Katherine Carrera | Quitting the Bank for Dance, Heels & Building a Studio in Trinidad - TJS 91

Katie worked at a bank with a dance career as her plan B until a former teacher stopped her one day and asked what her legs were doing behind a counter. She talks about training in New York, the sub class that accidentally introduced her to heels, coming home to teach it when nobody in Trinidad was, and the backlash that followed. Why a professional dancer keeps her house completely silent, what four hours of staring at a chair looks like and the difference between sensuality and sleaziness. Underneath it all, it's about building something for women in a place that wasn't asking for it.Follow Us:Katie C :Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katiec2102/?hl=enTik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@katiec2102Youtube: @KatieC2102 HeelingQueens :Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/heelingqueens/?hl=enThe Jabari Show Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejabarishowTik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thejabarishow_Jabari MInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jabari_matthewTwitter: https://twitter.com/jibrimatthewYouTube: @jabarimatthew4638 Jabari DInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jabaridavid/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jabaridavid_YouTube: @jabaridaviid 0:00 – Intro: wearing green on a green couch2:47 – TikTok vs Instagram and being authentic online4:32 – Meet Katie5:12 – Catherine or Katie? Getting your name pronounced right8:19 – What "heels" actually is as a dance genre9:26 – Caribbean School of Dancing13:15 – Moving to New York to train professionally13:57 – The class that turned into a heels class16:08 – Turning heels into a movement17:50 – The Heels After Dark workshop18:47 – What dance school is actually like day to day21:21 – Recovery, Pilates and pre-hab for dancers26:56 – Teaching at 15 and working in the bank28:31 – "Your little legs weren't made to stand behind bank counters"29:48 – Why she came home instead of staying in the US36:12 – The backlash to teaching heels in Trinidad40:09 – Client privacy and why women need a space to sweat44:50 – Production quality: sensuality vs sleaziness47:57 – Creative direction and photo shoots56:44 – Why she doesn't listen to music1:02:38 – Finding songs by Shazam and creating at 1AM1:03:53 – How a choreography actually starts1:06:06 – Four hours staring at a chair1:10:54 – Best dance movies and Broadway shows1:15:38 – What Broadway tickets actually cost1:19:47 – Spotting mistakes in a live performance1:23:26 – Watching movies for the extras1:31:54 – Hot takes:"everybody should dance"1:34:37 – Advice1:37:25 – Have fun, do good, and dance