Lynzy Lab, Part 2: Dance, Choreography, Visual Artist, Singing, Songwriting & Motherhood

Lynzy discusses motherhood as muse to her creativity and activism (3:11), Lynzy sings her hit song “A Scary Time” (9:52), Lynzy’s events to look forward to and stay connected (13:42). Support Us via Patreon @CreativeMamasUnplugged   Hosts: Cherice Barton and Shelly Hutchinson   Guest: Lynzy Lab Producer: Jessica O’Keefe, Breatheasy Productions   Follow Lynzy Instagram @lynzylab Lynzy’s Art on Instagram @lynzymakesartthings Lynzy’s Art on Redbubble @LynzyLab   Follow Us  Instagram @creativemamasunplugged Facebook @creativemamasunplugged Apple Podcasts  @CreativeMamasUnplugged Spotify  @CreativeMamasUnplugged Amazon Music  @CreativeMamasUnplugged   YouTube  @CreativeMamasUnplugged iHeart Radio  @CreativeMamasUnplugged Podbean  @CreativeMamasUnplugged Lynzy Lab is a Texas-based dancer, choreographer, visual artist, singer/songwriter and mother. She currently serves as associate professor of instruction for the school of Theatre, Dance, and Film at Texas State University in San Marcos, TX. At the early age of 17, Lynzy became the youngest principal dancer to sign with the Houston Metropolitan Dance Company in history, and she performed and taught with the prestigious professional company for seven full seasons. In 2014, she relocated to Central Texas and began dancing with Verge Dance Company, a nonprofit Austin-based contemporary company, until the company’s closure in 2017. Lynzy has also been a proud member of the resident faculty at The Performing Arts Project since its inception in 2012. Some of her other dance performance credits include Texas Contemporary Weekend at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Houston, The Pink Ribbon Project, Liz Lerman’s Hallelujah Project, The Grier School Gala in Pennsylvania, The Commissioner’s Ball for the 2004 Super Bowl, Pink! The Musical, industrials for Walmart, Levi’s Jeans and Paul Mitchell, Fort Worth Dance Festival, Intercoiffure Hair Show at the Waldorf Astoria, and APAP Conference in New York City. Film credits include her appearance as a featured dancer in Richard Linklater’s Everybody Wants Some!!, and the role of “Ballet Mistress” for the feature film Be Not Afraid, for which she was also the choreographer. Lynzy has taught and choreographed for numerous schools, conventions, intensives, and pre- professional and professional dance companies all over the nation, including Manhattan Dance Project, Heifetz International Music Institute, Exclamation Dance Company, Houston Met Too, Sole Discretion, Lindsmir Productions, West University’s Performing Company, and International Ballet of Houston where she signed on as Resident Choreographer in 2012 and held the position until the company relocated to Dublin in 2015. Her choreography has since been performed throughout Europe. In October of 2018, Lynzy’s home video recording of her original song “A Scary Time (for Boys)” went viral with over a hundred million views across YouTube and other social media platforms, landing her several public speaking and performance opportunities, including Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The MAKERS Women Conference in Los Angeles, the Orange County Women’s March, the TEDxWomen conference in Lausanne, Switzerland, the International Women’s Day Celebration at SXSW, the podcast #TheSweatLife, a collaboration between MAKERS Women and lululemon. She was featured in InStyle Magazine’s Badass 50 issue, alongside such notable women as Michelle Obama and Viola Davis. Her work has also been featured in many online publications including TIME Magazine, The Washington Post, Vanity Fair, Jezebel, and Oprah Magazine. In November, just before the primary elections, A Scary Time (for Boys) was self- published with the help of Jody Gerson, CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group. It can now be streamed or purchased on all music streaming platforms. In 2023, Lynzy headlined her first gallery art show, Something Shiny, at Mid Main Gallery indowntown Houston, Texas. Her work can be views on Instagram at @lynzylab and@lynzymakesartthings.