Openness, Patience & Navigating Your Dance Journey | Jervis Livelo

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JERVIS LIVELO
IG: @jervislivelo | @composedthestudio

Jervis Livelo is a dancer, choreographer and movement director and is also the Director of Composed, The Studio. Jervis’ journey began in the Western Sydney Hip-Hop crew scene, he then went on to receive his full-time training at ED5INTERNATIONAL graduating with an Advanced Diploma in Performing Arts. 

Jervis’ performing credits include work with artists such as Rita Ora, Keith Urban, Vera Blue, Guy Sebastian, Keiynan Lonsdale, The Veronicas, Sheldon Riley, Darren Hayes, Jessica Mauboy and many more. Jervis’ work also spans through theatre and was a cast member in the acclaimed Dirty Dancing (The Immersive Cinema Experience), was cast in Carmen on Cockatoo Island (Dance Captain & Assist.) and most recently in the ensemble of Madama Butterfly, both with Opera Australia. Jervis’ screen credits include work for The voice, Dance Boss, The All New Monty, Westfields AU, X Factor, I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! and much more.

His choreography/movement direction clientele include companies and artists such as Warner Music Australia, BACARDI, Eurovision, BONDS, Afterpay, Matt Corby, Vv Pete, Goldfang, Lara Andallo, Andrew Lambrou,  and many other artists and brands who Jervis has delivered choreography and movement direction for.

In this conversation, we dived into the following:
- Why embracing your weird interests is crucial to career development.
- Being professional, and taking your craft and career seriously (even if it feels a little bit like a joke to begin with).
- The important reasons why upcoming dancers should slow down, do the not-so-fun work and not rush to get bigger jobs. 
- What to avoid when reaching out to someone you look up to.
- Self-doubt, anxiety and the actions that help us work through it.

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