhibition time is in the past and my current focus is now on Seminar Leader theme development.\u00a0 The philosophy involved is motivational and acting as a mentor for others is exciting and rewarding.<\/p>\n

“Being a seminar-leader needs the same creativity as dancing because it means life \u2013 and needs a picture for every persons vision for life.”<\/strong><\/h4>\n
To follow Christine\u2019s artistic endeavors contact her through webpage: www.cdv-consultancy.com
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Thank you, Christine. I appreciate your taking the time to connect through a non-native language, English (yet another skill you have mastered). I enjoy counting you as a new friend and hope that someday we will have the opportunity to meet face-to-face.<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Friendship is an amazing gift. My friend Karen met Christine on a cruise to Alaska. Amid their conversations about their lives, Karen mentioned my writing and once she returned home, she sent her my ballet stories. Christine enjoyed them and asked if I would be interested in having a tiny tutu costume and a pair of worn pointe shoes to use with my book talks. Of course I said yes. And here we are, interviewing this multi-talented woman and my new friend from Europe, Christine de Vogt. Tell us a bit about yourself and your life on D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany. \u2026\u00a0...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,112],"tags":[227],"class_list":["post-1580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-guests-blogs","category-interviews","tag-artistic-people"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1580"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1580\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1596,"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1580\/revisions\/1596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paddyeger.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}