Instagram As a child, Burt Jude Lancon often worried about how transient human existence is. Because of that, he wanted to do something that would put his name in the history books to ensure he would not be forgotten. Now, Burt finds his name in many history books and on the cover of his first novel, He Goes by A.J.
Originally from Morgan City, Louisiana, Burt found success as a nationally ranked pairs roller skater as a young boy. His family moved to Houston, Texas, where he switched to ice figure skating in his senior year of high school to achieve his goal of earning a birth on the US Olympic Team. The same month after graduating high school, he moved to California, where he found a skating partner and a World and Olympic coach. In the next few months, Burt competed in the World Junior Championships, followed by four consecutive years on the United States World Figure Skating Team. In 1984, he achieved his ultimate goal of becoming an Olympian.
Once Burt’s competitive years ended, he went on tour with Ice Capades for four years, but the fun of travel and touring soon wore off, so Burt moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, where he and a new skating partner landed a prestigious job and the Stardust Hotel and Casino performing in the world-famous Lido De Paris show and then stared in Enter the Night.
Burt performed on stage until his thirty-ninth birthday, when he realized it was time to hang up the skates and remove the spandex.
Burt turned his passion for ice skating into a coaching career and attended two more World Championships with young athletes.
At 55, Burt began the craft of writing. For years, Burt enjoyed the sound of applause from his storytelling through the art of skating. Now, Burt finds his storytelling has led to published short stories, poems, and his first novel, He Goes by A.J.
Burt and his family reside in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and Las Vegas, Nevada.
