P.I.M.P.S profile: Emily Sasson January Artist of the Month

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One look at the video from her classes at the Cherry Creek Dance studio located in Denver, Colorado you’ll understand why Emily Sasson and the videos have become a youtube sensation boasting 84,000 +  subscribers and 35 million video views.  But, take a deeper look and you’ll see an artist dedicated to her craft and the students she’s able to share that craft with.  Check out Emily’s interview and get to know this choreographer on the rise, then stick around and check out the youtube videos making her, and Cherry Creek Dance, a household name.

Established Mayhem: Thank you so much for taking the time out to interview with us; as soon as I saw the videos I thought “we’ve got to have this girl on our site!” you’re exactly the kind of person this line was made for.

Emily: No- thank you for having me! I’m excited because I checked out the line and I love it so much, it’s really creative!

Established Mayhem: Thank you… so segueing into the interview, how long have you danced?

Emily: I’ve been dancing for a long time, but didn’t start taking it seriously until I was 15. So that’s 13 years I’ve been a dancer.

Established Mayhem: Do you have any other specialties?

Emily: Not artistic, but I edit all of my videos and I’ve mixed a lot of projects for other artists.

Established Mayhem: See, mixing is an art – as someone who’s dabbled in songwriting and engineering, I think that’s the most important part of the creative process: the mixing. And, it’s funny to me to watch the ways in which everything bleeds together. Like, dancers need music to dance to and musicians need great mixers to make their songs come alive to give to the dancers. I love it!

Emily: I agree.

Established Mayhem: What does your company represent?

Emily: Cherry Creek dance has been around for 17 years and it’s not a competition studio.  We pride ourselves on giving the best education to the students and providing as many opportunities as possible.  It’s a great opportunity for me because I thoroughly enjoy teaching kids. At the studio I teach about five adult classes per week, but the rest are kids.

Established Mayhem: What’s some advice you have for dancers who are trying to get their foot in the door?

Emily:  It’s pretty important to be a well-rounded dancer, hip hop is good, it’s so important to have a round foundation.  As a classically trained dancer I trained in a lot of different techniques.  I push the technical aspect of dance a lot; I always tell my students to focus on ballet, constantly evolve and keep up with the trends because you need to know what’s going on in order to improve.

Established Mayhem: What are your influences- professionally and creatively?

Emily: When I was a kid, Tina Landon, Janet Jackson and Paula Abdul.  I would sit there as a kid and just watch videos over and over again, just watching their moves.  As I got older, I’d say Britney Spears, Daren Henson, D. Hubric and the people I’ve discovered on YouTube, watching everyone grow inspires me to get better.

Established Mayhem: Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Emily: I love where I’m at right now because I love teaching. I’ve started traveling to do choreography over the US with other studios, so I see myself continuing on this path, expanding my clientele and continuing to watch everyone grow as dancers.

Established Mayhem:  How would you say you establish you own lane and push the limits when it comes to your art, business and life?

Emily: I just try to keep my head on my shoulders, a lot of the work I do is for the students, they keep me focused.  They’re my biggest inspirations, watching them grow pushes me to be a bigger and better teacher and operate at my highest element. I’ve always maintained that doing what you love is enough, everything else that comes is just icing on the cake to an already great life.

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Ronnie Almond

Day and Night – October spotlight artist – Ronnie Almond

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 ”I don’t want to be famous, I want to be known”

 

When we set out to choose the perfect artist to highlight for our October series, it was difficult to narrow it down.  We’ve interviewed and met so many talented individuals over the last few months – choosing one seemed like we were picking our favorite.   Although, that’s not the case, we will concede that we did like this artist’s theory on life a lot “When people ask me why? I say “why not?”, that statement alone helped make our decision clear.   Ronnie Almond and his Art Werk are our October Spotlight Artist in the P.I.M.P.S series.

Ronnie Almond is an artist.  Point blank. No need to discuss anything further.  Not only is he an artist – he’s an artist’s artist.  Go with me on this for a moment.  The first time I saw Ronnie Almond’s “Day and Night” piece, it took my breath away.  No, really.  I was scrolling through the internet, as I often do in the wee hours of the morning, when I stumbled across the work of art, and it took my breath away.


 Then I learned how he created the masterpiece and I was even more impressed.  Using a combination of ink, color pencils and oil, Ronnie set to work on a piece meant to bring peace and capture his struggle.  The juxtaposition of the pivotal characters shows a boy sitting on the sun, but attempting to reach for the stars.  In many ways it sums up the world that Ronnie Almond and most artists live in.

By day, they are 8-5 grinders, attempting to make money by any means necessary, but at night, they’re up late creating, painting, and attempting to purge ourselves with the hopes that in doing so, they make the world a better place.   Ronnie is described by his friends as “a talented genius”, and they believe in him so much that he has a 3 month waiting list.  One look at his photography and it’s clear the man has a talent for detail that extends beyond the canvas.  That attention to detail and passion for the pursuit of goals is the reason Established Mayhem Clothing selected him as our first Artist profile for the P.I.M.P.S series.   He is exactly the kind of artist we stand to represent: those unafraid of creating a little mayhem. And, by mayhem we mean – Establishing their own lane, breaking through barriers, and pushing the limit when it comes to life and art.  Ronnie Almond – We Salute you!

Don’t take my word for it – click here to hear Ronnie describe himself in his own words.

Then check out the “Day and Night” piece below:

You can contact Ronnie through his facebook, here.   Don’t forget to sound off your thoughts in the comments below.

Viva La Revolution.

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Establish your own lane

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A few weeks ago we told you about the P.I.M.P.S series, and promised to make introductions later.  Then, things got really crazy. For one, we received our first major shipment and delivered it to the store to prepare for the official launch in November (yeah, we’re still excited about that!).  Secondly, our fearless leader – Latecia Johnson, has been busy at work scouting locations for the Look Book/Catalogue shoot and casting the models (who are super beautiful, talented and cut!). Thirdly, it was a crazy productive September that saw an increase in sales and site traffic, but left little time for much else.  We offer apologies and finally – without further adieu – will update the P.I.M.P.S series for you with our first featured artist – Ronnie Almond, later today.  In the meantime, keep yourself busy with a sneak peek of our new Press logo campaign, checking out our older posts, and shopping, shopping, shopping!