Alyssa Lemons was a Radio City Rockette for ten years, and she was never once on the list. Every single year, she auditioned for her own job. Then one summer, she didn't get it back. Two former Rockettes, one conversation. We start with the ballet scholarship that ended before her freshman year began, with two partially torn tendons and a ligament in her ankle, and the Radio City touring show she saw that Christmas while still in a boot. From there it's an absolute beginner tap class, the Rockette Summer Intensive invitational week, a Rockette Assistant contract she signed on the spot, and a boot camp with only five new girls. Then we get into the reality of the job: compartmentalizing through four show days, why the day after is the worst one, saying thank you for every note, and how she turned "they keep hiring me back" into her audition mantra. She opens up about the summer she didn't get the job, trying three therapists, writing letters to herself before the first rehearsal posts went up, and the 5:30 a.m. class where she finally felt relief. Plus how Pilates and a Lululemon ambassadorship gave her a new community, why rookie Rockettes should learn three full push-ups, and what she'd tell herself about owning the title. If you've ever been scared that you're "just a dancer," this one is for you. Stay in the loop with me 🤍 Instagram & TikTok: @kickingitrealpod@potentiallygabby Find Alyssa here 👇🏼 Instagram: @alyssa.lemons.nyc (weekly NYC class schedule, DM for privates)
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