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Image via Joe "Flip" Wilson Early in her new book, choreographer and creative director Laurieann Gibson recounts begging her parents not to throw away a cardboard box. Though she couldn’t tell at the time, the box was a metaphor for her career and subconsciously serves as inspiration for an iconic Grammy moment that she’d orchestrate for Lady Gaga. “My mom took that opportunity to ask me what exactly it was I was doing, going in and out of this box all the time,” she writes in the first chapter of Dance Your Dance: 8 Steps to Unleash Your Passion and Live Your Dream. “I told them, ...

Jimmy Gonzales longed for the family he lacked as a kid. Now, his past fuels his breakout role: a father figure to orphans in a new Netflix biopic.

STORY: Live Your Truth? So many people say they just want to be able to live their truth. They believe the best way to show respect for others is to let them live t heir truths. But how can truth be truth if it’s not the same truth across the board? Instead of condoning the truths of others that go against God’s truth, I find ways to acknowledge people so they know they are seen and heard, regardless of what “truth” they chose. Why is absolute truth so comforting? Because we can count on it always being the same and never changing. No circumstance can turn it into a different truth. ...

Writing your own positive narrative rather than listening to old stories of how you're not good enough will help you move forward in life. Imagine you were given only one book to read as you grew up and it was a story you had to read over and over to the point you knew it inside out. I wonder how many dedicated bookworms are cringing at the thought? The fortunate among us will have enjoyed books of all different kinds, giving us insights and escapes into exciting worlds, from the time of the dinosaurs to new adventures at Hogwarts. It’s not much of a stretch to say that the stories we grow ...

Choreographer and creative director Laurieann Gibson says her “boomkack” catchphrase is a mantra she’s used throughout her career.