Episode 61: Dancer-in-Chief — Jennifer Stahl

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week on 5.6.7.EIGHT, Aleksandra speaks with Jennifer Stahl, Editor-in-Chief of</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dance Magazine</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Jennifer holds a bachelor’s degree of fine arts in dance and journalism from New York University. As a dancer, Stahl has danced for a number of well-known choreographers such as Karole Armitage and Gali Hod. As a journalist, she has written for a number of well-known publications such as</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Atlantic</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Runner’s World</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, prior to her current role.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As editor-in-chief of a 100-year-old dance magazine, Jennifer sits in a difficult position — trying to drive innovation in the midst of two extremely traditional print and dance industries. However, on the podcast, she describes the principles that help her continue to innovate and survive. She also explains how these very same principles helped her thrive in her career — being a good listener, being proactive, seizing opportunities, taking risks, and being willing to fail fast and keep on trying new things.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Moving Quotes:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I hope to never be afraid to fail because [some of my ideas] most likely will, but it’s worth trying to see what the outcomes might be."</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Have something that reminds you every day why [you’re pursuing a career in dance]. Because it is so hard. It is a difficult career… But having a reason why you’re doing this and having a way to remind yourself of that reason regularly will help keep you motivated and help keep you growing."</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I think it is innovative for the dance field to really have this collective moment of coming together and not seeing each oth