Tracy chats with dance friend Isabelle Richards who she takes jazz class with at C Spot in Culver City! Isabelle grew up dancing almost every day and loved it but never really had a desire to do it professionally. She did dance competitions in high school and performed with the Song Girls cheer team at USC. Although Isabelle enjoyed these experiences, she now is extra grateful to dance completely as herself and for fun in dance class! Tracy and Isabelle take Melissa Miles' lyrical class at C Spot and discuss their thoughts after. :) You can follow Tracy's current dance journey on Instagram @TracyinLA and this podcast @DanceJourneyPodcast.

Also check out some of Isabelle's past dances:

https://youtu.be/QzS9y8FCu0o?si=nr2SrXEOiOnC6ncD

https://youtu.be/EsrbwVlZlZM?si=5QNdQaq1AD0OwNQd

https://youtu.be/5sOLlbt5GBk?si=rmCPy_WoZDAG3J2_

This week Tracy interviews dance friend Bridget Renshaw who she takes class with twice a week! Bridget has been dancing only a few years, but she takes class almost everyday and has been challenging herself lately with harder classes. Bridget and Tracy discuss what draws them to certain teachers and what keeps them going even when a class is difficult (spoiler alert: when Bridget can't make a decision about a class, she ends up accidentally committing to it, lol). You'll hear their thoughts on performing and hear about Bridget's day job doing voice over work! Tracy and Bridget also discuss their thoughts on Christian Espinel's contemporary class at C Spot in Culver City and what it was like to dance to Matchbox 20 that night. :)

You can follow Tracy's current dance journey on Instagram @TracyinLA and Bridget's @thebridgetrenshaw.

Tracy chats with dancer friend Sara Glaser to get to know her dance journey before she leaves LA in a few months to go to medical school! Sara grew up dancing her whole life but also always liked learning about the body and growing in medical knowledge like her dad. :) Now she has her own fitness company and wants to become a doctor to help dancers. Learn about Sara's many dance dreams as well as what kept her going through the pandemic and a hip surgery! Tracy and Sara also try Liz Guerrieri's street jazz class at TMilly before the interview and chat about what they thought. :)

You can follow Tracy's current dance journey on Instagram @TracyinLA and Sara @SaraGlaser99 and her fitness company @hilite.fit.

Tracy chats with hip hop dance friend Tiffany Gene! Tiffany started taking dance class at age 5 and eventually moved to LA from Missouri, where she started teaching dance to kids in the LA school system as well as at Millennium Dance Complex! Tiffany shares about her relationship with God and how he answered her specific prayers about dance. Relationships with teachers play a big role in Tiffany's dance journey, and it was specific encouragement from them that helped her persevere after the pandemic. Tracy and Tiffany also share their thoughts about Coby Mosby's hip hop class, which they took at Millennium right before the interview. :)

You can follow Tracy's current dance journey on Instagram @TracyinLA and Tiffany @tiffanygene26.

Tracy interviews her ballet dance friend Irene Georgerian! Follow along with Irene's dance journey as she started taking dance class in New York as an adult and then continued her ballet training in LA. Irene talks about her various dance performances (and the stress! lol), as well as the learning approach she takes when it comes to ballet (and rowing... and playing pool!) Tracy and Irene discuss what they like about their ballet teacher Chasen Greenwood's class at Westside School of Ballet in Santa Monica and how Irene works diligently to "live up to her leotard." :)

You can follow Tracy's current dance journey on Instagram @TracyinLA and Irene @georgerianirene. :)

Tracy interviews dance friend (and old roommate!) Tess Sophia. Learn about how Tess and Tracy reconnected in a dance class after not seeing each other for years! Longtime dancer and teacher Tess Sophia had recently taken a break from dance with no idea Tracy started dancing 5 years ago, so it was a shock to see her in class. Tess is dancing again now too, and we get to hear all about her dance journey including thoughts on teaching styles, ageism in dance, and rejection therapy! Tracy and Tess take JM Rodriguez's contemporary class together right before the interview and discuss their thoughts, including what it was like for Tracy to dance in socks. :)

You can follow Tracy's current dance journey on Instagram @TracyinLA and Tess @movementbytess. :)

Tracy interviews her dance friend Caroline Folds! Learn about how Caroline went from working in the music industry to becoming an actress and a dancer! Tracy and Caroline discuss pursuing dance in singleness vs. marriage, some of their favorite dance teachers, and the stress of dancing in a cypher, lol. They also take the hardest hip hop class of their lives from Canadian dancers Adrian Vendiola and Kelvin Tu and discuss the experience right after.

You can follow Tracy's current dance journey on Instagram @TracyinLA. :)

Join Tracy as she interviews her first Dance Journey guest Sarah Noh! Sarah shares her story of growing up doing ballet, studying other forms of dance in college, and now navigating the LA dance studio scene to grow in hip hop and jazz funk as she pursues her dream to be a professional dancer. They also take a challenging jazz funk class from Jonathan Sison at Movement Lifestyle halfway through the interview and share their fresh thoughts after!

We are now at the biggest obstacle to my dance journey... my injury! Follow along to see how I made it through this long and confusing trial.

You can follow my current life on Instagram @TracyinLA and get random tips from me on TikTok @TracyinLA. :)

Episode 5, and we're now dancing in the pandemic! Follow along with my dance journey as I share what it was like to take class in New York! (virtually :) )

You can follow my current dance journey on Instagram @TracyinLA.