Böcker av Yoe Apolinario

Yoe Apolinario dreamed of dancing in music videos and on concert stages, just like her idols. She hustled to save enough money to move out of Tampa at the age of nineteen. But nothing could've prepared Yoe to break into the Los Angeles dance industry. She had to learn fast-how to deal with toxic work environments, shady people, and her newfound So You Think You Can Dance fame. She pushed through sixteen-hour workdays and coped with unhinged celebrities. And don't even ask about that one hot-but-taken dancer on tour...In this heartfelt and sassy memoir, professional dancer Yoe Apolinario reveals what it's really like to live and work in LA-the highs, the lows, and everything in between. Yoe's journey has led her to perform with artists like Taylor Swift, Usher, and Cardi B, and she has no shortage of captivating stories and laugh-out-loud moments to share. Whether you want to live the LA dream or witness it in action, let Yoe guide you through the City of Angels.

I wasn't adopted. He ping-ponged in and out of my life, but I knew my father. Antonio Apolinario, the smooth, well-dressed, dark-skinned Colombian man, often compared to the actor Don Cheadle. I was aware that my skin wasn't as snow white as Mami's or as chocolate as Papi's, but somewhere within yellow and tan hues. Mami's side of the family always blamed Papi for my "wild" curly hair. I heard from surrounding adults that the religion we practiced, Santería, was the faith of los negros, Black people. I knew all these things, but for some reason. I had no idea I was Black...