Ep. 43- Liana Blackburn
Questions asked or topics discussed:
What was it about the commercial world that really drew you in? (3:10)
Was there a specific artist when you were young, with background dancers or anything, that you were like “YES”? (4:29)
When you first arrived in LA, what were your first couple rounds of auditions like? And what was it like to settle into that community? (6:15)
Do you have any fun audition stories? (9:30)
What has been your hardest “no” or rejection? (14:42)
What are 3 best practices or habits that you’ve created for your career? (19:08)
What was it that you were doing 8 years ago that you look bad at and has changed now?(21:19)
How were you able to start to recognize that food is so important in your life? And what inspired you to create the Daily Dancer Diet?(23:28)
When did you decide to create your website and start sharing all of your work on social media? (29:27)
What’s your big dream for the Daily Dancer Diet? (33:10)
Can you share a little of your role as a line captain and how you got it? (34:30)
What do you remember about working with Selena Gomez? (39:07)
What do you remember about working with Britney Spears? (40:31)
What do you remember about working with Lady Gaga? (42:25)
What do you remember about working with Katy Perry? (44:10)
Liana believes that art is expressing one's self and their perspective honestly and vulnerably.
That genuine expression permeates all aspects of her life and the connections she makes with others.
As far as her career, Liana has been training in dance since she was three, and dancing, teaching, and choreographing her way all over the world for the last 15 years. She has worked on TV and film such as Jane The Virgin, Dancing With The Stars, The Voice, So You Think You Can Dance, Target, The Greatest Showman LIVE Commercial, Footloose, Seventeen Again, Happy Feet 2. She's danced on stage with Cirque Du Soleil, and alongside some of the most sought-after recording artists, such as Katy Perry, Selena Gomez, Lady Gaga, The Jonas Brothers, Bebe Rexha, Britney Spears, Ricky Martin, The Rolling Stones, and over 20 others.
With a deep desire to help dancers - from beginners to pros - find their true inner-voice in an often superficial and judgmental industry, she created a dance class called BODY LANGUAGE. Incorporating her numerous years of acting training with her dance career, she focuses on dancing WITH INTENTION, not FOR ATTENTION, while teaching dancers how to find clarity in their voice, confidence in their body, and power in their intention. She has watched lives completely transform before her eyes.
Away from the classroom, you can find Liana online as DailyDancerDiet, where she openly shares her over-a-decade-long journey to healthy happiness. She is passionately dedicated to inspiring and coaching others to navigate their own paths toward delight in their well-being.
