Allison Holker

you know so i saw my mom's work ethic and dedication to just life well she had nothing she didn't have this house my mom never is my mom's never owned a home my mom's never had you know fancy cars or fancy clothes or bags but she just she wanted to bring as much to the table she could to support us and made us you know make us feel seen

you know so i saw my mom's work ethic and dedication to just life well she had nothing she didn't have this house my mom never is my mom's never owned a home my mom's never had you know fancy cars or fancy clothes or bags but she just she wanted to bring as much to the table she could to support us and made us you know make us feel seen

So I think I just lived with two very, very different dynamics of parents being the example to show me that I could travel the world and do all this even if I have nothing. But with hard work and dedication, that's what I really learned from my mom is I could find both worlds and put them together.

So I think I just lived with two very, very different dynamics of parents being the example to show me that I could travel the world and do all this even if I have nothing. But with hard work and dedication, that's what I really learned from my mom is I could find both worlds and put them together.

Yes. It's interesting being a dancer. I will stand tall on this. Dancers are one of the hardest workers in the industry. We always have to know everything that's going on in the room. We always have to dance through injuries. And we're taught from infancy that you better be grateful for any job you get because your lifespan in dance is very short, if you even make it.

Yes. It's interesting being a dancer. I will stand tall on this. Dancers are one of the hardest workers in the industry. We always have to know everything that's going on in the room. We always have to dance through injuries. And we're taught from infancy that you better be grateful for any job you get because your lifespan in dance is very short, if you even make it.

I have danced through so many injuries. I've had cracked ribs, sprained ankles, broken limbs. Like I've had a cracked clavicle that I was still dancing through. And I just had to smile and act like everything was okay. And it does translate into social media and to my life sometimes.

I have danced through so many injuries. I've had cracked ribs, sprained ankles, broken limbs. Like I've had a cracked clavicle that I was still dancing through. And I just had to smile and act like everything was okay. And it does translate into social media and to my life sometimes.

And I thought for a long time, if I just put on a pretty face and act like everything's okay, I can convince myself that it is okay. And I thought... I really did think that was an amazing trait that I had. And in times it worked for me. But I had a huge realization for myself of how hurtful that can be to my own self, physically, mentally, and spiritually.

And I thought for a long time, if I just put on a pretty face and act like everything's okay, I can convince myself that it is okay. And I thought... I really did think that was an amazing trait that I had. And in times it worked for me. But I had a huge realization for myself of how hurtful that can be to my own self, physically, mentally, and spiritually.

when really I thought I was like, look at me, I'm a champion dancing through all this. And I am championing my way through social media, acting like every day is perfect. And I've had to sit back for myself and really be like, I wouldn't want that for my daughter. I want her to care for her body. I want her to care for her mental health and her spiritual health.

when really I thought I was like, look at me, I'm a champion dancing through all this. And I am championing my way through social media, acting like every day is perfect. And I've had to sit back for myself and really be like, I wouldn't want that for my daughter. I want her to care for her body. I want her to care for her mental health and her spiritual health.

And if she needs to miss school for a day because she wants to sit at home and cry, I hope she'd tell me. And I could sit there and cry with her. And so through all these different experiences, I always thought and I've told people that my strength is my strength. I stood behind that for years. And there's a lot of strength for saying that I'm not okay. There's a lot of strength to that.

And if she needs to miss school for a day because she wants to sit at home and cry, I hope she'd tell me. And I could sit there and cry with her. And so through all these different experiences, I always thought and I've told people that my strength is my strength. I stood behind that for years. And there's a lot of strength for saying that I'm not okay. There's a lot of strength to that.

And that's something I am just now learning in my life and trying to gain a little bit of a base behind. And it's still very, very hard for me. I think the thing I struggle with the most in my life is asking for help, let alone admitting that I might need help with something. And I have a lot of support right now of people trying to let me lean on them at the times I need it.

And that's something I am just now learning in my life and trying to gain a little bit of a base behind. And it's still very, very hard for me. I think the thing I struggle with the most in my life is asking for help, let alone admitting that I might need help with something. And I have a lot of support right now of people trying to let me lean on them at the times I need it.

And so I'm grateful for that. But that has been the biggest lesson the last couple of years for me.

And so I'm grateful for that. But that has been the biggest lesson the last couple of years for me.

Yeah, I had experienced my first time really feeling like I'd been taken advantage of from the other gender. Someone taking advantage of my vulnerability and my joy of life and my energy of wanting to constantly learn. I had some older man really take advantage of the vulnerability

Yeah, I had experienced my first time really feeling like I'd been taken advantage of from the other gender. Someone taking advantage of my vulnerability and my joy of life and my energy of wanting to constantly learn. I had some older man really take advantage of the vulnerability