In this episode, we sit down dancer of 32 years and former San Diego Charger girl, Nikki Lewis. Nikki brings her positive light to the podcast. We talk about her experience as a dancer, auditioning to be a San Diego Charger girl and living out a lifelong dream. Nikki shares her experience performing at the Super Bowl halftime show in 1999 and talks to us about being a teacher of 12 years. As an advocate for the Black Lives Matter movement, Nikki educates and inspires us to make progress and shares her book recommendations. We wrap with our Rapid Fire and Nikki shares her take on what’s good in the dance community. In this episode, we explore:
00:28 Introduction 02:29 A dance journey of 32 years and counting 04:24 An awakening experience 05:47 Parents that share in your passion 07:12 Questioning a dream to become a Charger girl 08:01 A dream come true 09:00 The Charger girl experience 10:13 Mastering mental preparation 12:23 Battling self-doubt 13:01 The audition process 16:30 The journey has really just begun 16:44 Biggest takeaway as a Charger girl 17:22 Performing at the Super Bowl halftime show 19:58 Dancers as athletes 25:54 Being a middle school teacher and a Charger girl 30:19 Advocating for Black Lives Matter 34:08 Making progress as a community 38:20 Nikki’s book recommendations 40:56 Rapid fire questions 42:04 N’Sync vs. Backstreet Boys 44:02 What’s good in the dance community? 44:42 Closing remarks This episode’s guest(s): -Follow Nikki Lewis on Instagram Nikki’s Book Recommendations: How to be Black by Baratunde Thurston I'm Still Here by Austin Channing Brown Stamped from the Beginning from Ibram X. Kendi How to be Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi So You Want to talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo Special thanks to: -Jane Banares for creating our Co-Lab Podcast artwork Music by Sam Stan - Das Boo - https://thmatc.co/?l=997FC418 Music by SkeetOnTheBeat - Late Night - https://thmatc.co/?l=E76B5749 The conversation continues over on Instagram and TikTok Have a guest suggestion or just want to say hello? Drop us a line at hello@co-labpodcast.com Sign up for exclusive updates and subscribe to our Newsletter
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