Broadway, Dance, and Art-with-Heart with Juliane Godfrey

The Meaning Movement: Rediscover your Passion, Avoid Burnout, and Do Work You Love.

Juliane Godfrey is a Broadway performer and an art educator. She likes to call herself a "heart-ist", essentially someone pursuing art with heart. She defines that as something that gives back to the world in some way. She loves inspiring young people to make art with meaning and purpose.

She was the dance captain and female swing in Broadway's Tony award-winning "SpongeBob Squarepants the Musical" and recently performed in theaters all over the country with the Lincoln Center national tour of "My Fair Lady."

Over the past decade, she has performed for regional theaters nationwide and currently serves as a freelance choreographer and dance and theater educator for more than 20 performing arts organizations. When she's not onstage, Juliane can be found completing her journalism certificate through UCLA Extension, driving up the California coast, or seeking out exceptional chocolate chip cookies.

In this episode you'll learn:

• What Juliane does
• Why she makes art and what it means to her
• Art-with-heart vs commercial art
• Her journey to becoming an artist
• Her journey exploring dance, music, and theater
• What does dance feel like to Juliane
• The science of dance
• Why do you need to use your body and just move!
• About the competitive dance realm
• The value of dance for ourselves and as a commercial practice
• Juliane's Broadway debut
• A glimpse into her life as an artist
• The challenge of aging and career-costs as a dancer
• Juliane's future aspirations
• Her message to love more

Show notes at: https://themeaningmovement.com/juliane