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Judi Sheppard Missett

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“Yeah, yeah. But, you know, the thing is, it still was geared more toward men, you know, I had an experience while I was developing this and teaching this class in Evanston after my daughter was born. I had been going to the Y in Evanston and swimming and stuff while I was pregnant. After I delivered her, I went to the Y and went back and I was doing things they had a testing of fitness. And I thought, well, I think I'll do that. So I went in and they said, well, you know, we don't really have any charts for women. So we'll have to base your outcome on, you know, the male. This is like how many.”
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“I remember a little bit of it. Yeah, and actually more in the 70s. And then, of course, there was the Air Force exercise book and the special things that people in the Air Force did. That became kind of popular.”
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“And if you feel a little sexy doing it, that's okay. And I was always proud that I was able to give a lot of women the feeling of power because they got in touch with their body. They got stronger and healthier through what we were doing.”
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“Yeah, she was doing things for women, but it was kind of, I don't know, it was very feminine and, you know, let's not sweat too much. That type of thing. Whereas I, because I'm a dancer, I'm used to sweating all the time. So I was giving permission to these women to, you know, hey, it's okay to sweat and it's okay to work hard and it's okay to feel how your body reacts to the movements that you're doing.”
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“No, it really didn't, you know. Today a lot of people say, oh, well, Judy, you pioneered the whole thing. And, you know, I guess I could be one of the pioneers, I would say that. But, you know, there was the Lottie Burke method.”
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“Yes, they would say that because, you know, these were women who really weren't moving much. So once you put a little movement into their lifestyle, I mean, you know, the pounds came off.”
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“Right, that was it. And I said, well, you know, I'm doing this to help these women and they're feeling better about themselves and they're happy. So I don't think there's anything wrong with it. And plus I said, you know, these are people that would never come to a dance studio to just take a dance class because it would be a little bit intimidating for them. But they're coming here. So I'm able to teach them an appreciation for dance that they never had before. So now when they come to watch you, my friend perform. They're going to appreciate what you have to go through to do what you do. So I wouldn't take any of that guff from them because I think you're right.”
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“And then the next week I had 60 people and the room wouldn't hold any more people. And I thought, wow, this is pretty darn cool. But I will tell you a little wrinkle in all of this, okay. When I started this class, you know, I had many dancer friends. They said to me What in the heck are you doing And I said, What do you mean? They said, Well, you're bastardizing the art of dance.”
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“Well, I just thought, okay, how would I do this if I were producing a dance concert? So, you know, there would be an opening number and there would be lots of fun different kinds of numbers, and there might be a slower number. And then, of course, there would be a finale. And it was all based in jazz dance technique That's really became the expertise I had was in that, really. And I think the class was 45 minutes. You know, we did the last number, kind of ended on a bang, and everybody applauded. And it was like, whoa, that was, it's over. Is it over already? They always would say that. It's over already. Oh my gosh. It went so fast. When I did this second class, I had 30 people because each of the 15 brought a friend.”
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“Well, I played things that you were hearing on the radio. Know so there was variety soul songs like the temptations or the OJs A lot of songs from different shows, musicals, you know, that were popular at that time. That was always fun because then people felt like, oh, I'm dancing on Broadway, you know.”
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“No, no, they didn't have cassettes then, but I used albums and records thirty-three, seventy-eight, forty-five, you know, all of that.”
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“Well, I called into something like jazz dance for fun and fitness. And so the first class I had 15 people. What I did was I turned them away from the mirror. I made the movement simple, easy to follow, and I told them just follow me. I will be your mirror. We'll have fun and we'll do movements that will really tone your body and your muscles and make you strong, but it'll be fun.”
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“Not too often. And there would be some. But not like today. Anyway, so I thought, okay, Gus, can I try something different? Kind of, you know, to reach out to these whole new group of people that we could bring into the studio who otherwise wouldn't come to a dance studio. And he said, sure, why don't you take that empty studio that's downstairs and try a class once a week. And so I put flyers up in the studio to promote it.”
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“And so, you know, what can you do for us in that department? And I thought, wow, that's really interesting because by then I'd kind of gotten into the whole fitness thing, which nobody really was into much of at that point in time.”
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“Yeah I was teaching jazz dance classes in this studio and I was still working on the theater. I had an agent and was doing stuff like that as well. And I was teaching in the morning, which tends to be a time when a lot of stay-at-home moms would take class. And they would come take a couple classes. And then I never see him again. And I was like, Oh my gosh, what in the world is going on? So I thought, well, I don't like this. What am I doing wrong? And I went to talk to some of them and they said, well, Judy, you know, we'd like it, but you're teaching it like we're going to go on and be professional dancers. And we don't want to do that, but we do want to look like a professional dancer. We want to have those bodies”
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“Yeah, nine months, yeah. And so, and then two days later I delivered Shannon and I was supposed to do a rehearsal that day. And so Jack had to call them my husband and say, you know, Judy won't be in because she's in the hospital. And they said, oh my gosh, did she get hurt or what happened? And he said, no, no, she had a baby. And they said she had a what? Did you adopt? And he goes, no, no. It's our child. And they were... Bowled over so”
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“Well, they weren't, they would be afraid of hiring me as a choreographer. And a dancer that something might happen, they would be liable, you know. And so I was working for them, doing choreography, and I needed that job. This was a really good job where I didn't have to travel so much or anything. So I just, I was very careful about weight gain. I wore clothes that pretty much disguised it to the point of two days before I delivered Shanna, I had done a bunch of choreography with this club.”
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“Yeah, yeah. But, you know, back then she was born in 1968, the end of 68. I had to disguise my pregnancy so that I could continue to work. I was doing choreography for a club called the Gaslight Club.”
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“Yeah, we met on a blind date, and it was during the summer, and it was sort of love at first sight, really. And when I graduated, and Jack was still a senior at Northwestern, he was a journalism major. We got married.”
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“Yeah, I felt liberated. I think people were more open-minded in that university culture, which I really came from conservative Iowa. And northwestern was not. And I love that. And of course, As we advance through the 60s, there were many things that started coming to a head, and especially in Chicago, if you remember the late sixties, which I lived in Chicago through all that. I felt blessed that I was able to have that experience and make up my mind about a lot of things. That otherwise, if I'd stayed in Iowa, I might have just followed my parents' ideals. And this way I got to figure out what mine really were and my values.”
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“Yes, and that's really what I hope for to be able to do more performing like that. Once I got to Chicago, where I went to school, I also was mentored by a fantastic jazz dance master. His name was Gus Giordano. He has passed since then, but he really gave me so many opportunities. You know, I dance with his professional company. I taught in his studio. He was a tremendous mentor.”
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“Was doing tap, I was doing ballet, I was doing jazz, and it wasn't until I went to Northwestern University that I got into any kind of modern or contemporary dance. But primarily it was tap ballet jazz and acrobatic because I'm very flexible still even today. And so I was, you know, that was a crowd pleasing kind of routine to perform when you were doing all these acrobatic tricks. Yeah. You know, I think also I love performing. I love being on stage. And the neat thing about what I do today is that my audience is an active one. And when I was dancing in the theater, I had a passive audience. You know, they were watching, but not doing. Now today, I'm dancing on stage and the people in front of me are dancing too. So my ego is fulfilled because I still get to perform, even though I'm teaching.”
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“Yeah. Well, I don't know exactly what it was, but I just knew that it made my life better. No matter what I was going through, dance was always the thing that got me through. Whatever. And I still love it. You know, I love teaching. I love doing choreography. I love taking class. I love everything about it.”
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“Very energetic, and she went to Omaha and she recruited some of the assistants of my dance teacher to come to Red Oak and open a dance studio so that I could have lessons, but also she promoted it within the town so the other kids in town could have lessons as well. And then I got a little bit better and better and finally we had to drive to Omaha to my original instructor so that I could continue to progress in my dancing. And that was 50 miles round trip. So she would take me. Two times a week. Now, at the same time, everybody in town said, well, Judy, why don't you open a studio? So I was 13 and my parents fixed up the basement of our home and made it into a dance studio. Wow. Yeah, and about gosh, three months I had 100 little dancers, little students.”
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“Oh, yes, we moved back to Red Okia. My parents were from that area in Iowa, and my mother was an incredible woman. She was an awesome mentor for me. She found a dance teacher, and they took me to class. Because I was the littlest kid in the studio there in Iowa. And so I danced in my first recital when I was three and I did a solo. And, you know, eventually as I got older and I got better, I needed different instruction. And the instructor that I was going to was originally from Council Bluff's Omaha area. And she moved back there. So that left me without a teacher. So my mom is...”
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“My first encounter with dance was in Coronado in the San Diego area, and my mom and I were out walking and there was a dance studio and the kids were in the studio dancing and so I wandered in and my mom just kind of let me stand there and I started dancing and trying to do what the kids were doing. I was about two and a half and the teacher came over to my mom and said, you know what? This little girl, she's got a gift. I think you better find a dance class for her. Wow. And my mom said, well, we're moving to Iowa. And he said, well, you look up somebody in Iowa and get her in a dance class. Yeah”
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“When I started this class, you know, I had many dancer friends, and they said to me, What in the heck are you doing? And I said, what do you mean? They said, well, you're bastardizing the art of dance. And I said, well, you know, I'm doing this to help these women and they're feeling better about themselves and they're happy. And plus, I'm able to teach them an appreciation for dance that they never had before. So now when they come to watch you, my friend, perform, they're going to appreciate what you have to go through to do what you do.”
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