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Film Courage: How much of being a professional dancer is talent and how much is discipline?
Courtney Miller, Filmmaker/Producer/Author/Editor: It’s interesting when you say that because I have a daughter, she’s 23, she’s an amazing dancer. I’m the type of dancer that I have to get up, learn the steps and then perform them full out with all my energy right away. For me it works because muscle memory is how I retain the dance steps.
My daughter, she can literally sit back and watch all the dance steps, so she’s a quite a different beast and even though she’s very talented, she hasn’t worked as much as she should. The reason why is because in the dance world I believe you need three things to make it:
-You need talent.
-You need to have a certain look
-You need to know people (it’s who you know as well).
I think as far as the order of things I think the order is…(Watch the video interview on Youtube here).
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BIO:
Courtney Miller is a 5-time award winning director who has worked with the biggest names in entertainment including Michael Jackson, Usher, and Britney Spears. His award winning short film REPAIRations! – The Musical, has garnered him meetings with top studios and networks including Lionsgate, TBS, and Viola Davis’ company, Juvee Productions. He has directed commercials for Nike & Apple, and has written several television and film screenplays in the Drama, Comedy, Musical, and Horror genres’.
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