In this episode of the My Creative District podcast, host and founder of My Creative District, Jesse Paul Smith, esteemed professional dancer and creator of the Worldwide Dance Challenge, interviews successful entrepreneur, educator, choreographer, director, and author of the book Trash the Trophies: How to Win Without Losing Your Soul, Chasta Hamilton. Chasta is the owner of Stage Door Dance dance studio. 

Show Highlights

Chasta tells the story of how she transitioned from her path to becoming a lawyer into becoming a successful dance studio owner.

Jesse and Chasta discuss the details of why Chasta decided to transition out of the dance competition world. 

We learn about Chasta’s success and insight into building up dancers’ character and self confidence.

Key Takeaways

As creatives, we cannot live our lives in the hope of a result.

To make radical change, the pain of radical change must be less than the pain of suffering. 

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