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When Jilly was 17 years old, she was an "A" student and was considering a scholarship for University, or following her dream to be a dancer. Her dear old uncle (me), wrote a sage letter to her about how the right path was education and that no one really makes it to the big time dancing. I really thought it was the best advice that I could give her, because I thought following her dreams might lead to her being 30 years old and regretting life.
God I'm an idiot...lol
Jillian's trajectory has been meteoric. She won many competitions in the Pacific North West, and moved to LA to be closer to the industry. She has taken "the path less chosen.." Her first huge break came when she was chosen to be one of Janet Jackson's Tour Dancers. She has been a choreographer on "Dancing with Stars" many times. She has been a dancer on music videos for Christina Aguilera, Annie Lennox, and Kylie Minogue. Her biggest triumph is as Assistant Choreographer for the Movie LaLa Land, which won 6 Academy Awards.
We don't talk anymore. I am estranged from her mother/my sister, which in my family history means that nieces/nephews become estranged at the same time. I want to tell her I'm proud of her, but she probably wants nothing to do with me....Anyway, I gave her a poem on her 16th birthday from Rudyard Kipling called "If"
"If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,
And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!"
Of course change the gender ending, and she is doing exactly that. Good for you Jilly. Sorry to bore you guys with my personal stuff, and but I had no one to tell.
She is the slender one with short, bright orange hair.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GocPFyyPGLQ
This is her YouTube channel.....
https://www.youtube.com/user/JillyMeyers
God I'm an idiot...lol
Jillian's trajectory has been meteoric. She won many competitions in the Pacific North West, and moved to LA to be closer to the industry. She has taken "the path less chosen.." Her first huge break came when she was chosen to be one of Janet Jackson's Tour Dancers. She has been a choreographer on "Dancing with Stars" many times. She has been a dancer on music videos for Christina Aguilera, Annie Lennox, and Kylie Minogue. Her biggest triumph is as Assistant Choreographer for the Movie LaLa Land, which won 6 Academy Awards.
We don't talk anymore. I am estranged from her mother/my sister, which in my family history means that nieces/nephews become estranged at the same time. I want to tell her I'm proud of her, but she probably wants nothing to do with me....Anyway, I gave her a poem on her 16th birthday from Rudyard Kipling called "If"
"If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,
And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!"
Of course change the gender ending, and she is doing exactly that. Good for you Jilly. Sorry to bore you guys with my personal stuff, and but I had no one to tell.
She is the slender one with short, bright orange hair.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GocPFyyPGLQ
This is her YouTube channel.....
https://www.youtube.com/user/JillyMeyers
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