On Growing as an Artist, Dancer, and Dance Educator through STEEZY Studio Dance App
An interview with Jessica Holyfield
Jessica Holyfield was one of the community’s most active, friendliest, and most encouraging dancers, whom I noticed as a newbie when I joined the STEEZY community Facebook Group in November of last year. She even hosted dance instructor and freestyling challenges, motivating us to learn dance routines from one specific STEEZY dance instructor together and practice freestyling based on one specific technique taught in a STEEZY class. It’s inspiring to watch her new dance video (sometimes even more!) each day and to receive her appreciative and encouraging comments on our dance videos. And most recently, she has been collaborating with other active dancers in the community to perform STEEZY routines together.
I’m truly amazed at how she is focused on excelling in both the technicality and creativity in her dances and how she appreciates and supports fellow dancers, regardless of our dance experience and skills.
This was what inspired me to interview her. We had a lovely, casual chat over Zoom, and here are some of the highlights of our chat. My questions are in headers, and Jessica’s answers are underneath each question. Her responses are edited for brevity and clarity.
