Hal has been a resident of Manhattan for the past 45 years and has been an IT Professional since 1963 having worked with mainframe, timesharing, mini computers and of course personal computers since the first IBM PC in 1981. His primary outside interest has revolved around dance and has been interested in dance since he was 8 years old when he spent 2 years studying tap dancing at the Charlie Lowes studio. Hal has been an avid dance enthusiast since he got introduced to the NYC Ballet in 1967. Hal is a volunteer at the NYC Ballet and at Lenox Hill Neighborhood House as an assistant in their computer lab.