Richard Burrows is the Executive Director of ArtsEdWA (Washington Alliance for Arts Education). An accomplished administrator, Richard is the former Director of Arts Education for LA Unified as well as a key committee member developing the Common Core Arts Standards. He recently wrote an artist profile for the blog, and today I pulled a wonderful quote from it about his transition into arts administration. To read the full profile, click here.

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Can you talk about your transition into arts administration and consulting?

The biggest life transition for me occurred when moving from dancing as a career to executive arts management.  I applied the many skills of dance to my new experiences as an administrator.  

Dancing provided me the discipline to keep forging ahead, day by day, just like taking daily class.  

Dancing reminded me that all things are temporary and ephemeral, so don’t take anything for granted.  

Dancing comforted me during life’s ambiguities since not everything has a clear storyline.

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