The host of Meetup with MeLa, Melissa-Lauren Hooks aka "MeLa", interviews Lila Turner, the founder and acting manager of the Youth Choreographer's Project located in Los Angeles, California.   Lila talks passionately about the non-profit business that she created for the youth in her community focused around dance and self-expression.  Lila discusses what it is to be a business owner; especially during times of COVID, and how her vision continues to evolve and "pivot" to meet the needs of the community she had lived in.  For the month of March, Lila, and other women will be featured on the Meetup with MeLa podcast to share their passion for different topics.    To learn more about the Young Choreographer's Project and/ or to donate to this worthy cause, please visit the website at https://ycpla.org/ or the YCP- More Than Just Dance Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyBnSLdzksQ.  Those who make donations get premium access to the end of program student debuts featuring the dance piece thy have compiled over the course of the students' involvement in the YCP session.