{"id":3954,"date":"2021-07-20T09:46:05","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T09:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youcandance.in\/thedancepost\/?p=3954"},"modified":"2021-07-21T09:58:38","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T09:58:38","slug":"3954","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youcandance.in\/thedancepost\/3954\/","title":{"rendered":"Amanda LaCount"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text single_style=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: ff-more-web-pro; color: #000;\"><strong>Amanda LaCount<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Multi-Faceted Dancer<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_toggle title=&#8221;What are your dancing styles?&#8221; open=&#8221;true&#8221;]Although I have been formally trained in most styles of dance, my primary dance styles are hip hop\/jazz funk, contemporary and tap.[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=&#8221;What made you choose this style?&#8221; open=&#8221;true&#8221;]I like hip hop\/jazz funk the best because I have more freedom to express myself and the technique is not as rigid as other dance styles.[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=&#8221;When and how did you start dancing?&#8221; open=&#8221;true&#8221;]I started dancing when I was 2 years old because I had 2 older sisters that danced and I wanted to be in the studio dancing with them. In 2015 I moved from CO to LA to follow my dream of becoming a professional dancer[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=&#8221;Any memorable dancing experiences?&#8221; open=&#8221;true&#8221;]One of my best experiences was dancing in Rihanna\u2019s \u201cSavage X Fenty\u201d Show at NYFW. Besides working with Rihanna, I was able to work with Parris Goebel, a choreographer I have looked up to for years.[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=&#8221;One person you would like to dance for or with?&#8221; open=&#8221;true&#8221;]I would love to dance for Ariana Grande with her choreographers, Scott and Brian Nicholson[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=&#8221;What does dance mean to you?&#8221; open=&#8221;true&#8221;]Dance is my passion. It is how I express myself and I can\u2019t imagine my life without some form of dance in it.[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=&#8221;Do you prefer to perform or teach and why?&#8221; open=&#8221;true&#8221;]Although I enjoy teaching and choreographing for others, my first love is performing.[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=&#8221;If you weren\u2019t a dancer, what would you have been?&#8221; open=&#8221;true&#8221;]Another form of entertainment performer.[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=&#8221;Describe yourself or your story in under 25 words?&#8221; open=&#8221;true&#8221;]Dance is my passion, but my goal is to inspire others. I started my own movement #breakingthestereotypeTM. I believe that any \u201cbody\u201d is a dancer\u2019s body.<\/p>\n<p>My most notable performances include dancing with Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Lizzo, and Meghan Trainor. I have performed on DWTS, Ellen, AGT, and at Coachella.[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=&#8221;Where do you see yourself 10 years from now?&#8221; open=&#8221;true&#8221;]My dream is to go on an international tour with a major artist and to continue choreographing[\/vc_toggle][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AD9eQgfNgXM&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text single_style=&#8221;&#8221;] Amanda LaCount Multi-Faceted Dancer [\/vc_column_text][vc_toggle title=&#8221;What are your dancing styles?&#8221; open=&#8221;true&#8221;]Although I have been formally trained in most styles of dance, my primary dance styles are hip hop\/jazz funk, contemporary and tap.[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=&#8221;What made you choose this style?&#8221; open=&#8221;true&#8221;]I like hip hop\/jazz funk the best because I have more freedom to express myself<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3955,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3954","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-my-dance-story"},"aioseo_notices":[],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/youcandance.in\/thedancepost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/youcandance.in\/thedancepost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/youcandance.in\/thedancepost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youcandance.in\/thedancepost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youcandance.in\/thedancepost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3954"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/youcandance.in\/thedancepost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3954\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3997,"href":"https:\/\/youcandance.in\/thedancepost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3954\/revisions\/3997"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youcandance.in\/thedancepost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/youcandance.in\/thedancepost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youcandance.in\/thedancepost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youcandance.in\/thedancepost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}