Honza is a professional dancer who traveled across the country as the Dance Captain on the Dirty Dancing National Tour and the Fiddler on the Roof National Tour. He’s performed with numerous dance companies in New York City and is now living in Charlotte, NC with his partner and puppy, where he is navigating the next stage of his career.  In today’s episode, Honza expresses how he brought his ballroom dance training into his college training and professional work and how he deals with criticism and disappointment as both a student and professional.   Honza and Jess discuss how while college education in dance can be valuable it often does not align with the realities of the professional dance world and how words and feedback given to dancers can have a lasting impact on their self-confidence and artistic development. (Part 1 of 2) TW: Brief mention of sexual assault. Follow along on Honza’s journey: @honzapelichovsky Transcript available on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠!  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storyproject/support