I'd say that a professional dancer might have one or two "big" jobs in their career. While a dance career is fluttered with many different kind of jobs, its rare for a dancer to have one that checks so many of their desires off their list. Sleep No More was that job for me. By the end, I performed 10 roles and over 1,200 shows. I left literal blood sweat and tears in that building and loved every moment up to the end. Performing 6 nights a week is no easy feat but in that space I learne...
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I'd say that a professional dancer might have one or two "big" jobs in their career. While a dance career is fluttered with many different kind of jobs, its rare for a dancer to have one that checks so many of their desires off their list. Sleep No More was that job for me. By the end, I performed 10 roles and over 1,200 shows. I left literal blood sweat and tears in that building and loved every moment up to the end. Performing 6 nights a week is no easy feat but in that space I learne...
118. Inspiring Employers and Profiting from Rejection with Claude "CJ" Johnson
Breaking the Wall Podcast
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1 year ago
118. Inspiring Employers and Profiting from Rejection with Claude "CJ" Johnson
CJ and I met back in 2016 while working with Shannon Gillen at Springboard. I was a year into my career and CJ was navigating the end of his college experience. As many dancer are in their early 20's, CJ was full of curiosity, drive, and ambition. Today, not much has changed. Now he spends his time between NYC and Europe as both a dancer, collaborator, and choreographer. In our talk, CJ talks about big pivots he's had to make over the years, seeking out the worlds most inspiring choreographer...
Breaking the Wall Podcast
I'd say that a professional dancer might have one or two "big" jobs in their career. While a dance career is fluttered with many different kind of jobs, its rare for a dancer to have one that checks so many of their desires off their list. Sleep No More was that job for me. By the end, I performed 10 roles and over 1,200 shows. I left literal blood sweat and tears in that building and loved every moment up to the end. Performing 6 nights a week is no easy feat but in that space I learne...
