Creating better choreography by traveling with Dominique Pompa

02/23/21 • 36 min

Dance Your Life

Dom talks about the ability that everyone has to create the best version of yourself as a performer and person.

In this episode you will learn about:

What it’s like to really create a safe space for yourself as a dancer.
How to maintain your unique artistry.
If you’ve never freestyled, how you can start to let go.
Adapting to other cultures when traveling.
Reinventing and expanding your creativity.

Favorite Quote: “If you’re on time you’re late. If you’re early, you’re on time.”

Dom has a lively, and caring personality. She has always been the person in which people feel comfortable talking about their inner thoughts.

About Dominique:

Dominique is a Los Angeles native and creative who is heavily rooted in both the dance community and industry. She’s a dancer, choreographer and instructor. Dominique also acts and she photographs/films and produces.

Her art fuses the culture of storytelling while advocating the inner depths of what creative expression is and the wonders it can do. She's trained in Choreography, Contemporary, Hiphop, House, New Style Hustle, Locking, Improv, Afro Diaspora, Jazz Funk and Modern. On her down time she talks about life and takes care of her plantitas. Her life's m.o. is to be what she wishes she had when she was younger and to just do the thang!

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Dom talks about the ability that everyone has to create the best version of yourself as a performer and person.

In this episode you will learn about:

What it’s like to really create a safe space for yourself as a dancer.
How to maintain your unique artistry.
If you’ve never freestyled, how you can start to let go.
Adapting to other cultures when traveling.
Reinventing and expanding your creativity.

Favorite Quote: “If you’re on time you’re late. If you’re early, you’re on time.”

Dom has a lively, and caring personality. She has always been the person in which people feel comfortable talking about their inner thoughts.

About Dominique:

Follow Dominique:

Text: ANNIVERSARY to (323) 524-9857 to view our WATCH PARTY for our 20th Anniversary Maxt Out Dance Competition online!

Follow us:

Learn more: Dance Your Life
Learn more: Maxt Out Dance Competition
Instagram @maxtoutdance
Maxt Out on Facebook
TikTok @maxtoutdance
Sign-up for our FREE Maxt Out at Home Dance Classes!

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Previous Episode

What it’s like to dance and get a Bachelors and Masters with Liezel Marie

Liezel made some sacrifices in dance to get her Bachelors and Masters to later on create more opportunities for herself and other dancers in the dance community.

In this episode you will learn about:

What you can do by sacrificing something you love so much.
Having a plan to create the most out of your passion and career.
Finding the right training for yourself because not everyone trains the same.
Creating an outlet through dance to help dancers in the dance community.
The different stories that lead to the same passions you might have.

Favorite Quote: “Our journey is greater than the destination”

Liezel has a podcast called ART. ESSENTIAL OR NOT? She created this podcast to listen to all sorts of stories from different artists.

About Liezel:

Liezel Marie is a Choreographer, Director and Dancer based in Los Angeles represented by Go2Talent Agency. Having a Bachelors in Kinesiology and Masters in Education, she currently teaches Hip Hop, Hip Hop History, Dance Appreciation and Modern Dance at Cal State Northridge and Glendale Community College.

A lot of her work has been featured in Universal Studios Hollywood, Disney 23 Convention, Staples Center, WNBA Los Angeles Sparks, NBA Los Angeles Clippers, Harlem Globetrotters, Carnival Cruise Lines, World of Dance, and Nike. She has also been a part of amazing dance companies and crews such as Project LaVaude, The Recipe Company, Zulu Dance Foundation, and Antics.

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Text: ANNIVERSARY to (323) 524-9857 to view our WATCH PARTY for our 20th Anniversary Maxt Out Dance Competition online!

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Learn more: Dance Your Life
Learn more: Maxt Out Dance Competition
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Next Episode

You have the power to create what you want with Kevin Stea

Kevin talks about his experiences working with Madonna, Michael Jackson and Prince, to name a few.

In this episode you will learn about:

How dance can be developed in different ways the more experiences you allow yourself to go through.
Choosing your strengths to take you through the journey you want.
Allowing every single audition as a growth experience.
Working with different artists and being a team player.
Mental preparations before an audition to create a fun experience rather than it being stressful.

Favorite Quote: “Everything is an opportunity if YOU make it an opportunity.”

Kevin is a very humble artist. He has worked with so many other big artists and in movies. He loves to share his stories from when he first started dancing to what he is working on now.

About Kevin:

Kevin Stea has been one of the most well known and recognized dancers in the industry over the past 25 years. He has been successful in areas as diverse as choreography, modeling, directing, acting and hosting. Kevin has worked with the world’s top musical artists, directors, photographers and designers.

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