GIRL POWER | ANNE TYLER
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H
ave you ever asked yourself, “Who am I?” Are
we always so busy with our daily lives that we
never take time for ourselves? Meet Anne Tyler
Harshbarger, known as Anne Tyler, a principal
ballerina for 14 seasons at the Houston and
Atlanta Ballets. Consumed with dance classes, rehearsals, and
stage performances, she always gave of herself while striving
for perfection on stage. As her love of music broadened from
classical to electronic dance, she became a DJ for club scenes
in Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Houston. During the summer,
she was the resident DJ at Spain’s Ibiza’s mega-club Amnesia,
known as the best dance club in the world, with 4,000 partygoers
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dancing from sunset to sunrise as Anne Tyler
mixed the music.
Having achieved her goal as
a professional ballerina by performing
extraordinary ballets throughout the world,
she retired at the peak of her career to pursue
herself. After becoming one of the most
sought-after lady DJs in the club scene, she
decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue
herself more. Making a living partly by
dancing and partly as a DJ and actress, Anne
Tyler seems to need constant inspiration
and evolution as an artist, commenting that
“achievement, satisfaction, happiness, and
the creative process are so very important to
me… together with the people I meet along
the journey.”
So many wannabe actresses come
to LA for fame and fortune, and after six
months of casting calls while working as
waitresses, they return home. With selfconfidence beyond measure, Anne Tyler has
taken a different approach by using her life
experiences of stage performing, connecting
with music and perseverance to flourish in
work, love, and life, all while finding her true
self and letting it all become one.
Her life is coming together for a
greater purpose as she shares her passions
with others. Besides her obvious talents
of dance, acting, and DJing, Anne Tyler
collaborates in the spiritual arts of movement,
color, and music therapies used by Tibetan
monks for centuries. Implementing these therapies is the art of
introducing different spectral hues, sounds, and movement into
the human body for the purpose of promoting health, balance,
and well-being. As professed by Tibetan monks, “The goal is to
maintain a constant state of intentional awareness and prayer,
infusing this energy into every thought and worldly action.”
Having an open mind and willingness to experience
these unconventional methods allowed Anne Tyler to find
who she was, truly living each day to the fullest along life’s
journey. Gazing across the room and then turning back toward