In this episode, we sit down for an honest and powerful discussion with dance luminary Selene Haro.  Selene shares her serendipitous audition experience with Studio 429 and walks us through her extensive dance journey.  Selene candidly shares the obstacles that life has thrown at her, but tells us her secret to overcoming those hardships.  She reflects on her difficult transition away from Cookies and shares her new project, ETHOS, created with partner Isidro Rafael. She talks to us about balancing dance, business and a relationship and discusses the important role that affirmations play in her daily life.  We delve deep into Selene’s philosophy on mastering a positive mindset, looking beyond preconceived notions, and allowing reinvention to be the primary force in facing life head on.  We chat about how we’ve become professionals at negative self talk and how to consciously take on each day to overcome that. We wrap the episode with our fun rapid fire segment, discuss what’s next for Selene and she shares her thoughts on what’s good in the dance community. 

In this episode, we explore:

00:32Introduction
04:00A serendipitous audition
12:40What’s a medley?
13:30Fueling your passions
15:20 Dance as a luxury
18:42 A day in the life of rehearsal at Studio 429
20:21Growing up with Cookies
23:00Closing one chapter and beginning the next
29:26 Selene’s favorite Cookies’ set & a turning point in Selene’s life
38:30Navigating through challenging times
43:45ETHOS
54:50Balancing dance, business, and a relationship
1:02:46Looking beyond our preconceived notions
1:06:30Selene’s daily routine of mastering a positive mindset
1:18:03Rapid fire questions
1:22:06Building Block
1:25:48What’s next for Selene?
1:28:09What’s good in the dance community?
1:29:43Closing remarks

This episode’s guest(s):

Follow Selene Haro on Instagram
Choreography by Selene Haro “Blind Man” 
Choreography by Selene Haro “Empty”
Choreography by Selene Haro “Not You Too”
Choreography by Sele Haro “Quick”
Choreography by Selene Haro “Noite Após Noite “
Choreography by Selene Haro “Passionfruit Summers”

Special thanks to:
-Jane Banares for creating our Co-Lab Podcast artwork 

Music by Sam Stan - Das Boo - https://thmatc.co/?l=997FC418
Music by SkeetOnTheBeat - Late Night - https://thmatc.co/?l=E76B5749 

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