EP 20: Good Moments Season 1 on Dance Dad with John Corella

This very special episode of Dance Dad with John Corella is a compilation of just some of the many good moments from Season 1 of the podcast. Throughout this episode, you’ll be treated to a highlight reel of past guests and their meaningful conversations, starting with Dance Mom OG and Queen Bee Christi Lukasiak who talks about how we can forgive ourselves even when our past mistakes threaten to haunt us forever. Fellow OG, Minister Dawn and Sharon “Rocky” Roggio, director of the documentary “1946” each weigh in from their respective episodes about the importance of interpreting the Bible with historical accuracy, and why it’s quite literally a matter of life and death. 

 

You’ll also hear from legends in the entertainment business, from acting coach Howard Fine on handling on-stage nerves and choreographer Frank Gatson on recognizing the one-in-a-generation star quality in a then-unknown Beyonce Knowles. Former competitive dancer Brittany Markle, child star and triple threat Alisan Porter each reveal how, as mentors, coaches and judges, they are offering the next generation of performers and competitors what they wish they’d been given when they were young performers themselves. 

 

Lisa Wetzel reveals what makes for an empowered, healthy competitor while trans teen Ally Marc Jacobs and Dance Mom to Lennon Torres, Gina, reveal what it means to accept yourself and your loved ones for exactly who they are. After today’s episode, you’ll feel a little more empowered to go out into the world as your authentic self, bold and fierce. 

 

Quotes

• “To me, everybody’s past doesn’t really exist; the only people holding onto it are the people retelling it, or your own brain. However, when you make mistakes that are repeated on the streaming service, those mistakes still exist. And I think, ‘Damn it! Can we please…’ I have a hard time getting past some stuff because I will still see clips of my worst behavior. I get it. I was terrible. I don’t know what else to say.” (4:58 | Christi Lukasiak)
• “We are so uncomfortable with sexuality and sex. And there’s so much sex in the Bible. You know, we’re banning books. Have we banned the Bible?” (9:20 | Minister Dawn)
• “It’s not hard. You listen to your kid, however your kid is feeling you support that, and you make sure everyone that’s around them supports that, and it’s not that hard to be OK with it. I think parents and people in these children’s families make it about them…it’s not about you. It’s about your kid.” (14:12 | Gina Torres)
• “With Beyonce, you could just tell that she was gifted with something very, very special. So, after working with those girls for four hours that day I came out of that rehearsal talking about, ‘I just met the second coming of Michael Jackson.’” (20:08 | Frank Gatson)
• “You’re not alone in the situation. You’re not the only one; I know it might feel like you’re the only person that is going through this, but you’re not. There are so many other people who are going through exactly what you’re going through and you just need to find them. You just need to find your people.” (40:27 | Ally Marc Jacobs)
• “I can make you feel. I think that’s ‘it.’ That’s what I mean by ‘it.’ If you can bring someone in and make them feel, I don’t care if you’re not the most technical, the most perfect, the most this or that, if you can bring somebody into your world when you are performing in any capacity, that’s ‘it.’” (48:09 | Alisan Porter)

 

Links

Dance Dad with John Corella on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dancedadwithjohncorella/

John on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/john_corella