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July 27, 2022 134. Are You Doing Enough… Or Too Much? (Ambition Pt. 2)
After some great feedback from last week’s episode, I decided to take a deeper dive on ambition. Can you have too much? Can you have too little? How do you know when to turn it on and off? Listen to this episode and you can become the traffic cop of your ambition intersection.
Show Notes:
Take Jillian’s Schmitz Class at PAC
Donate to the Words That Move Me Community
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20 min
July 13, 2022 133. Taking Time Off… From Ambition
Are you someone who is constantly setting new goals for yourself? Have you ever considered not having any ambition? On this week’s episode I explore a world without ambition. We take a look at life when you’re not always striving to get better. What else could be out there that we’re missing? Take a listen and find out.
Show Notes:
Watch Evan Finds The Third Room Official Music Video
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23 min
July 06, 2022 132. A Very Special Q&A with the Filmmakers of our Very Special Screening and Fundraiser Event
WTMMCOMM made a movie and you can watch it! (and hear about the process) In today’s episode I am joined by special guests, The Seaweed Sisters, Eric Scholesser, Brandon Mathis, and Hok to answer live questions about our films. You’ll learn about what it takes to put your film in a theater, how you can strengthen your tastes, and what a DCP is. All films from this screening can be found in our show notes.
Show Notes:
Watch 8 Counts: The Words That Movie created by WTMMCOMM
Watch Quizas created by HOK
Watch B.L.U.E Print created by Brandon Mathis
Watch Smokestack Lightning created by Charissa Kroger & Eric Scholosser
Watch Night At The Sea-a-ter created by The Seaweed Sisters
Watch 10 bullets created by Tom Sachs
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33 min
June 29, 2022 131. Choreographer, Movement Director, Movement Coach… What’s the Difference?
Choreography, and movement direction and movement coaching… OH MY!!! Today, I am breaking down the differences between the three… To me! This subject is very near and dear to my heart because movement coaching lights me up in a way that nothing else does. For me, it is the center circle of the Venn diagram of Teaching, Training, Dancing, Acting, and Translating. I could talk about this all day, but instead… I cut it down to 37 minutes. ENJOY!
Listen to ep. #130 Progress and Process with Toogie Pt. 2
Listen to ep. #112 Trumpet Your Talent All Of The Time
Learn more about The Choreographers Guild
Follow The Choreographers Guild on IG
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38 min
June 22, 2022 130. Progress and Process with Toogie PT.2
This week is MORE Toogie. This is the first half of my two hour conversation with the sensational Toogie. We talk about her move from Miami to Los Angeles and what her process looks like choreographing for stars like Dua Lipa, Katy Perry, Alicia Keys, and more. This episode is not to be missed so dig in now!
Show Notes:
Help Toogie meet her fundraising goal
Read about Billboard’s Top 12 Choreographers
Watch mojo: Most Expensive Music Videos
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1 hr 14 min
June 15, 2022 129. Matter and Metanoia with Toogie PT.1
Meet Toogie! She’s on Billboard’s top 12 list for the most iconic music video choreography featuring her work on Dua Lipa’s “New Rules”. She is a fantastic human with a great heart and I loved talking with her… so much that this became a two parter! In this episode Toogie and I talk about her new show “Metanoia” premiering June 23-26 2022 honoring her late mother. Listen in to part one of this conversation with Teresa “Toogie” Barcelo and set your calendars for part 2 next week!
Show Notes:

Help Toogie meet her fundraising goal: https://givebutter.com/Toogie
2010/2011 Legend performance
Billboard top 12 choreographers
Watch mojo: most expensive music videos
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1 hr 5 min
June 08, 2022128. Big Pictures and Small Details w/ the Puzzle Master, Jamila Glass
Our guest today, Jamila Glass, has many gifts, but perhaps the most useful is her ability to see the big picture AND the small details. She also values the human experience above all else, and THAT is exactly why she is the best person to talk about bridging the gaps between people… And skill sets… The commercial and company worlds, and of course, cultural and racial divides.

Here is what you’ll learn:
How Jamila’s upbringing prepared her for what she is doing now
The role her company work played in her commercial career
One way to think about having many interests
The argument for having a side hustle
Show Notes:
Connect with Jamila Glass
Learn about LA Contemporary Dance Company
Take class with Jamila
Submit for LACDC’s Summer Intensive
Submit for LACDC’s Choreography LAB
Go see Dancing in Snow (Los Angeles, June 9-12)
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1 hr 1 min
June 01, 2022127. Who Runs The World? James Alsop!
James Alsop is a choreographer and teacher who knows the value of owning your truth, your identity, your wholeness. She has created some seriously earth shaking work and doesn’t show any signs of stopping. In this episode, we talk about her affirming transition, her thoughts on working in New York vs LA and commercial work vs. Broadway ANNNND the lessons she learned from Beyoncé that have trickled into her work and the way she leads a room.

Here is what you’ll learn:
Why James is never afraid to change a step
How to keep a “humans first” attitude toward your work environments
What James learned from Broadway that music videos, tours and TV didn’t teach her
The one thing James is most looking forward most from the work of the Choreographers Guild
Show Notes:
Connect with James Alsop on Instagram
Run The World Billboard Performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EwZ_AzDDM4
Run The World MV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBmMU_iwe6U
Buy tickets to The Devil Wears Prada The Musical
Half Baked Harvest Cookbook
Island Life by Janet Jackson
Learn more about the Choreographer’s Guild
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45 min
May 25, 2022126. Excellence Without Arrogance with Michelle Dorrance
There are no words available to speak highly enough of this week’s guest! She is the founder and creative director of Dorrance Dance, she is a MacArthur Fellow (a.k.a. “Genius Grant” recipient), Princess Grace Award winner, and matter of fact, I’ll stop with the awards right now because there are too many to list. Michelle is exceptional, masterful, and generous in so many ways. In this episode, she lets us learn from her mistakes AND from her legendary parents.

Here’s what you’ll learn:
How to build an environment where team members are empowered to learn, grow, and WIN
The importance of honoring legacy and tradition bearers
A lesson in white washing and what to put on “front street” when marketing
The lucky thing that Michelle and I have in common (HINT: not our footwork)

Show Notes:
Tickets to 8 COUNTS: The Words That Movie Screening Event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/329106194487
Learn more about Dorrance Dance
Find Michelle on Instagram
Learn about the North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble
Learn about the Ballet School of Chapel Hill
Learn about Roots, Rhythm, Race & Dance
Blues Project clips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPgxT-xV2SU
SNCC Freedom Singers: https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/sncc-freedom-singers-1962-1966/
Sweet Honey in The Rock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiCrpzDL67E
Watch 10 Bullets
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1 hr 1 min
May 18, 2022125. Making Master Plans with Mandy Moore
Mandy Moore brings movement to mega musical movies, TV shows, commercials and beyond… But let’s be clear, she does WAY MORE than make up steps. This episode digs into Mandy’s path to mastery, her process, her team and style of leadership, and yes, even her struggles. We talk about what it means to be a woman head of department in show business and, yes, we have a great time and laugh a lot while doing it.

Here’s what you’ll learn:
Why Mandy always has a plan… AND a backup plan… Or two
What great dancers and great choreographers have in common
The key people and lessons that made Mandy the leader she is today
What choreographers do (hint: more than make up steps)
What Mandy thinks about her team and being a woman in a leadership position on set
The value of jumping into the deep end when it comes to creation and production
Show Notes:
Career Coaching Program for Graduates
Find Mandy on Instagram
Mandy Explains the La La Land freeway scene (which I am in!!!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GocPFyyPGLQ&t=3s
Read Outliers: The Story of Success by Maxwell Gladwell
Learn more about the Choreographer’s Guild
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56 min

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