Samantha Litvak advises, “Follow your heart but use your brain.” And her heart has always been firmly planted in a pair of dance shoes. Majoring in sociology, Samantha decided during her junior year of college that she owed it to herself to try and turn her passion into a profession. Seventy tries (yes, seven-zero) later, Samantha found herself exactly where she always thought she should be — in a studio teaching and choreographing.
As fun as job full of sequins, tap shoes and music might sound, Samantha has learned that teaching often involves just as much choreography as the dance itself. There is paperwork, sales, editing music and a whole lot of careful scheduling. Even on the busiest days, Samantha takes it in stride, focusing on what drew her to teaching in the first place. “Even on days when the stress of paperwork and life get to me, I know my day will end with a bunch of really excite, really talented, smiling faces,” she says.