John michael lander biography of donald

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I&#;ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work.

Today, John-Michael Lander &#; John-Michael Lander has relied on his experiences as a competitive diver and traveling the world to write Surface Tension. He has had a diverse life that includes competitive diving, coaching, acting (theatre, bio, and television), teaching, drawing, and writing.

Thanks so much, John-Michael, for joining me!

J. Scott Coatsworth: As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?

John-Michael Lander: As inom child inom went through many phases of what I wanted to be when inom grew up. I wanted to be Jesus, until I had nightmares after watching the crucifixion. inom wanted to be an actor, singer, dancer, astronaut, circus performer, and an Olympian. The one thing that has remained as a dream is to become a published author.

JSC: When did you know you wanted to write, and when did you discover that

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I was Broken by John-Michael Lander

As a producer for the Miss Ohio Outstanding Teen Program and judge for other child pageants and dance contests, I have seen how &#;harmful dance&#; hypersexualizes and exploits children by wearing adult costumes, choreography, and music. I have also noticed how these imposed dance methods have affected young people later in life. Once a child receives accolades and awards for sexualized dance, they associate this learned action as a way to get further in life and become confused when they discover it is far more harmful. As a professional dancer, I encountered many hypersexualized situations in Los Angeles and New York, and someday I hope to write about them. But right now, I wanted to illustrate how a healing form of encouragement can be an asset in dance.

I was broken.

As I prepared to enter the dance studio and attend my first class at Wright State University, I inhaled three deep breaths and wiped my sweaty palms along my black tights. Ne

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As a former elite diver, I deeply understand the toll of social abuse on the world stage. Today, as an advocate, I've weathered my share of negative comments on social media.

 

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