Shut Up & Listen: Kelley & Brooke
Cuba Dupa is not far away make sure you come and watch us perform Saturday 25th March!
This Mother & daughter duo will be making their debut together with us! Grab a cuppa sit down and enjoy learning about these two awesome humans from our community…take it away ladies.
Who are you?
Hello! My name is Kelley but my friends call me Kells.
My name is Brooke (aged 13)
Coordination level? High, however Attention Level: Very Low. Ha!
(K) I’m happiest when I’m talking, eating, drinking, dancing, anything that ends with an “ing”.
(B) I’m happiest when I'm dancing and snorkelling 🤿
(K) My favourite “guilty” pleasure song is Flowers by Miley Cyrus because I love women to feel empowered 🌸
(K) My favourite music video of all time is That’s What I Really Want by the Shut Up & Dance School Holiday Program (trailer dropping soon!) and also The Royal Family 2019 by Parris Goebel. I secretly want to do this at a SUAD performance. Can we Clair....please? 😉
(K) Something that I continually ask myself is “How is it that I’m not rich and famous?”. I know I have a short attention span and I’m notoriously lazy, but come on!
(K) Dance is important because it helps people relax and have fun.
(B) I think dance is important because it's fun and creative and let's me express my energy.
And how does it show up in the other areas of your life?
(K) Well, Natasha (my work bff) and I will sometimes showcase our SUAD performances for our workmates. Or rope them in for a Lip sync battle (circa SUAD Xmas party 2022).
(K) Something that has changed since my first Shut Up & Dance class is I care less about what people think of my dancing, which is saying a lot because I didn’t care much when I started either. But SUAD allows you to really lose all inhibitions and I love how Clair makes us smile, even when we mess up.
(B) Something that has changed since my first Shut Up & Dance class is that I'm more confident 🥳
(K) The Shut Up & Dance routine that best describes me is This Is Me from The Greatest Showman because I think people should embrace who they are.
(K) My life motto is “Just Do It”, although that’s got me in a lot of trouble so now it’s more like “Just Maybe do it” 🤙🏼
(B) If I was a colour I would be yellow because of my brightness and golden retriever energy.
(K) My alter ego is “Office Kells”, where I am serious and tell people to “just get on with your work!” And then next minute I’m chatting to Natasha about Netflix for an hour.
(K) My favourite artist is Taylor Swift. I mean that Midnights album – genius.
(B) My favourite animals are monkeys, very little puppies and parrots.
(K) The most important thing life has taught me so far is Carpe Diem. You never know when there’ll be a worldwide pandemic.
(B) The most important thing life has taught me so far is live in the moment #snap
(K) To pay the bills I do cancer research. If money was no object I would travel the world and drink cocktails by the pool.
(K) My most dorky moment so far this year was when I went to the Ed Sheeran concert and thought it was “too loud” and “had too many lights”
(K) My most empowered moment this week was I told my manager at the start of my performance review that “this will be easy for you because I’m so good at my job”. Come to think of it, this may just have been my most dorky moment this week.
(K) I wanted to be an kindergarten teacher or a counsellor when I grew up. So I had kids and their friends are always here and I will give unsolicited advice to a brick.
(B) When I grow up I want to be happy 😎
(K) The world would be a better place with a glass of bubbles before every meeting.
(B) The world would be a better place if people cared for the environment 🌏
(K) The routine I want to learn the most is Flowers by Miley Cyrus, even though in the music video she’s basically strutting in her underwear and crawling on the floor so maybe a tamer version.
(B) The routine I want to learn the most is Uptown Funk.
(We’ve got you Brooke – next holiday programme fo sho)
(K) If I was a cake I would be Mousse. I lived my 20s in Canada, my dog is called Moose. I’m a bad influence but in the best way. Everyone loves Mousse 🍫
(B) If I was a cake I would be a divine poppy seed lemon cake, with cream cheese icing, with a fine slice of lemon on the top.
Aw thanks team for these answers! Love learning more about you and our epic community – if you want to be featured next month don’t hesitate in reaching out to us @Shutupanddancenz ✌🏻