Ep. 94- Jocelyn Peden
Questions asked or topics discussed:
What was your initial career plan? (2:47)
How did you start to transition to the director/choreographer roles? (4:46)
Was that the part of who you didn’t like you were becoming in LA? (8:35)
Why was Janet Jackson the best and the worst? (11:02)
Did you ever want to quit? (13:46)
What was the thought process for you around family? (14:53)
What are some of the things that you require from dancers, some things that dancers do really well, and then some things dancers need to know not to do? (17:58)
If a dancer was interested in your job, what are a few things they could start doing right away to educate themselves and to help build up their experience on that end? (23:38)
“What are some of the things that you really and instil and guide and mentor with you high school type students? Do many of the students express wanting a career in dance?” 28:48
What was it for you that allowed you to embrace and except that you were in your own lane and you were good with this and this was good enough for you? (36:15)
Jocelyn has been in the professional world of entertainment for over thirty years.
Jocelyn is co-owner of Fusion Dance Camp which will celebrate its 23rd year this July. She has also been employed for 23 years with the award winning entertainment company Patrick Roberge Productions. She was a member of the Triple Threat Faculty for 10 years and has been adjudicating dance for over 21 years.
Jocelyn’s co-directing and choreography credits include Opening & Closing Ceremonies for the Invictus Games, Fifa World Cup, Paralympics, Canada Winter & Summer Games, Transplant Games, The Gay Games, World Police & Fire Games. She has choreographed Grey Cup Half-Time Shows for One Republic, Dallas Smith, Hedley, Nickelback, Victoria Duffield, Johnny Reid & Bachman Turner. Other credits include: Juno Awards, Legoland Theme Parks, Guangzhou China World Cultural Event, National Tour of The Great Big Boo & over 20 years with the Pacific National Exhibition. She has also created pieces for international level figure skaters including Emanuel Sandhu.
Some of Jocelyn’s dance credits include working with Janet Jackson on several videos for the Rhythm Nation Project. Her feature film credits include; The Bodyguard, the 6th Day, Dudley Do Right, Toys and the Sixth Man. She has extensive NBA experience as a Los Angeles Laker Girl and Director/Choreographer for the Vancouver Grizzlies Extreme Dance Team. Jocelyn has worked with such artists as Paula Abdul, Vanessa Williams, Paul McCartney, Jay Leno, Whitney Houston, Steve Winwood & Bette Midler.
Acting credits include guest roles on Beverly Hills 90210, Head of the Class & Doogie Howser. Her commercial credits include Pepsi, Doritos, Yoplait, Visa, The Keg, Gerber, Fisher Price, & London Drugs.
