Then, when I moved to L. But until I started going to therapy, I didn't recognize what those feelings even were. Until then, I had no idea what was going on. It was just mental chaos, and it was terrifying and isolating because I felt like no one else could understand what I was feeling. When I moved to L. Then, within the first few days of moving, I started feeling the anxiety return. I remember thinking, "Oh my gosh, this can't be coming back.
This can't happen again. Those first couple of weeks in L. I tried to find someone who could help me understand what was going on. I spoke to a counselor who said she thought I was experiencing situational anxiety. But I was young and couldn't accept that reality at that time. I told myself these thoughts were a challenge I had to learn to overcome by myself. Over the next five years, I dealt with anxiety on and off.
There were times within that period when it got so bad I'd just look forward to the end of the day so I could go to sleep and not feel things. After my five-year run on "DWTS," I finally moved home and started seeing a therapist and getting the help I needed to manage those feelings.
It was exhausting. It's hard to stay motivated and push through the pressure of dancing on national TV when you're not OK on the inside. I kind of turned into a machine—I wouldn't allow myself to feel too much because I feared my anxiety would come back.
I'm the biggest proponent of therapy. I love it. It's helped me work through a lot, especially things that might trigger those thoughts and feelings.
I also use visualization techniques to push through my anxiety. Sometimes I'll imagine a lasso and I'll wrap all my thoughts up in the lasso and then I'll see myself throw away the lasso, so all of those thoughts get smaller and smaller, until they're out of sight. Relaxation is another coping technique that helps. As dancers we can get so caught up with constantly working towards something.
But sometimes I'll just sit on my couch and put my phone away and enjoy the moment. Being able to release your mind and get to a place where you're not having to think too hard or worry is really important. Something to be aware of is that anxiety is never won and done.
It's something you figure out how to manage on a daily basis. As you get stronger, you can get to a point where you overcome it in certain settings or circumstances, but there are a lot of things that can bring it back.
Don't let it stop you from doing what you want to do. The road might be a little bit harder, but it's going to be worth it. The dance world forces you to address those feelings of fear and insecurity head on—it's a world full of judgment and competition. But once you learn to cope with those feelings, your struggle will make you stronger. In an atmosphere where people can crumble easily because of the pressure, you can potentially be the strongest person in the room.
The call came after a lengthy audition process with Spielberg in the room, and the role, originated by Wilma Curley on Broadway in and later portrayed by Gina Trikonis in the film, was her biggest dream. In fact, it's something Garcia-Lee says she manifested from the day plans for the movie were announced in January On top of her regular training, she would travel multiple hours each day to New York City and New Jersey for classes with Steps on Broadway and the Princeton Ballet School, respectively.
Her bedroom walls were lined with cutouts from the pages of Dance Spirit , which served as inspiration for her goals.
Her mother, Terri Garcia, was a professional dancer in the s she even danced Francisca in the West Side Story tour in , and Garcia-Lee was eager to follow in her footsteps. Garcia-Lee went to high school at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, where she studied first ballet and then drama. As a sophomore, she was cast as Graziella in her school's production of West Side Story.
The magic of performing Jerome Robbins' iconic choreography never left her. She's been banging on West Side Story 's door ever since. All the while, she held out hope that West Side Story would someday come her way.
In , Garcia-Lee was considered for Graziella in the Broadway revival but didn't get the role after countless callbacks. After that, two more productions didn't cast her as Graziella. Chelsie was partnered with Roshon Fegan. Placed 6th. Placed 10th. Dancing with the Stars Wiki Explore. Season Tyra Banks. Explore Wikis Community Central.
Filed under: Faith Mormon Times. Reddit Pocket Email Linkedin. Grid View. She originally enjoyed ballroom dancing because two of her brothers, Chason and Jordan, participated with her. Courtesy of Chelsie Hightower Hightower has five older brothers. She originally enjoyed ballroom dancing because two of her brothers, Chasson and Jordan, participated with her.
Courtesy of Chelsie Hightower Hightower, shown far right, originally hated dancing. Courtesy of Chelsie Hightower Hightower is photographed in a dance studio. Courtesy of Chelsie Hightower Hightower signs an autograph for fans at the premiere of "Earth" in Courtesy of Chelsie Hightower Chelsie Hightower and Morgan Jones, the author of this article, are photographed together.
Steve Archibald. Hightower felt her purpose was clear and that God was helping her. She was eliminated the week before the show's finale, finishing in sixth place.
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Still, she knew where her strength came from. Share this:. Post a Comment 8. Cathy commented on April 29, What a beautiful and inspiring story…truly touching, powerful, and moving.
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