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Crying...Rest In Peace Mac Miller. 😢 I remember just all of the long rides in my truck bumpin your music. Isiah and I dancing for hours in my room or the studio. Just being there at such a transitional time in my young adult life before my dance career was anything. Before I found myself to really be anything, just trying to figure it out. I still am trying to...thank you so much for continuing to inspire. Your music will live on forever and am proud to have truly have felt/enjoyed it. Mac Miller Best Day Forever. @macmiller (at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac)) https://www.instagram.com/p/BncanITARrU/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=846e6o77043c

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6/29__ Hello everyone. This is a rough draft piece I ended up sharing at @misfitdancecamp. I’m really grateful for everyone’s energy that day and their understanding. It was just unreal to see something still in the works done by that many people in the room. It’s really given me more motivation to fix and finish things in the near future. I was stressing so much on trying to choreograph everything considering I wasn’t really feelin the “usual” freestyle after so I woke up at 6am that morning and had 4 coffees lmao. Body been goin through it, so there are so many things I am not very capable of doing anymore. Especially when it comes to the athletic/physically demanding things I feel is usually expected from me in performances & demonstrations. Overall I’m just trying to feel better about all of this...less sad songs, still just as much feeling. Feeling is all I can rely on with my style now, so I tend to just experiment and really pour whatever is left into what I can do now. I hope everyone can embrace this change with me..Nothing is really different when it comes to style. Like I said, just having to focus more in certain areas, than whatever balance my formula consisted of before...so yes I one point I did want to get back into battling, I did want to go through with my audition for the WOD tv show, I did want to just become better at more things as a dancer than my focus now..but I’m being held back and I gotta work through it all. With set backs, a lot of positive change has come..hoping to bring more upon myself. Just gotta believe! 💛🔥•• music: “Otherside” by ELHAE •• #dance #mdcszn3 #choreography #otherside #misfitdancecamp2018 #elhae #danieljerome #roughdraft #houston (at Houston, Texas)

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6/28-29/2018___So I’ve been trying my best to start recording/vlogging my travels because no one really knows how much longer I’ll be able to do this. Plus I’ve spent so many years traveling and not documenting a single moment just because I was too shy to record the events around me. Such a stupid reason right? So I’m still awkward at choosing when it’s okay to be a tourist around others or in public, but hopefully it isn’t too late for me to start. It’s 2018. Now I could show my grandchildren that I went to Houston, TX for a day and still barely recorded anything because I’m new at this lol. Also my parents will stop bugging me for pictures and video of where and what I did 😅. I wish I could have recorded more, seen more friends, or done more things...but I didn’t have much downtime for this day trip. This is just a short edit for insta, which I will start doing, but also attempting to share longer ones for future travels (still have my China trip to edit). We shall see!! •• A huge shout out to my friends that I crossed paths with and those a part of @misfitdancecamp Thank you so much..•• #dance #vlog #travel #instavlog #friends #houston #misfitdancecamp2018 #dancecamp #class #danieljerome #igtv #texas #oneday #summer #mdcszn3 (at Houston, Texas)

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6/14_>>> I love playing with dogs so much.. (at China)

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I ran into Zero on one of his For Glory Iron Man streams. I had no composure at all, but you could only imagine how my noob ass felt at this moment. Considering I just recently got into this game’s competitive side last year, I was way too geeked knowing I had to play with the GOAT. I like completely forgot how I normally play and fudgin up all my button inputs lmao. Still so much for me to learn...besides me taking that one stock in the uncoolest way ever, this clip kinda shows how the rest of the match was like 🤕💀 (you can swipe left on my SSB instagram to see his livestream reaction to my secret noob ways) #wrecked #ssb4wiiu #forglory #smash4 #allfunkinda #ydoisuck #gg #thisgameisgreat #imnew

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Please...don’t let me down. It’s been such a long time. Regardless, I’m more hype than cucumber. Also The Pillows. Yes. 👶🏻🎼🎸 • • • #flcl #flclprogressive #flclalternative #flclpremiere #flclseason2and3 #2018 #anime #adultswimchildhood

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5/19__>>>>>>> “I’ve never bean to Chicago before” lol. Plane a little delayed so got a bit of time for this appreciation post. First time in Chicago! Wish I took a pic with my class..had such a great time. Special thanks to @crumpitize_me & @clairegrice for being such great hosts for the short time there. Also again shout out to everyone that came through to the class. Such great energy from all of you. Thank you so much. Till next time! ❤️🙏🏼 (at Chicago, Illinois)

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Music by: “Grey Cloud Lullaby” by Slow Meadow Freestyle Dance by: Daniel Jerome Performed at Hip Hop Allstyle Festival in Stuttgart, Germany My confidence has been at it’s lowest. Running on E it seems like..I just know this is the only thing that I kind of know how to do. With mentally and physically feeling like ish (I stay dancing on the ground because it hurts to bear weight on my legs for periods of time, sometimes even when still and I’m sad incase anyone wondered why I’m always moving this way) I am not very sure of what I could offer to the world. Maybe it’s nothing. I just know this is all I have and enjoy giving or helping with it in anyway when the energy is available. This is my world...and sometimes I feel that if I could create my own world, leave this one to live on that one..I would just for some peace of mind. -Daniel Jerome

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27 years of this life thing. ——————————- Brought the ig back for a little.

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"All the pretty girls in the world..but I'm in this space with you..Heartache would stay with you..Escape with you...." -------------------------------------------- Always loved the original when Kehlani shared this, probably one of my favorite songs of the year. I mean it's acoustic and vocals? A lot of my favorite pieces/songs to dance to were acoustic covers..AND always loved Tone Stith's work with both his originals and cover choices. So I just had to move when this combination was released. It was also fun being involved with everything again (editing, choreographing, drawing). It takes me a ton of time seeing how I want to piece ideas together considering the main idea is thought out beforehand, but piecing it together is just based off how I'm feeling the time of and some genuine mistakes turned gold. Either way, I had fun and I'm looking forward to continuing this wave of nostalgia as I continue remembering to not only keep exploring, but also how to really embrace what was/is me in the next project. I mean again, not every project will be so full out in thought, just following through with the idea of spending time to get lost and create from nothing. In fact besides the extra visual things in the project itself based off what I saw and actual nostalgia, when it came to just choreography, I had a lot of personal inspiration and connection to the song that pushed the dance in the direction it went. It's nice because I feel I'm covering a lot of ground, or for lack of better words, filling in/repatching the holes in my heart. I mean it's definitely been refueling my passion in a way that I could remember when I was younger.  That's what I have always enjoyed and what created my art in the first place before all of these dreams started coming true. Just exploring worlds I saw in my head and attempting to translate it over to Earth form lol. Even with a few things coming true, there is more happiness to be had in the less hectic of lists to be done. So it's very nice throwing the reality of expectations out the window as well, instead of it sitting on my shoulders all of the time. It's my art and I'm able to do all of this in anyway that pleases and eases me. Also this 'Winnie The Pooh' episode is literally the only episode I remember the most as a kid watching this on VHS. It's great to be able to revisit and add to my adult work especially considering I love classic Disney throwback tings lol. Hope ya'll enjoy and thank you for supporting! Shout out to everyone that helped with this! -Love Daniel.  -Art by- Music: Kehlani - "Honey" (Tone Stith Cover) Choreography: Daniel Jerome Dancers: Branden Artugue & Van Mondragon Filmed: Asaph Gaspi Location: Freedom Dance Center (Tacoma, WA) Edited: Daniel Jerome For more- https://www.youtube.com/user/djdaniel... https://www.instagram.com/danieljerome/ https://twitter.com/iDanielJerome https://www.facebook.com/1danieljerome/ https://danieljerome.tumblr.com/

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Yes. Literal quicksand...and a bunch of toons I used to watch (some newer ones as well). Is there any other way around it? Because I personally don't have a grappling hook to pull me out of this mess lol.  --------------------------------------------- Here is the first of many like this that will come out this year. Been figuring out a lot about myself and remembering my past ways of expressing whether it was through photography, drawing, writing, videography, editing, and even down to AMVs. (While in school I was really into anime and turned all the epic Naruto clips into music videos. I still watch anime, I just don't make AMVs, but this can kind of count? haha) The point I am trying to get at is there are a lot of things that I had fun with when I was younger and feel I should continue to utilize especially knowing how I'm able to express myself now. So I made it a goal, no matter how big or small the project, to put in the extra effort to adding more than just the dance itself. It's work waiting for the rendering on every little edit and running into more creative blocks on things I'm rusty with, but it's very therapeutic for me considering what I've been experiencing and it actually exercises my creativity again. Most importantly, it makes everything a little more personal for myself keeping that balance of inner and outward energy. I am now putting in more thought around the actual song and dance, on top of the process of creating movement. I feel like a kid again, experimenting and trying to bring out my imagination. The older we get, the more we get caught up on the idea of being professional. Especially wanting professionalism in our art since it is what we are always striving for. To be the best or even to just become better at it so we are more satisfied with the work in the end. I learned that I will never be satisfied LOL. So now I've just accepted I will always be a beginner and as long as I'm enjoying the process. I'm a winner because there is so much more to all of this...I'd like to think I stayed in all of this because I couldn't get the kid out of me. Still so much to explore, but our childhood zips by so damn fast. So be on the look out for more drawn out thumbnails, more visual edits, and more dance by me this year! More happy dances too....please enjoy and thank you thank you thank you for all the continued support. Much love. -DJ - Art by- Music: SZA - "Quicksand" Choreography: Daniel Jerome Dancers: Kailani Buhain & Daniel Jerome Filmed: Asaph Gaspi Location: Freedom Dance Center (Tacoma, WA) Edited: Daniel Jerome For more- https://www.youtube.com/user/djdaniel...  https://www.instagram.com/danieljerome/  https://twitter.com/iDanielJerome  https://www.facebook.com/1danieljerome/  https://danieljerome.tumblr.com/

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4/11__> || 1. Got back from Stuttgart, Germany the other night so just wanted to make an appreciation post. Shout out to @hiphopallstylecamp for having me teach alongside the many other talented artists that were there. It was a very good experience for me still easing into the travels for the year. I was also able to pull so much inspiration from everyone, especially the students. I love connecting with you all when I am able to. Reuniting with friends and just having much needed conversations to help me out. Also just so many amazing memories for me when it came to growth during the week. Seriously just wouldn’t be possible if it weren’t for the beautiful people that gave their time to the camp. I noticed I didn’t post that many things while I was there, mostly because was just living and enjoying the moments, but so much for me to take home. Just so thankful for all of the strength and encouragement given during my times of pain and doubt. Was very much needed and for it to come from people I barely know from around the world..it means so much more. To just have people or feel energies from others on a personal level in such a short amount of time without speaking much..something I’ve always appreciated with dance, helping me create a language for myself. One that people could comprehend more than the actual words that might or might not come out of my mouth 🙊🤦🏻‍♂️ lol. Always grateful for dance and it’s these moments that really fill my heart. Missing it very much. || 2. A night out in Stuttgart central area..beautiful at all angles around me, not just what was in front of the lens. Looking forward to more moments in Germany. Till then I’ll dream of understanding and speaking German since I am part German citizen 😂...❤️ #kaiserslauternreppin #kaesespaetzle (at Stuttgart, Germany)

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3/9__>>>>>>>> 📸 in between Denmark & Netherlands Pt. 2

(9 pictures that I took while on this road trip. Gotta visit the gram to see them all.)

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(full video on instagram) 10/07/17___> #TBT | No one would really know this unless you knew me from high school or even garage video days because every once in awhile I’d bring it out, but I’ve always been a huge fan of Lupe Fiasco. During middle school/high school besides Nujabes or other hip hop artists I religiously listened to back then, he was the only artist I’ve ever actually worshipped in a way. When I say worshipped, like he was someone that influenced me a lot. He was responsible for taking care of me when it came to musical therapy as a teen with albums like ‘Food & Liquor’ & ‘The Cool’. In fact, I bought ‘The Cool’ as soon as it came out and waited hours at an album signing just for his signature and to tell him how much of a fan I was of his work. The only artist I actually did something like that for lol. I even specifically wore a shirt with a robot on it (he loves robots) in hopes that he would compliment it, which he did. I’ll never forget that moment haha or just how I’ve felt through his musical genius. Still when I hear them it takes me back../\..This was a night that I was in Oregon last year just freestyling with close friends. Randomly brought the song out just to go back, which was fun considering Isiah was there (probably the only other person that knew of my obsession with him during hs years) lol...but yeah it was a good night with good company. I have a few clips from this night so thank you @vkmondragon for bringing the camera. #memorieeessss 🎼: “The Coolest” by @lupefiasco

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I’M SO EXCITED!

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(9 pictures that I took while on this road trip. Gotta visit the gram to see them all.)

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[my original post that didn’t make instagram because it was too long (full video on instagram)] 3/6__> | “Pillow Talk” | Though I hate the experience and rut that I find myself in during my recent times of my anxiety, I must say that I very much appreciate the shove that it gives me. When I start to lose control of my thoughts and I’m pushed to a point of escape. I notice my way of thinking changes, but my desire to make my way back allows for raw expression because sometimes there isn’t a better way. All just to say how I feel for myself. There are no constraints when my ideas flow. No thought of the future or how I will be affected. All I know is that the productivity distracts me from it all. Then in the end, I could look back with a sense of release and happiness at how natural the process was or can be. I remember and am filled with the excitement of a beginner with my craft. Exploring all options before me and creating what feels best in the moment. It’s not about climbing to the surface only to dig deeper holes for myself elsewhere in search for future treasure, but climbing out and seeing myself in a safe place past the skies for sometimes I really feel it’s the limit. Rather than trapped in what we already know or in my own mind thanks to what’s around. There’s no need for treasures when you are able to enjoy the company of now. I guess part of the battle is when reality sets back in and fear takes over. Until I flip my brain into a different perspective and am able to create new again. Why it all started to kick in full now? I’m still unsure, but I do know life has given me a lot to work with. I’ve always had this feeling, but never noticed because I continued to distract myself from what I wanted to change as a kid. All I know is that as one man..I’m able to change the world from a scary one to a version of my own as long as I am able to bring that feeling back...These times help me to become closer with myself and slowly become more appreciative of who I am as an individual versus who the world wishes I was...just takes some time..I’m reminded that it really can be a choice..just takes me a few episodes..after though you learn to love how the build up has contributed to the whole. Finally I’m listening..I’m mean I’ve always listened to the heart, but the brain could be a bit stubborn. What a visual...I just imagine the heart and brain getting into a bar fight..now the inside of the bar is trashed which could explain the aches and pains I been experiencing. Like trying to run the business right after it had just been burned down without any renovation. I gotta finish this thought now otherwise this post will overflow with insight that could probably go on forever atm. *exhales*

••—UPDATE— ••3/9..looking back at the posts I don’t find myself always having these moments, but it’s been happening more often lately. One day could be “normal”; another could be filled with uncontrollable worry that affects me from head to toe and this has been my way of dealing with it. All I know is that I find it very therapeutic to get it out of my body, on paper, etc. as if this was an open diary or sketch book..especially constantly alone on trips where I end up overthinking about what is next...In the end just sharing a moment I could look back on and learn from. Again, it’s bittersweet..could be painful to see myself in troubled, but great to see it’s done for now. Possibly one I could laugh off and move forward from too. In fact, I had a really good day just now. Maybe on the 6th I had my times of anxiousness and came up with this, but today was all upwards. Thankful for so many reminders to appear my way especially after this episode.🏃🏻‍♂️—- 🎼: “Inside River, Pt. 2” @akirakosemura