Episode 81: Embrace You — Mollie Sansone

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week on 5.6.7.EIGHT, Aleksandra speaks with Mollie Sansone,</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">an award-winning veteran dancer, teacher, and choreographer who is currently embarking on her seventeenth season dancing with the Nashville Ballet. Over these 17 seasons, Mollie has performed primarily under the direction of Paul Vasterling and has been featured in several notable roles such as Lizzie Borden, Lady Macbeth, and Juliet of</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Romeo and Juliet</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. While she’s not on the stage, Mollie enjoys teaching and choreographing for various dance studios across Nashville.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mollie’s journey into dance success hasn’t been an easy one, as she’s constantly had to fight against the fact that her body doesn’t fit the stereotypical ballet dancer mold. However, over the years, Mollie has learned to turn these perceived weaknesses into strengths. On the podcast, Sansone encourages fellow dancers — both young and old — to embrace the things that make you ‘you’ and leverage your unique attributes as ways to set yourself apart from the crowd.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Moving Quotes:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“There’s only one ‘you' in the entire universe. If you’re not ‘you,’ the universe would suffer without that person. If you’re trying to be something or someone that’s not you, you’re trying to offset the natural flow of life."</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“You always have to work hard, no matter what. Even if you are blessed with a body that is very gifted and easy to work with, there’s always something more you can do."</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“What helps you sustain in this career is to constantly reinvent yourself. Because there are so many facets of the dance world... If you consider yourself a student of life or a student of the art form, you can persevere in it."</span></p> <p><span st