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The inspiration behind it came from--
first of all, the beat in the song kind of drives me crazy.
I love it so much.
And there's a lyric in it that says I want
to get in the sunrise.
That lyric really spoke to me.
So we're following five people-- each struggling,
either recovering from or directly dealing, with a
serious issue, whether it be addiction or body image.
Or we have a cancer survivor like me.
This is the first time I have created something
since I've been sick.
And I just finished chemo four months ago.
And they didn't think I'd be dancing for another
six months or so.
But my body bounced back in a month, and
I was up and creating.
And hands, hands, and hands.
And crack.
Cut.
I moved to the city with, obviously, the feeling that I
needed to just become somebody and just be somebody.
And now, I'm kind of approaching the industry and
my art form in such a different light, where I just
want to make connections when given the opportunity to
create art.
So we've set up the Sunrise Group Support Meeting on this
incredible rooftop, a place where they can just openly
vent and really just express themselves.
But in our version, it's all done through dance.
For me, the best thing that worked for me
was being very versatile.
I never stayed with one teacher too long or one style
of movement too long.
Last year, I decided tai chi was going to be my thing for
six months, and my art is just evolving.
And I never stop learning.
I love collaborating for that reason-- because I learn
something from everybody I work with, whether it's Dante
or these dancers.
I've been working on this for a week with my assistant Jen.
And then they just learned this on Tuesday.
So this is my second day with them.
And it just happened Tuesday, Thursday.
And we're shooting tomorrow, which is Friday.
So they don't have much time, but they're all pros and
picking it up really quickly.
So I'm very impressed and happy with the casting.
For sure.
To put yourself out there-- not figure out what you're
good at and stay at that, but figure out what you're good
at, use those strengths, but try to strengthen your
weaknesses as well and immerse yourself in art, whether it's
good or bad-- you take something from it.
Not getting too pigeonholed as an artist is probably the best
advice that I took to heart as a young performer.