Jessica Conrad is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. We discuss the best 2000s movie soundtracks, 'cheese grater' music videos, and our shared formative experience: DANCE!! We deep dive on dance studio culture and its impact on music discoverability, the dance world’s impact on pop culture, and the harsh realities of a career in dance.
You’ll hear about Jessica’s epic 8th grade talent show performance, where she got a standing ovation, and how middle school was actually kinda like Mean Girls IRL. Turns out, you don't have to choose between being a dance girl, theater kid, or emo kid: all can coexist. It's hard to make a decision about what to do with the rest of your life at 17, but what really matters is being the kind of person your teenage self would think is cool.
About our Guest Jessica is a nostalgia creator who infuses her love for the 2000’s emo/scene culture with her passion for theatre. Her IG/TikTok takes a page out of every angsty teenagers book of repressed memories.
Connect with Jessica
TikTok 〰 Instagram
Connect with Nic
TikTok 〰 Instagram 〰 Twitter 〰 Substack
Special Thanks 💖
Artwork by @hmdraws_ Music by @egmusicnyc Video by @valentinareyes9
YouTube CC available in English and Español
Episode Transcript
#mychemicalromance #emoculture #danceculture
