Dance your dance: 8 steps to unleash your passion and live your dream
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A-list choreographer Laurieann Gibson guides creators of all kinds to embrace their passions and achieve success, providing a practical road map to never giving up on your dream. Have you felt stuck like you’re just running in place, fearful of taking the next step? World-renowned Emmy-nominated choreographer and creative visionary Laurieann Gibson shares personal stories from her 20+ career in entertainment, words of encouragement, and practical advice to help you reach your full potential.
Gibson candidly opens up about her experiences, challenges, and triumphs, sharing the 8 principles that not only shaped her incredible career but also guided her work with the world’s biggest pop stars. Dance Your Dance is a practical guide that will help you:
- Act on the creative spark that brings you joy
- Move beyond the dream killers of your past
- Persevere through the toughest moments
- Build a team to support you on your journey
- Empower others to realize their own dreams
Drawing on her fascinating artistic experiences and the faith that sustained her through her biggest challenges, Laurieann offers a step-by-step guide to living out your vision...because when it comes to being who God created you to be, it’s always your time to shine.
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Publisher's Weekly Review
In this uplifting debut, choreographer Gibson reveals the practices that have helped her realize her purpose and pursue her creative dreams. She encourages Christians to stay in touch with their passion, which is a gift from God, and details steps meant to help readers dream boldly, discern one's purpose, develop sustainable training practices, and find a support team. She shares her career trajectory of dancing as part of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, being a background dancer for concerts and videos, and eventually becoming choreographer to such artists as Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga, and Katy Perry. Weaved throughout are examples of how she learned to not allow her dreams to be derailed by those who didn't share her vision. Importantly, she differentiates having faith from working hard ("having faith in your gift doesn't mean you get to just sit by the phone and wait for the audition") and stresses the need for patience and choosing joy: "The world sells us this idea that if you're doing things right, your life is supposed to unfold perfectly. That's not how it works; it is a process." This insightful, refreshingly straightforward guide will appeal to creative-minded Christians. (Mar.)
Publishers Weekly Reviews
In this uplifting debut, choreographer Gibson reveals the practices that have helped her realize her purpose and pursue her creative dreams. She encourages Christians to stay in touch with their passion, which is a gift from God, and details steps meant to help readers dream boldly, discern one's purpose, develop sustainable training practices, and find a support team. She shares her career trajectory of dancing as part of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, being a background dancer for concerts and videos, and eventually becoming choreographer to such artists as Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga, and Katy Perry. Weaved throughout are examples of how she learned to not allow her dreams to be derailed by those who didn't share her vision. Importantly, she differentiates having faith from working hard ("having faith in your gift doesn't mean you get to just sit by the phone and wait for the audition") and stresses the need for patience and choosing joy: "The world sells us this idea that if you're doing things right, your life is supposed to unfold perfectly. That's not how it works; it is a process." This insightful, refreshingly straightforward guide will appeal to creative-minded Christians. (Mar.)
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