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JULIE "JJ" JOSEPH

(She/They)
NYC, Boston, and LA

ALWAYS IN MOTION

I have a deep passion for the movement arts and all that surrounds it. Whether teaching, dancing, creating, or capturing, movement moves me.

I hope to meet you in real life soon!

Click on the pictures below to learn more about me, what I do, and how we can work together.

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PERCUSSIVE CONTEMPORARY 👯‍♀️
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So excited and grateful to be HOME tomorrow and sharing my most favorite version of my voice. If you're free, I'd love to share with you! Intention of the space is always to play, to be challenged, and to grow softly together. Can't waiiiiiiit!
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📷: @jayplayimagery @bdcnyc
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#jjdances #jjinmotion #jjchoreography #nyc #dance #tap #contemporary #percussivecontemporary #bdcnyc #newyork #newyorkcity

PERCUSSIVE CONTEMPORARY 👯‍♀️
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So excited and grateful to be HOME tomorrow and sharing my most favorite version of my voice. If you're free, I'd love to share with you! Intention of the space is always to play, to be challenged, and to grow softly together. Can't waiiiiiiit!
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📷: @jayplayimagery @bdcnyc
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#jjdances #jjinmotion #jjchoreography #nyc #dance #tap #contemporary #percussivecontemporary #bdcnyc #newyork #newyorkcity

Floating through ☁️
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Everything has been/ always is/ chaos. The highest highs clash with the lowest lows.... life has a funny way of inviting opposition to the table. Feeling grounded and intentional, and so very thankful for the people who keep me sane.
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#jjdances #jjinmotion #dance #dancer #ny #la #texas #movement #dog

Floating through ☁️
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Everything has been/ always is/ chaos. The highest highs clash with the lowest lows.... life has a funny way of inviting opposition to the table. Feeling grounded and intentional, and so very thankful for the people who keep me sane.
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#jjdances #jjinmotion #dance #dancer #ny #la #texas #movement #dog

Plan A 🚸
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"I feel like I need some time alone" has been the theme of so much of my recent experiences. Traveling non stop and trying to do this... thing.... this artistic endeavor... is really daunting. And intimidating. And overwhelming and scary and fun and real and honest and.... I wake up every day so thankful that my passion and my job are colleagues in their own right. Thankful each and every time I have friends who are willing to get in the studio with me to just.... try something on, even when it's spooky. So heres to more of Plan A- doing it my way with my community on my sleeve.
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🧠+ 💃: @jj_choreography
📷: @krystalmerily
🗣: @saint.cyr_ @amina.yufanyi @ipadbabi
🎵: @couros
🏫: @thegentleladies
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#jjinmotion #jjchoreography #percussivecontemporary #tapdance #losangeles #la #tap #contemporary #movement #garage

Plan A 🚸
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"I feel like I need some time alone" has been the theme of so much of my recent experiences. Traveling non stop and trying to do this... thing.... this artistic endeavor... is really daunting. And intimidating. And overwhelming and scary and fun and real and honest and.... I wake up every day so thankful that my passion and my job are colleagues in their own right. Thankful each and every time I have friends who are willing to get in the studio with me to just.... try something on, even when it's spooky. So heres to more of Plan A- doing it my way with my community on my sleeve.
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🧠+ 💃: @jj_choreography
📷: @krystalmerily
🗣: @saint.cyr_ @amina.yufanyi @ipadbabi
🎵: @couros
🏫: @thegentleladies
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#jjinmotion #jjchoreography #percussivecontemporary #tapdance #losangeles #la #tap #contemporary #movement #garage

Sharing again 🍀 (not this combo)
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It's been a second since I've gotten the opportunity to hold space here in LA- excited to bring a lil of what I do to this coast. I can't wait to make something new and find some community and joy! Let's dance!!!
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📸: @jayplayimagery @mdcdance
📹: @jayplayimagery @bdcnyc
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#jjchoreography #jjinmotion #dance #bicoastal #nyc #la #losangeles #millennium #millenniumdancecomplex #millenniumdance #contemporary

Sharing again 🍀 (not this combo)
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It's been a second since I've gotten the opportunity to hold space here in LA- excited to bring a lil of what I do to this coast. I can't wait to make something new and find some community and joy! Let's dance!!!
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📸: @jayplayimagery @mdcdance
📹: @jayplayimagery @bdcnyc
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#jjchoreography #jjinmotion #dance #bicoastal #nyc #la #losangeles #millennium #millenniumdancecomplex #millenniumdance #contemporary

Somebody 🫠
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A love letter to myself, in all her past versions and varieties. Sometimes I look back and feel like life has brought me in 37485 directions, and sometimes I can cut down the middle and see me, at my core, through all of it. Dance really brings me home, and even more so when it's curated in spaces by the best of the best. Humbled, happy, and honored to share time and time again.
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🧠: @zojea
💃: @jj_choreography
🎶: @gotye
📷: @tmillystudio
🏫: @tmillytv
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#jjdances #jjinmotion #dancer #california #losangeles #contemporary #dance #la #losangeles #tmilly

Somebody 🫠
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A love letter to myself, in all her past versions and varieties. Sometimes I look back and feel like life has brought me in 37485 directions, and sometimes I can cut down the middle and see me, at my core, through all of it. Dance really brings me home, and even more so when it's curated in spaces by the best of the best. Humbled, happy, and honored to share time and time again.
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🧠: @zojea
💃: @jj_choreography
🎶: @gotye
📷: @tmillystudio
🏫: @tmillytv
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#jjdances #jjinmotion #dancer #california #losangeles #contemporary #dance #la #losangeles #tmilly

Hot boy era 👨
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Funny how the universe has a way of bringing us towards joy. Finding my confidence in being myself in someone else's movement- making strong choices and writing my own definition of fun. A dream and a joy to push through this at 11PM after being on the move for 15 hours. Just... so darn happy to be here.
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🧠: @_sin.que
💃: @jj_choreography
🎶: @troyesivan
📷: @andre.canseco
🏫: @brickhouse.nyc
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#jjinmotion #jjdances #dance #movement #fusion #nyc #newyorkcity #jazzfunk #hotboyera #troyesivan

Hot boy era 👨
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Funny how the universe has a way of bringing us towards joy. Finding my confidence in being myself in someone else's movement- making strong choices and writing my own definition of fun. A dream and a joy to push through this at 11PM after being on the move for 15 hours. Just... so darn happy to be here.
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🧠: @_sin.que
💃: @jj_choreography
🎶: @troyesivan
📷: @andre.canseco
🏫: @brickhouse.nyc
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#jjinmotion #jjdances #dance #movement #fusion #nyc #newyorkcity #jazzfunk #hotboyera #troyesivan

Pink Like Suki 💓
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Bringing it back to this past fall (?)/ summer (?) to one of the silly lil combos I made. The goals: find polyrhythm, be super clear and specific, prove to myself I have a split after all these years. Humbled to share at @bdcnyc nearly every time I'm home... how lucky to spend time curating my craft.
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🧠+ 💃: @jj_choreography
📷: @jayplayent
🎶: @pebbles.tamtam
🏫: @bdcnyc

Pink Like Suki 💓
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Bringing it back to this past fall (?)/ summer (?) to one of the silly lil combos I made. The goals: find polyrhythm, be super clear and specific, prove to myself I have a split after all these years. Humbled to share at @bdcnyc nearly every time I'm home... how lucky to spend time curating my craft.
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🧠+ 💃: @jj_choreography
📷: @jayplayent
🎶: @pebbles.tamtam
🏫: @bdcnyc

I was following... 🔁
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Been finding my voice, so so slowly but this time she's sure. Growing up (and growing in general) feels so simple in reflection, and so muddy in practice. Finding my feelings in fragmenting and realignment, and ever so grateful for the people holding my hand and holding me accountable. A deep special shout out to Miss Emmy Mae, who saw me long long before I could see myself- I'm indebted to your joy forever.
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🧠: @femiemmymae
💃: @jj_choreography
🎶: @fleetfoxes
🏫 + 📷: @eightyeightstudiosla
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#jjinmotion #jjdances #contemporary #dance #movement #dancer #losangeles #newyork #california

I was following... 🔁
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Been finding my voice, so so slowly but this time she's sure. Growing up (and growing in general) feels so simple in reflection, and so muddy in practice. Finding my feelings in fragmenting and realignment, and ever so grateful for the people holding my hand and holding me accountable. A deep special shout out to Miss Emmy Mae, who saw me long long before I could see myself- I'm indebted to your joy forever.
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🧠: @femiemmymae
💃: @jj_choreography
🎶: @fleetfoxes
🏫 + 📷: @eightyeightstudiosla
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#jjinmotion #jjdances #contemporary #dance #movement #dancer #losangeles #newyork #california

Just A Low 🏹
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Been trying to hold space for myself to be in process and develop my own voice. @kaistraw and his music always are a landing point for me- they bring me back to myself consistently and articulate what I can't quite reach. Asking myself to go deeper and not hold back as I dive into creation- just feel, and take account later. To more. And more. And then more again.
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🧠 + 💃: @jj_choreography
📷: @jeze23
🗣: @moves.by.maddy._ @jacob.beaver.dance
🏫: @thegentleladies
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#jjdances #jjchoreography #jjinmotion #dance #tapdance #contemporary #movement #la #losangeles #dancer

Just A Low 🏹
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Been trying to hold space for myself to be in process and develop my own voice. @kaistraw and his music always are a landing point for me- they bring me back to myself consistently and articulate what I can't quite reach. Asking myself to go deeper and not hold back as I dive into creation- just feel, and take account later. To more. And more. And then more again.
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🧠 + 💃: @jj_choreography
📷: @jeze23
🗣: @moves.by.maddy._ @jacob.beaver.dance
🏫: @thegentleladies
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#jjdances #jjchoreography #jjinmotion #dance #tapdance #contemporary #movement #la #losangeles #dancer

The reach 🧘‍♀️
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Been asking myself to show up for the reach lately. Not concerning myself with the landing or the metric of success, just.... the reach. The ability to expand past my limits and go just a mile further than I've decided I can go. Happy to be growing, fighting for my discipline and tenacity. On and off the floor, I feel like a mess; but we're here for the reach. I trust I'll find the landing soon :)
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🧠: @shaunevaristo
📹: @ml.danceclasses
💃: @jj_choreography
🎶: @usher @ellamai
🏫: @movement.lifestyle
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#jjdances #jjinmotion #movement #la #losangeles #movementlifestyle #dancer #choreography #dance

The reach 🧘‍♀️
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Been asking myself to show up for the reach lately. Not concerning myself with the landing or the metric of success, just.... the reach. The ability to expand past my limits and go just a mile further than I've decided I can go. Happy to be growing, fighting for my discipline and tenacity. On and off the floor, I feel like a mess; but we're here for the reach. I trust I'll find the landing soon :)
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🧠: @shaunevaristo
📹: @ml.danceclasses
💃: @jj_choreography
🎶: @usher @ellamai
🏫: @movement.lifestyle
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#jjdances #jjinmotion #movement #la #losangeles #movementlifestyle #dancer #choreography #dance

Love you ✋️
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Not for nothing, it's taken me a long time to find peace in this little square of expression. I think it's often easy to fall into the magnitude of choice, both on and off the floor. There are constantly infinite decisions- each little detail of our stories curated more than the last. I'm learning to find peace in being louder, even if I don't always like how I sound. Currently, I'm loving playing with time. For those 90 minutes, how can I stretch each note further from the one before, finding the nuance of the layers under the notes. What a humbling break from reality, where we're drifting faster than we can count. Humbled for the space- Zojea... It's an honor to have a friend like you.
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🧠: @zojea
🎶: @yeahyeahyeahs
🎥: @jacob.hiss
💃: @jj_choreography
🏫: @stepsonbroadway
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#dance #jjinmotion #jjdances #movement #newyork #newyorkcity #dancer

Love you ✋️
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Not for nothing, it's taken me a long time to find peace in this little square of expression. I think it's often easy to fall into the magnitude of choice, both on and off the floor. There are constantly infinite decisions- each little detail of our stories curated more than the last. I'm learning to find peace in being louder, even if I don't always like how I sound. Currently, I'm loving playing with time. For those 90 minutes, how can I stretch each note further from the one before, finding the nuance of the layers under the notes. What a humbling break from reality, where we're drifting faster than we can count. Humbled for the space- Zojea... It's an honor to have a friend like you.
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🧠: @zojea
🎶: @yeahyeahyeahs
🎥: @jacob.hiss
💃: @jj_choreography
🏫: @stepsonbroadway
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#dance #jjinmotion #jjdances #movement #newyork #newyorkcity #dancer

Adventure time 🎒
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I am so deeply excited to announce my very first PERCUSSIVE CONTEMPORARY classes at @bdcnyc . (Shouts to @anthony.ciaccio302 on the name.) These classes are not quite just contemporary, not fully a soft shoe tap class. The goal: explore the intersection of movement and sound. If you've never taken a tap class, this is an amazing place to start. If you come from tap and want to inform your body, same goes to you. Barefeet welcome; sneakers encouraged.
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I am in no way the pioneer of this offering- and have been deeply inspired by loads of folks (both living and passed) to get here. This is my feeble lil attempt at closing a gap that I feel between my worlds- let's get a lil comfortable with being uncomfortable. But together. And probably while clapping! #iykyk
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#jjdances #jjchoreography #jjinmotion #dance #tapdance #contemporary #nyc #bcdnyc #broadwaydancecenter

Adventure time 🎒
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I am so deeply excited to announce my very first PERCUSSIVE CONTEMPORARY classes at @bdcnyc . (Shouts to @anthony.ciaccio302 on the name.) These classes are not quite just contemporary, not fully a soft shoe tap class. The goal: explore the intersection of movement and sound. If you've never taken a tap class, this is an amazing place to start. If you come from tap and want to inform your body, same goes to you. Barefeet welcome; sneakers encouraged.
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I am in no way the pioneer of this offering- and have been deeply inspired by loads of folks (both living and passed) to get here. This is my feeble lil attempt at closing a gap that I feel between my worlds- let's get a lil comfortable with being uncomfortable. But together. And probably while clapping! #iykyk
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#jjdances #jjchoreography #jjinmotion #dance #tapdance #contemporary #nyc #bcdnyc #broadwaydancecenter

A SNEAK PEEK 🤧
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My team has sat on this.... for a LONG time. I've been investing in smaller processes to challenge myself.... but this lil nugget has been almost 8 months in the making. To my DREAM TEAM that held me down (including our sweet @hoyori_01 ) - THANK YOU. Your patience is immeasurable. I couldn't be more grateful. So much more coming soon..... I can't wait!
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Direction + choreo: @jj_choreography
DP: @thezurisaddai
B-Cam + LD: @jayplayimagery
AD: @_meganholeman
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Jump Rope Team:
@jesseerobinson
@de_tiny
@_meganholeman
@jj_choreography
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Tap Dancers:
@jesseerobinson
@jj_choreography
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Dancers:
@asha_rosaline
@maayanshaveet
@hannahrenee_mc
@j.billl
@lovencia_celestin_chambley
@de_tiny
@jj_choreography
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Music: @aluna
Space: @fdphotostudio_ny (@jenna.jpgphotography)
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#jjdances #jjchoreography #jjinmotion #dance #tapdance #jumprope #jumpropetap #newyorkcity

A SNEAK PEEK 🤧
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My team has sat on this.... for a LONG time. I've been investing in smaller processes to challenge myself.... but this lil nugget has been almost 8 months in the making. To my DREAM TEAM that held me down (including our sweet @hoyori_01 ) - THANK YOU. Your patience is immeasurable. I couldn't be more grateful. So much more coming soon..... I can't wait!
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Direction + choreo: @jj_choreography
DP: @thezurisaddai
B-Cam + LD: @jayplayimagery
AD: @_meganholeman
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Jump Rope Team:
@jesseerobinson
@de_tiny
@_meganholeman
@jj_choreography
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Tap Dancers:
@jesseerobinson
@jj_choreography
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Dancers:
@asha_rosaline
@maayanshaveet
@hannahrenee_mc
@j.billl
@lovencia_celestin_chambley
@de_tiny
@jj_choreography
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Music: @aluna
Space: @fdphotostudio_ny (@jenna.jpgphotography)
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#jjdances #jjchoreography #jjinmotion #dance #tapdance #jumprope #jumpropetap #newyorkcity

Don't worry, it's short 🫂
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Thankful for the opportunity to be SEEN. To shake through the bits of humanity that I haven't grown comfortable with, loudly and proudly in front of an audience. Practicing immediate accountability. To do it all with close friends holding me in the room and beyond.... how lucky are we to lean forward. Breaking the algorithm to bring more people in real life. Falling in love with dance. Finding my way home over and over..... made it out alive.
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🧠: @cat_cogliandro @cat.astrophe__
💃: @jj_choreography
📷: @steph_lacy
🏫: @stepsonbroadway
🎶: @gracieabrams
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#jjinmotion #jjdances #cat.astrophe #nyc #dance #nyc #newyork #stepsonbroadway

Don't worry, it's short 🫂
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Thankful for the opportunity to be SEEN. To shake through the bits of humanity that I haven't grown comfortable with, loudly and proudly in front of an audience. Practicing immediate accountability. To do it all with close friends holding me in the room and beyond.... how lucky are we to lean forward. Breaking the algorithm to bring more people in real life. Falling in love with dance. Finding my way home over and over..... made it out alive.
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🧠: @cat_cogliandro @cat.astrophe__
💃: @jj_choreography
📷: @steph_lacy
🏫: @stepsonbroadway
🎶: @gracieabrams
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#jjinmotion #jjdances #cat.astrophe #nyc #dance #nyc #newyork #stepsonbroadway

Surrender 🫁
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None of life lately feels solid. Things I took for granted are... more fragile. Learning to toss up my expectations (and fears) and lean forward into what matters. Grateful for this life, for this art, for my support humans. Let's press forward, and lean in.
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📸: @kjsprice @princekadenphotography
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#jjinmotion #jjcreates #jjdances #jjchoreography #la #dance #tap #led #photoshoot #dancephoto #losangeles

Surrender 🫁
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None of life lately feels solid. Things I took for granted are... more fragile. Learning to toss up my expectations (and fears) and lean forward into what matters. Grateful for this life, for this art, for my support humans. Let's press forward, and lean in.
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📸: @kjsprice @princekadenphotography
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#jjinmotion #jjcreates #jjdances #jjchoreography #la #dance #tap #led #photoshoot #dancephoto #losangeles

Out of Body 💀
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I tend to be really precious with my art- my most favorite things rarely see the internet. Being an artist by career makes it hard to know what's mine vs what's for the world. Trying to find joy in sharing my most favorite parts of myself instead of burying them away (spooky)... hopefully you like it too :')
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🧠+ 💃: @jj_choreography
📷: @jayplayimagery
🎶: @gorillaz
🏫: @bdcnyc
Assist: @anthony.ciaccio302
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#jjdances #jjchoreography #jjinmotion #dance #bdcnyc #newyork #newyorkcity #contemporary #fusion

Out of Body 💀
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I tend to be really precious with my art- my most favorite things rarely see the internet. Being an artist by career makes it hard to know what's mine vs what's for the world. Trying to find joy in sharing my most favorite parts of myself instead of burying them away (spooky)... hopefully you like it too :')
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🧠+ 💃: @jj_choreography
📷: @jayplayimagery
🎶: @gorillaz
🏫: @bdcnyc
Assist: @anthony.ciaccio302
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#jjdances #jjchoreography #jjinmotion #dance #bdcnyc #newyork #newyorkcity #contemporary #fusion

I Just Wanna Dance 💃
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Whew. A huge step into vulnerability for me. I've been imagining a world like this one for a few moments now, so to break my brain and put it on paper (to a very dense track may I add) was a really special experience. The nerves I felt about sharing have honestly never been louder, but the joy I felt sitting my tush down has never been louder either. I'm slowly coming home to creating. And I've missed it so deeply.
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🧠: @jj_choreography
📸: @aidan_carberry
🎵: @oceanfrank

I Just Wanna Dance 💃
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Whew. A huge step into vulnerability for me. I've been imagining a world like this one for a few moments now, so to break my brain and put it on paper (to a very dense track may I add) was a really special experience. The nerves I felt about sharing have honestly never been louder, but the joy I felt sitting my tush down has never been louder either. I'm slowly coming home to creating. And I've missed it so deeply.
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🧠: @jj_choreography
📸: @aidan_carberry
🎵: @oceanfrank

Seasons 🍃
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I've been talking a lot lately about the idea of seasons of growth vs seasons of victory. This time for me feels like a season of growth- I've been thrown so many curveballs I've been starting to question everything. And yet, I love this art. That we are fortunate enough to wake up and play for a job. And I love what I'm able to bring to the table. I think I mostly get restless waiting for those rare moments when lightening strikes and we're all in the right time for those brief moments. But I guess no lightening without the storm. If you're in the rain too, let's share an umbrella.
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📷+ 🧠: @haydenjfrederick
💃: @jj_choreography
🏫: @ml.danceclasses @movement.lifestyle
🎶 : @mothercain
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#jjdances #jjinmotion #dance #la #movement #movementlifestyle #losangeles #nyc #newyork #dance #contemporary

Seasons 🍃
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I've been talking a lot lately about the idea of seasons of growth vs seasons of victory. This time for me feels like a season of growth- I've been thrown so many curveballs I've been starting to question everything. And yet, I love this art. That we are fortunate enough to wake up and play for a job. And I love what I'm able to bring to the table. I think I mostly get restless waiting for those rare moments when lightening strikes and we're all in the right time for those brief moments. But I guess no lightening without the storm. If you're in the rain too, let's share an umbrella.
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📷+ 🧠: @haydenjfrederick
💃: @jj_choreography
🏫: @ml.danceclasses @movement.lifestyle
🎶 : @mothercain
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#jjdances #jjinmotion #dance #la #movement #movementlifestyle #losangeles #nyc #newyork #dance #contemporary

2 years ✨️
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Stringbean... It's been 2 whole years since ya came back from the vet safe and sound, 2 years of travel, 2 years of signing a paper to say I'm your parental figure. Thanks for the attitude, the snark, the giggles, the love, the 7 am face scratches.... and mostly giving me a reason to come home. I'm more grounded because of you 🥺 To a whole lot more, but for now.... dog park?
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#jjdances #jjchoreography #jjinmotion #dog #dogdeer #reindog #woof

2 years ✨️
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Stringbean... It's been 2 whole years since ya came back from the vet safe and sound, 2 years of travel, 2 years of signing a paper to say I'm your parental figure. Thanks for the attitude, the snark, the giggles, the love, the 7 am face scratches.... and mostly giving me a reason to come home. I'm more grounded because of you 🥺 To a whole lot more, but for now.... dog park?
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#jjdances #jjchoreography #jjinmotion #dog #dogdeer #reindog #woof

2️⃣8️⃣
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Every year I make a video for my birthday. I try to encapsulate how the year felt to me- and articulate it honestly through movement and creative direction. This year was.... eventful. I crossed off so many firsts it got hard to keep track of- and I am starting to see glimmers of the life I dreamed of. I met so many new people who I fell in love with over and over, but through all of that I spent more time alone than I ever have. Every hug and glad to see you was matched with an imminent timeline and a duty to say goodbye. I'm noticing the wins of my community and I'm constantly wishing I could be physically in the front row to celebrate. It's getting harder to connect knowing I'm always quick to leave. It feels bittersweet, turning a new chapter over this time. I feel the edges of myself combusting and it's confusing and heartbreaking and beautiful and scary and the best thing that's ever happened. So... I don't know where that leaves me. I wrote this as a love letter to myself- a reminder to come home to me over and over. 28- let's see what you've got 😏
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Direction, choreo, edit: @jj_choreography
Music: @ragnboneman
Additional camera work by: @anthony.ciaccio302 and Rand Joseph
Featuring my whole world: @zuckermanjoseph , Dad, and @comet_thereindog
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#jjdances #jjchoreography #jjinmotion #dance #dancevideo #dc #losangeles #newyork #nyc #ragnboneman #fallinlove

2️⃣8️⃣
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Every year I make a video for my birthday. I try to encapsulate how the year felt to me- and articulate it honestly through movement and creative direction. This year was.... eventful. I crossed off so many firsts it got hard to keep track of- and I am starting to see glimmers of the life I dreamed of. I met so many new people who I fell in love with over and over, but through all of that I spent more time alone than I ever have. Every hug and glad to see you was matched with an imminent timeline and a duty to say goodbye. I'm noticing the wins of my community and I'm constantly wishing I could be physically in the front row to celebrate. It's getting harder to connect knowing I'm always quick to leave. It feels bittersweet, turning a new chapter over this time. I feel the edges of myself combusting and it's confusing and heartbreaking and beautiful and scary and the best thing that's ever happened. So... I don't know where that leaves me. I wrote this as a love letter to myself- a reminder to come home to me over and over. 28- let's see what you've got 😏
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Direction, choreo, edit: @jj_choreography
Music: @ragnboneman
Additional camera work by: @anthony.ciaccio302 and Rand Joseph
Featuring my whole world: @zuckermanjoseph , Dad, and @comet_thereindog
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#jjdances #jjchoreography #jjinmotion #dance #dancevideo #dc #losangeles #newyork #nyc #ragnboneman #fallinlove

New adventure 🛫
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Something near and dear to me coming so very soon. Can't wait to share :)
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#jjdances #jjinmotion #jjchoreography #jjvideography #birthday #newyork #washingtondc #losangeles #video

New adventure 🛫
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Something near and dear to me coming so very soon. Can't wait to share :)
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#jjdances #jjinmotion #jjchoreography #jjvideography #birthday #newyork #washingtondc #losangeles #video

A little life lately ✨️
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Moving fast and thinking too much. Honored to share sweet time with people I love, and grieving constantly for the world along the way. Cheers to a bicoastal life and loving so big and wide that it scares me how much the heart can hold at once.
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#jjdances #jjinmotion #dance #nyc #LA #boston

A little life lately ✨️
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Moving fast and thinking too much. Honored to share sweet time with people I love, and grieving constantly for the world along the way. Cheers to a bicoastal life and loving so big and wide that it scares me how much the heart can hold at once.
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#jjdances #jjinmotion #dance #nyc #LA #boston

Year of Discomfort 😈
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Been making an effort lately to jump into what scares me head first. Taking this class was a PUSH- to my brain, my heart, my confidence. But I've been trying to meet each day with more gratitude for my body, patience for my spirit, and resilience to keep learning and unlearning the world around me. Thankful for the friends (and roommates) who hold us accountable for growth. Onward to more disruption.
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🧠: @savlee.s
💃: @jj_choreography @anthony.ciaccio302 and friends
🎶: @beyonce
🏫: @mdcdance

Year of Discomfort 😈
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Been making an effort lately to jump into what scares me head first. Taking this class was a PUSH- to my brain, my heart, my confidence. But I've been trying to meet each day with more gratitude for my body, patience for my spirit, and resilience to keep learning and unlearning the world around me. Thankful for the friends (and roommates) who hold us accountable for growth. Onward to more disruption.
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🧠: @savlee.s
💃: @jj_choreography @anthony.ciaccio302 and friends
🎶: @beyonce
🏫: @mdcdance

I just wanna dance 💃
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Time for one last New York class (until the next New York class). Subbing for @camryn.brothers !!! Can't wait to share space/ polyrhyrhm panic/ some moves. Let's find each other!
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#jjdances #jjinmotion #jjchoreography #dance #nyc #newyork #bdcnyc #dance #contemporary

I just wanna dance 💃
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Time for one last New York class (until the next New York class). Subbing for @camryn.brothers !!! Can't wait to share space/ polyrhyrhm panic/ some moves. Let's find each other!
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#jjdances #jjinmotion #jjchoreography #dance #nyc #newyork #bdcnyc #dance #contemporary

Bless Me 🙌
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As the world continues to be rocky, it is harder and harder to find peace in the freedom we have to be celebrating art/ourselves. I have been thinking a lot about the passage of time, and I realized that only 5 years ago I was in a place I didn't romanticize, so far from all my hopes and dreams. Now, to be traveling and sharing my craft feels like.... a dream? An out of body one at best. I am so damn grateful (down to my core) to have the chance to share my heart every so often at BDC. If you've come or if you were in my space as I continue to develop, I can't even explain the gratitude. All this to say- shout out to the blessings, and in this lifetime, may we always lead with compassion and our humanity first.
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🧠+ 💃: @jj_choreography
📷+ 🍜: @thezurisaddai
🎶 : @6lack (shout out to Semicolon with @boparkk for bringing this song into my life)
🏫 : @bdcnyc
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#jjdances #jjinmotion #jjcreates #jjchoreography #blessme #6lack #losangeles #nyc #bdcnyc #dance #contemporary

Bless Me 🙌
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As the world continues to be rocky, it is harder and harder to find peace in the freedom we have to be celebrating art/ourselves. I have been thinking a lot about the passage of time, and I realized that only 5 years ago I was in a place I didn't romanticize, so far from all my hopes and dreams. Now, to be traveling and sharing my craft feels like.... a dream? An out of body one at best. I am so damn grateful (down to my core) to have the chance to share my heart every so often at BDC. If you've come or if you were in my space as I continue to develop, I can't even explain the gratitude. All this to say- shout out to the blessings, and in this lifetime, may we always lead with compassion and our humanity first.
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🧠+ 💃: @jj_choreography
📷+ 🍜: @thezurisaddai
🎶 : @6lack (shout out to Semicolon with @boparkk for bringing this song into my life)
🏫 : @bdcnyc
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#jjdances #jjinmotion #jjcreates #jjchoreography #blessme #6lack #losangeles #nyc #bdcnyc #dance #contemporary

Vibe 🌬
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I haven't been feeling so great dancing lately. There's this.... FEELING... that I get mid class that will knock me out of the groove. Sometimes I'll convince myself I'm not doing class right if: I can't put it on the left, use the floor, find levels, am I breathing?, uh oh what did the teacher just say..... etc. You know? But this class I took with the intention of calmness- just one thing at a time. And it felt amazing. So grateful to learn and unlock and power through, cuz gosh sometimes just grounding and breathing is hard enough..... and at the end of the day it's just dance. And the stakes could be so much higher.
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🧠: @kenichi.kasamatsu + @lucy_vallely
💃: @jj_choreography and friends
🏫: @bdcnyc
🎶: @kendricklamar

Vibe 🌬
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I haven't been feeling so great dancing lately. There's this.... FEELING... that I get mid class that will knock me out of the groove. Sometimes I'll convince myself I'm not doing class right if: I can't put it on the left, use the floor, find levels, am I breathing?, uh oh what did the teacher just say..... etc. You know? But this class I took with the intention of calmness- just one thing at a time. And it felt amazing. So grateful to learn and unlock and power through, cuz gosh sometimes just grounding and breathing is hard enough..... and at the end of the day it's just dance. And the stakes could be so much higher.
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🧠: @kenichi.kasamatsu + @lucy_vallely
💃: @jj_choreography and friends
🏫: @bdcnyc
🎶: @kendricklamar

Focused class vibes 😌
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I'm noticing watching this back that I've been MOVING lately. But moving without stopping to take caution of how I present, and more importantly, how I feel. It's hard to be a creative (or a human) when the world is on fire. But I'm loving digging and diving and having REAL hard conversations with those around me about what matters most. Grateful to keep chugging- no more room for retrograding.
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📷 + 🧠 : @aaxellopez
💃: @jj_choreography
🏫 : @ml.danceclasses
🎶: @6lack @thegr8khalid
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#jjdances #jjinmotion #dancer #movement #6lack #losangeles #choreography #dance #la

Focused class vibes 😌
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I'm noticing watching this back that I've been MOVING lately. But moving without stopping to take caution of how I present, and more importantly, how I feel. It's hard to be a creative (or a human) when the world is on fire. But I'm loving digging and diving and having REAL hard conversations with those around me about what matters most. Grateful to keep chugging- no more room for retrograding.
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📷 + 🧠 : @aaxellopez
💃: @jj_choreography
🏫 : @ml.danceclasses
🎶: @6lack @thegr8khalid
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#jjdances #jjinmotion #dancer #movement #6lack #losangeles #choreography #dance #la

Dance Alone 🙋‍♀️
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Been ironically not dancing alone much lately. Like, really really dancing with friends and pals and it feels GOOD. Never forgetting how lucky we are to be alive and how grateful we are to walk outside freely. Honoring our world and our community and how scary it is out there. And finding moments to dance with friends. It feeds the soul, and I'm thankful.
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🧠 : @abby_chung
💃 : @jj_choreography
📷 : @walker.ucherek / @wmmedia__
🏫 : @mdcdance
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#jjdances #jjinmotion #dance #movement #sia #kylieminogue #dancealone #abbychung
#millennium #la

Dance Alone 🙋‍♀️
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Been ironically not dancing alone much lately. Like, really really dancing with friends and pals and it feels GOOD. Never forgetting how lucky we are to be alive and how grateful we are to walk outside freely. Honoring our world and our community and how scary it is out there. And finding moments to dance with friends. It feeds the soul, and I'm thankful.
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🧠 : @abby_chung
💃 : @jj_choreography
📷 : @walker.ucherek / @wmmedia__
🏫 : @mdcdance
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#jjdances #jjinmotion #dance #movement #sia #kylieminogue #dancealone #abbychung
#millennium #la

Round 2 👩‍🏫
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NYC let's do this- another sweet lil contemp class 4.14 from 6-7:30. It has meant so much to me to share space and time with such wonderful dancers here in the city! This class we'll learn about what we mean when we say the pocket of music and hit a step or two. I pinky promise a good push and a fun vibe! Let's boogie hehehe
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#jjdances #jjchoreography #jjinmotion #bdcnyc #dance #contemporary #movement

Round 2 👩‍🏫
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NYC let's do this- another sweet lil contemp class 4.14 from 6-7:30. It has meant so much to me to share space and time with such wonderful dancers here in the city! This class we'll learn about what we mean when we say the pocket of music and hit a step or two. I pinky promise a good push and a fun vibe! Let's boogie hehehe
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#jjdances #jjchoreography #jjinmotion #bdcnyc #dance #contemporary #movement

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